Buenos Aires – We’re very excited here at Casa SaltShaker. Our first in-print press just came out. Bacanal magazine’s Espía Gourmet came to dinner about a month ago, just before I headed to New York for vacation, had apparently a delightful evening, and had asked if he could write about the experience. We even had a photo shoot. The magazine just hit the stands – you can read the article by clicking on the photo above. I’ve provided my best work-in-progress English translation below the article for those who don’t habla castellano.
Overall, great review for us, though I get the impression our espía wasn’t enamored of the communal table idea. I think he picked up from our Republic of Georgia dinner the idea that I was born in Georgia, US of A, but that was just a misinterpretation of my scribblings. I do wish the article had had the website link on the page, especially since it’s mentioned in the article, but then, it’s a quick and easy Google search.
Congrat’s Dan…Well deserved…The July menu looks awesome, and the communual table reference made us laugh.
[…] Buenos Aires – It shouldn’t be any surprise that classics, especially in the culinary world, are often among the best food experiences. You can get as excited as you want about foams, gels, and airs cooked up in a laboratory. They’re all well and good, but ethereal as many of them may be, there are moments when you want something that reminds you just exactly where it all came from. Last night was supposed to be a selection of my takes on some classic French dishes, celebrating Bastille Day and all that. Unfortunately, over the two days prior to the dinner, two parties cancelled for Casa SaltShaker (a let-down after all our excitement earlier in the week with the press we received, but it was bound to happen), leaving us with one person headed our way. Awkwardness in the making. He decided he’d come next week and bring a friend. I’ll reschedule the French dinner for another time. […]