A trio of Asian spots this time around, two Korean, one pan-Asian. I’m going to start with my favorite. Actually, I’m going to start with the only one I liked. So there. Prewarned. It starts with a delivery order, when I spotted a relatively new Korean restaurant in the listings, and they had kimbap. I wasn’t… Read More Chop Suey #28
How does the Chivito Uruguayo stack up? We’re off, today, to the República Oriental del Uruguay, or, just Uruguay. Probably about a decade ago I got into an online “discussion” with an NYU student spending a year abroad in Argentina, who, in a misguided, early woke attempt, went into an online rant about the racism of… Read More An Oriental Sandwich
The Italian word maccheroni is often simply translated as macaroni into English, but that’s a bit of a falsity. While in general it’s often used for a tubular type of pasta, first off, that can be long or short, thick or thin, and… hollow or not. In truth, it more or less comes down to a… Read More Ring Around Abruzzo
First, for those who may have missed it, I have a new, longer review piece up on the Substack feed. I’ll get the back and forth between these down smoothly with time, or, maybe go back to everything being here on SaltShaker, or move everything over there. We shall see. This is an experiment. It’s… Read More The Steak Scrolls VI
Flavor, quality, and intentional misspelling. I was just wandering down the street one afternoon in late December, feeling a bit peckish, and suddenly saw this Peruvian restaurant. Now, I’ve been down this block many a time, and I know it wasn’t there the last time. And Peruvian restaurants, for those who don’t know me, are… Read More Kyurd Cifud
Time for my monthly Casa SaltShaker round-up! Standout dishes from each dinner, mostly in my opinion, but also those we got great feedback on! Also, note our new table linens in the cover photo – handmade by Henry who decided we needed an update to our longtime and well-worn olive green napkins. I think this… Read More A Jumble of January
[Complete edit: a month in, I’ve decided that trying to keep up with two separate platforms, here and on Substack, is more time than I’m willing to commit. So I’m going to post all articles in both places, which just increases the reach of them. Donations, on either site, are appreciated, in support of my… Read More Buenos Aires Social Club
So, first off, a fairly big announcement about this blog, it’s content, and something new. For those of you who aren’t connected with me or follow me elsewhere, and haven’t seen it, here’s a link to the details – Don’t Fry For Me Argentina (also the name of one of my published books). The nutshell,… Read More Bite Marks #107