A trio of spots worth your time. Neko Sushi, Juan Ramirez de Velasco 471, Villa Crespo. This one popped on the radar as something different in the sushi world, because their focus, the claim is, is on “sustainable fishing” and not aqua-farmed. So they don’t work with the ubiquitous aqua-farmed salmon. So, putting that… Read More Where to Eat #10
In these “pages”, I’ve brought up more than once the traditional Monday soup of northern Peru, particularly around the area where Henry’s from in Trujillo, shambar. The name supposedly comes from the Quechua word cha’ma, which referred to the start of the weekly agricultural cycle after the weekend, i.e., Monday. That seems a bit dubious, as… Read More The Monday Soup
2020 is the year of the parrilla, the steakhouse, the grill, the slip a beef on the barbee…. There, I’ve declared it. Might not come to anything, but hey, it’s something to work on. The plan is for more Steak Scrolls to come. Lo de Rosendo, Castro Barros 502, Almagro – On walking in you… Read More The Steak Scrolls III
The hottest spots we’ve found out and about in our gastronomic adventures in Buenos Aires…. Madri, mercado de tapas, Carranza 1859, Palermo – We approached this place on a Sunday with a touch of trepidation. The enticing website gave it the look of a place likely to do some serious damage to our wallets. I… Read More Moving Tapas & Moved Noodles
Carapulcra means literally, “neat face”. So, why? Just poetic license is my bet. It’s actually just the Spanish-ization of the original Aymara name, qala phurk’a, which translates to “stew of hot stones”. In its most traditional form, it’s a stew made from rehydrated dry potatoes, either alpaca or llama meat, and a mix of spices –… Read More Stone Soup
No, this isn’t a sappy post-Valentine’s Day write-up, though Henry and I had a lovely dinner out two nights before for our 15th Anniversary. For V-Day, we worked. No, it’s that… finally… Finally… FINALLY… someone has opened a dim sum parlor in Buenos Aires. Not just the few dishes offered up at Cinco Corderos, Hong Kong Style… Read More Touch My Heart in BA
Time for another all-Asian round-up – actually, split into two in a row, or this would get to be a wayyyyy too long post. I’ve been hitting a lot of Asian spots recently. Let’s start in about as Japanese a spot as we can get… The Restaurante Jardín Japonés, in, the Japanese gardens, Av. Casares 2966,… Read More Chop Suey #24
Our featured dish, this time around, Ceviche de Solomillo de Cerdo – or, pork tenderloin ceviche. Now, does that mean we’re chowing down on raw pork basted with a little lime juice? No. Not at all. As I’ve mentioned before, there’s a long time tradition in Peruvian cuisine, particularly in the north, of ceviches with chicken… Read More Just Stick a Pork in it