The last Bite Marks before we do something, I don’t know, special for the 100th one. That will take some thought! Cafe Mishiguene, Cabello 3181, Palermo – The casual off-shoot of the spectacular Mishiguene, to which we’ve been many a time. Mostly it’s sandwiches and nibbles. I decided to order up a big flatbread (mine didn’t… Read More Bite Marks #99
I was 22 the first time I encountered a “sausage and peppers”, the street food sandwich ubiquitous in Italian celebrations in and around New York. I’d just moved there, and some new friends invited me to go to the San Gennaro festival with them. We didn’t have big Italian festivals in Ann Arbor, where I grew… Read More Sausage and Peppers
Amazonica Bar, Vicente López 2180, Recoleta – New spot, recently opened. Taking up the slack on the strip, I suppose, for the short-lived and not good Heisenburger Recoleta. The place is done up like some sort of tiki-bar out of the 1960s. Staff, fairly inattentive – when I arrived, there was no one at the… Read More Four Yawn Burgers
In Apulia, or Puglia, as well as Lucano in neighboring Basilicata, it is not unusual to encounter classic strascinati, or “dragged” pasta. And, I could have started there, with a simple flour and water preparation, and one of the many classic sauces to acompany them. But, my eyes alighted on the less common strascinati di grano saraceno,… Read More Peculiar Pastas #13
A quintet of disappointing pizza experiences. Sometimes here, I just want to give up on finding good pizza. Or just keep going back to the places I already know make good pizza. None of these were blantantly bad pizza, just none of them offered up pies that I’d bother to go back for. Do I… Read More Pizza Sadness
As with so many of these origin stories, we have some facts and we have some speculation. Let’s contrast… the recipe came to fame at one of two restaurants in the town of Bari, in Apulia, Italy – Marc’Aurelio or Al Sorso Preferito. The generally accepted one is the latter, and chef Enzo Francavilla is credited… Read More Killer Noodles
No, I’m not going to overdo this and subject you to fifteen dishes in one post. I was just falling behind, wanted to catch up, and didn’t feel like I needed to detail very dish. So, I’ve picked one dish that I particularly liked the way it turned out, from each of the last three… Read More 2022 Dinner Menus 28, 29, and 30!
A mix of new and old, visits to spots that have opened only recently, and some visits to others that I haven’t been to in awhile. Just reminding us all that they’re still here, and delicious! Pop, Mendoza 1529, Belgrano (Barrio Chino) – Very trendy, modern, slick, whatever. Very orange. Mostly about the drinks –… Read More Chop Suey #27