Dinner reviews from our Casa SaltShaker evenings
“Good, better, best. Never rest Until good be better And better best.” – Mother Goose Buenos Aires – It was a short and logical decision. Two hundred years ago this weekend, a theatrical production of Mother Goose nursery rhymes opened on the stage at Covent Garden. There’s lots of food imagery in Mother Goose rhymes.… Read More Fee! Fie! Foe! Fum!
“We signal the captain, taking time out against the wall. He frowns. He groans. His feet hurt. His ulcer rages. He hates his wife. The risotto will take 25 minutes. Lasagna will take even longer.” – Gael Greene, Restaurant Critic, on Manhattan’s Italian Pavilion restaurant, “That’s Italian”, January 1985 Buenos Aires – Picking up on… Read More Radish Night, Part Two
Cua nque’ msaa” – “Good Morning” in the Chatino language Buenos Aires – And a good morning in English as well. I decided to split the Casa SaltShaker dinner this week up into parts. Not for the people eating it, they get to dine continuously on the five courses, but in terms of presenting it.… Read More Radish Night, Part One
I would challenge any American cook, regardless of what they’ve learned from their mom, to operate a restaurant and not have spent any real time in Italy.” – Mario Batali, Chef Buenos Aires – A simple Italian dinner. That was the request. I got the e-mail from one of our guests at the Sexy Spanish… Read More Simply Italian
“One Chinese Esperanto speaker described Esperanto as a linguistic handshake. When two people shake hands they both reach out halfway. When two people speak Esperanto they have both made the effort to learn a relatively easy, neutral language instead of one person making the huge effort to learn the other person’s difficult national language and… Read More Feliĉan Naskiĝtago!
“The press is the best instrument for enlightening the mind of man, and improving him as a rational, moral and social being” – Thomas Jefferson, 3rd U.S. President Buenos Aires – Although we had advance notice, it was still exciting to see Casa SaltShaker show up in print in The New York Times, in tomorrow’s… Read More All The News That Fits… We Print
“It is told that Buddha, going out to look on life, was greatly daunted by death. “They all eat one another!” he cried, and called it evil. This process I examined, changed the verb, said, “They all feed one another,” and called it good.” – Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Writer, Lecturer, Social Reformer Buenos Aires –… Read More If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Ask Him What’s for Dinner
I was just in London – there is a 6 hour time difference. I’m still confused. When I go to dinner, I feel sexy. When I go to bed, I feel hungry.” – Henny Youngman, Comedian Buenos Aires – A little while back I got an e-mail from Maya. She was new to the city,… Read More Sex and Sizzle