October 24-26 – 2019 – 24-26 de Octubre Standout Plates / Platos Destacados   Pappardelle with Spicy Calamari – Inspired by a Korean dish, ojingeo bokkeum, this is calamari stir-fried with onions, garlic, carrots, lemon zest, and jalapeños, and finished with a sauce of chili paste, sesame oil, soy sauce, rosehip jam, ginger, and fermented… Read More Epic Battle: Squid vs. Tigerfish!

October 11-12 – 2019 – 11-12 de Octubre Standout Plates / Platos Destacados   Prawn “Solterito” (literally, “single” as in not married) – salad of potatoes, broad beans, corn, tomatoes, black olives, red onion, rocoto chilies, gouda cheese, prawns, parsley, and oregano; dressed in a vinaigrette of lime and lemon juice, black vinegar, fish sauce,… Read More Jumbles

October 4-5, 2019 Favorite Plates   Penne a la vodka. It was all the rage back in the day. Now, we can sort of easily surmise that it isn’t a traditional Italian dish – I mean, the very thought of a vodka, tomato, and cream sauce just doesn’t fit the genre. And while it isn’t a… Read More This Week’s Tale of Vodka & Beef

September 12-14 – 2019 – 12-14 de Septiembre Menu   Mushroom Galette with Llajwa Marmalade – polenta and gran pampeano cheese crisp; saute of mushrooms, leeks, garlic, butternut squash, topped with goat cheese; arugula leaf; the marmalade is based on salsa llajwa, a Bolivian condiment, but a sweetened version, made by cooking down tomatoes, rocotos, garlic,… Read More A Tale of LLajwa, Kosho, Chaufa, & Dried Apple Pies….

“On one of the SpaceX flights, we had a secret payload: a wheel of cheese. We flew to orbit and brought it back, so it was the world’s first ‘space cheese.’ It was, in part, a tribute to Monty Python.” – Elon Musk “En uno de los vuelos de SpaceX, teníamos una carga secreta: una… Read More Have You Accepted Cheeses Into Your Life?

August 22-24 – 2019 – 22-24 de Agosto Standout Plate / Plato Destecado   Bagre Blanco Tataki – Bagre blanco (no English name that I know of) is a “long-whiskered catfish” found in the Paraná River basin. I’ve taken fresh fillets, coated them in salt, merquén (smoked chili condiment) with a touch of extra smoke… Read More Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Iron Pan

Sometimes life has a way of getting in the way of life, you know? And it wasn’t even vacation. So, this last weekend, our first weekend open in a month! A veces la vida interponerse en el camino de la vida, ¿sabes? Y ni siquiera eran vacaciones. Entonces, este último fin de semana, ¡nuestro primer… Read More Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it’s back to work I go

July 18-20 – 2019 – 18-20 de Julio Standout Plates / Platos Destacados   Textures of Artichoke – The centerpiece is a half artichoke heart and stem “escabeche”, sauteed in olive oil, garlic, and bay leaf and tossed with sherry vinegar; behind it there’s slice of artichoke and manchego cheesecake, and a dollop of spicy… Read More Of Artichoke, Rapini, and Ling Cod