Dinner reviews from our Casa SaltShaker evenings
“Of course we need to eliminate social injustice in Colombia … but what is first? Peace. Without peace, there is no investment. Without investment, there are no fiscal resources for the government to invest in the welfare of the people.” – Álvaro Uribe Vélez, President of Colombia Buenos Aires – One of the things I’ve… Read More Colombian Lights
Getting the truth in the New York Post has been as difficult as finding a good hamburger in Albania.” – Paul Newman, Actor Buenos Aires – I don’t know if it is, or was, difficult to find a hamburger in Albania. I’ve never been there. I don’t know if Mr. Newman had ever been there… Read More Double Eagle
“A careful observer can easily see the way in which western cuisine is gaining an increasingly strong influence on Turkish cooking. This influence is taking its place alongside those of ancient Chinese, Persian and Arab civilisations, indigenous Anatolian culture accumulated over many thousands of years, and later still those of Eastern Europe and North Africa.… Read More Timeless Tastes
“I’m not going to make calf’s brains. But at a certain point, I’d like to retain the permission to do something that’s delicious — to have the chance to win them over.” – from The Finicky Gourmet by Alexandra Jacobs, in the NY Times Buenos Aires – There’s no question that I’ve invited this surplus… Read More Aversity or Adversity…?
“You see, my practice is to try to lead a useful existence. That means if you engage in some service to others, give at least a short moment of happiness to others, including animals, then you get the feeling ‘Now I did something good. My existence has become something purposeful.’ After all, the purpose of… Read More Hello Dalai
“Study a lifetime and you see different colors from the same jewel. The same questions, asked again, bring you just the answers you need just the minute you need them.” – Richard Bach, Author Buenos Aires – A century ago, the largest uncut gem-quality diamond ever found… was found. Known as the Cullinan Diamond after… Read More A Gem of a Dinner
“Some people have been kind enough to call me a fine artist. I’ve always called myself an illustrator. I’m not sure what the difference is. All I know is that whatever type of work I do, I try to give it my very best. Art has been my life.” – Norman Rockwell, Illustrator (per his… Read More Illustrative Dinner
“Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern statesmen it really seems to mean that half a loaf is better than a whole loaf.” – G.K. Chesterton, Novelist, Essayist Buenos Aires – Breaking bread is our bread and butter, which requires bread, and butter, but even buttering up… Read More Our Bread and Butter