Menu #12 March 21-23 – 2019 – 21-23 de Marzo Favorite Plates / Platos Favoritos It was Purim week, and while nothing in our meal was a traditional Purim dish, each one had inspirations from tradition. Gravlax translated to a modern style ceviche, we had a spicy bean soup, smoked trout found its way… Read More Purim Inspirations
It’s been a year and half or so since I did a dedicated burger post. And, I was in the mood to try a few, so, here goes… a trio of very good, good, and not so good…. Relatively new chain of burger shops that have opened, DeNiro Hamburgesería, this one at Warnes 301… Read More Hamberders
An all new round-up of Asian spots that garnered themselves a visit…. AZIT Chickenbar, Ruperto Godoy 733, Floresta [w3w: uniforms.beats.noting] – Located on this new little gastronomic alleyway, right next to Chung, the Korean-Chinese spot which I reviewed recently, no surprise, this place specializes in chicken. Specifically, Korean fried chicken, in several different versions, from… Read More Chop Suey #21
Menu #11 March 14-16 – 2019 – 14-16 de Marzo “Life is short, eat dessert first. / La vida es corte, coma el postre primero.” A strange, stray thought occurred to me when I looked at this picture of our dessert this week…. If someone is colorblind, does it more or less just completely… Read More Sweet, Bordering on Savory
Menu #10 March 7-9 – 2019 – 7-9 de Marzo Mixed Ceviche with Lime & Tangerine – sole, scallops, and prawns, cured in a mix of lime and tangerine juices, ginger, Chinese chili flakes, Szechuan peppercorns, salt, olive oil; garnished with limo chilies, cilantro, red onion, fried mote corn. Ceviche Mixto con Lima… Read More Minor Jumbles
Food, glorious food…. Not everywhere we ate, as not everything and every place is worth talking about. Rota do Acarajé, R. Martim Francisco, 529 [w3w: quit.boggles.liquids] – Way back in December 2008 and January 2009, I took a series of classes from a Brazilian chef who had a restaurant in Buenos Aires, to learn the… Read More São Paulo, Round 2 – Food!
It was a last minute decision – getting away for a long weekend before Henry starts his profesorado program at the university. We decided to return to Brazil for Carnival. Being last minute, however, options were limited – it’s a popular tourism destination and time to visit. Our first choice, Rio de Janeiro, was immediately out of the… Read More São Paulo, Round 2 – Carnival
Menu #9 February 27-March 1 – 2019 – 27 de Febrero-1 de Marzo Ajoblanco – White Gazpacho Puree of garlic, almonds, bread, olive oil, sherry, white wine vinegar, salt, white pepper. Shrimp and cockles. Piquillo pepper puree. Olive oil. Limo chilies. Puré de ajo, almendras, pan, aceite de oliva, jeréz, vinagre de vino blanco,… Read More Garlic and Shiso, Pretty as Pictures