Menu #46 October 31-November 3 – 2018 – 31 de Octubre-3 de Noviembre Standout flavors (and plates) of the week / Sabores (y platos) destacados de la semana: Peruvian yellow chilies / Ajies amarillos de Perú “Fruits of the Sea” in Chili-Cheese Sauce – broiled butterfish fillet covered with an “ají” sauce of… Read More Yellow Chilies & Shiso
It’s been a bit since an All-Asian round-up, with, of course, dumplings! Lazy Panda, Mansilla 2767, Recoleta – A relatively new spot here in Recoleta – takeout and delivery only. In fact it might be delivery only – I’ve never seen the front doors open, but have seen the delivery guys coming and going. Ordered… Read More Chop Suey #19
It has been awhile, no? In fact, it’s been a solid 8 months since we visited Bermuda in this project. I kind of got stuck when it came to Bhutan, next in the alphabetical list. Sooner or later I was going to hit a country that I had… even still have… virtually no concept of, nor… Read More The Bread & Soup Project #22 – Bhutan
Menu #45 October 25-27 – 2018 – 25-27 de Octubre Handrolled fettuce (you probably know fettuccine, which is the diminutive – these are wider and thicker) of semolina flour, chimichurri spices, and eggs; roasted asparagus and garlic; sauce of lemon juice, eggs, and vegetable stock; dusting of merquén smoked chili, and chives. Fettucce hecho a mano ((probablemente conocés… Read More Asparagus Chicken Grape
A grab bag of different cuisines and, for a change in Bite Marks, most all of it quite good! That makes me happy. Does it make you happy? Fuku Temakeria, somewhere…. As best I’ve been able to determine, this sushi place is delivery only, they don’t seem to have a public physical location. There… Read More Bite Marks #67
Menu #44 October 17-20 – 2018 – 17-20 de Octubre One of the difficult things as a cook here in Buenos Aires is finding a reliable source of uncooked shellfish. This is the only place in the world I’ve ever been where if you go to a fishmonger, you find that virtually all of… Read More Strawberry Prawns Forever
So, this video is apparently from the opening of My Bolivia, Av. Rivadavia 7495, Floresta, about a year and a half ago…. I wouldn’t say that in that year and a half they’ve done a great job of maintaining it. It’s not falling apart, and it’s reasonably clean, but it’s showing a lot more… Read More Our Bolivian Lunch Adventure
Yup. You’ve been waiting for it. Ever since NOLA opened up a few years ago, fried chicken has become THE underground movement. More and more, places are popping up that offer their version. Some of them go for one or another of the norteamericano styles, but there’s plenty more out there. There are different styles of… Read More Pass the Fried Chicken