Mostly wine related, perhaps a review of one or more wines, or a wine tasting. Sometimes other beverages as well – spirits, or even non-alcohol drinks, if you can believe that!
Your world is as big as you make it.” Buenos Aires – French food isn’t the first thing I go looking for here in Buenos Aires, but every now and again, it’s a nice change of pace. The problem is, there are few places that do it well. I’ve talked about Brasserie Berry, which is… Read More Big, but not
CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AP) – Vegetarians from around the world pledged Sunday to convert millions of meat-eaters by the end of the century and launched an Asian Vegetarian Union. The Bangkok-based Asian group seeks to foster the still-fledgling vegetarian movements in many Asian countries and counter a trend among the continent’s youth to ape Western… Read More Countering Carnivorous Habits
Culture is a window reflecting the history, culture and spiritual world of a nation. Cultural exchange is a bridge to enhance the mutual understanding and friendship between the people of different nations.” – Hu Jintao, President, People’s Repulbic of China Buenos Aires – I admit it, I didn’t participate in any exchange student programs during… Read More Student Culture
“World Ocean Day began on June 8, 1992 at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is is an opportunity every year to honor the oceans and products they provide, such as seafood, as well as marinelife itself. The oceans also provide sea-lanes for international trade. Global pollution and over-consumption of fish have… Read More Fishing the Waters of Brazil
Tea is the language and art of hospitality.” – Inés Berton, Tealosophy Buenos Aires – I once went to afternoon tea at some fancy hotel in London, and I know I went once or twice over the years at different hotels in Manhattan – I recall The Plaza having a nice one. But that’s about… Read More What to do at Five O’Clock
“If you like Hungarian food, They have a goulash which is very good. Or if you wish a dish that’s Chinese, Somewhere down in Column B there’s lobster Cantonese. Enchiladas, that’s what people eat in Mexico. Shish kebab is skewered, in Armenia you know. Then there’s blubber, the favorite of the frigid Eskimo. Such delicious… Read More Goulash
Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.” – Bill Cosby, Comedian Buenos Aires – To me, it seemed a natural match – five official vowels, five courses to the meal – why is that a bizarre theme for a Casa Saltshaker dinner? I… Read More Would You Like to Buy a Vowel?
I have no interest in eating at a restaurant named after a gland.” – a local friend Buenos Aires – … and, I understand that. On the other hand, sometimes words have more than one meaning, and in this case, the dual entry is the genus of an herb. Thyme to be exact, and the… Read More Pictures that Need a Thousand Words