Stuff about books or articles I’ve read, shows or movies I’ve watched – usually food or wine related, but not always.
Oh Fatherland, Fatherland, Show us the sign Your children have waited to see. The morning will come When the world is mine. Tomorrow belongs to me! – Chorus from Tomorrow Belongs to Me, Cabaret Buenos Aires – Recently I’ve decided it’s time to get back into theater mode – I mean going to as opposed… Read More Tomorrow Belongs…
“We relish the opportunity of finding something new and different to eat wherever we go, whether it is part of an extended travel experience to a far destination or simply to a treasured friend’s table down the street. On The Road is our way of sharing the pleasure and adventure of food discovery through the… Read More Kindred Spirits
Cheddar Vision … and, it’s year-round!
“A square egg in a dish of lentils won’t make a marrow bend with the wind, nor will it make rhubarb grow up the milkmaid’s leg.” – Les Dawson, British Comedian Buenos Aires – That’s so pretty, I should just let it speak for itself. And, for the moment, I will. Sunday was a whirlwind… Read More Of Books, Wine, & Lentils
“Only for the phony is commercialism – the bending of creativity to common utility – a naughty word. To the truly creative, it is a bridge to the great audience, a means of sharing rather than debasing.” – Ernest A. Jones, Advertising Executive, Address at Cranbrook Academy of Art, June 2, 1964 Buenos Aires –Somewhere… Read More Joining the eCommerce World
Buenos Aires – The new Summer/Autumn 2007 issue of Time Out Buenos Aires has hit the racks. I have a feature article on vegetarian dining, along with a dozen and a half new restaurant reviews in this edition. Casa SaltShaker also got nice writeups in both the review section and as part of a feature… Read More Green Dining in BsAs
“A civilization is a heritage of beliefs, customs, and knowledge slowly accumulated in the course of centuries, elements difficult at times to justify by logic, but justifying themselves as paths when they lead somewhere, since they open up for man his inner distance.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery, French Pilot and Author Buenos Aires – It’s… Read More Food Heritage
When things strike me as funny I can’t hide it inside And squeak – as the squeakelers do I’ve got to let go with a ho-ho-ho… And a ha-ha-ha…too!” – From “I Love to Laugh”, song in Mary Poppins Buenos Aires – I was looking for some information on the bean. I ended up on… Read More The Bean of Queens