The global importance of the Middle East is that it keeps the Far East and the Near East from encroaching on each other.” – Dan Quayle, former U.S. Vice President Buenos Aires – On to the third post of last weekend’s whirlwind of dinners, and a private dinner. Now, originally, they’d simply booked out the… Read More Far East
“Give us this day our daily taste. Restore to us soups that spoons will not sink in and sauces which are never the same twice. Raise up among us stews with more gravy than we have bread to blot it with. Give us pasta with a hundred fillings.” – Robert Farrar Capon, Episcopal Priest and… Read More Wait… Pasta, Meatballs, and Sauce…?
“Songkran, the most vigorous of Thailand’s festivals, was the official Thai New Year until 1941. Formerly tied to the movement of the sun, modern Songkran takes place from 13-15th April. Songkran began as a ceremonial bathing of Buddha images as part of a new year’s spring cleaning ritual. However, it has degenerated over the years… Read More Songkran
I can’t just take someone’s word for it. I am a skeptic. I am also skeptical about crop circles, alien abductions, Nostradamus, and psychic surgery. I haven’t believed in a six day creation in a very long time. But it is tough to be a skeptic these days.” – Margaret C. Douma, Surfing for Skeptics… Read More Lotus Blossom
The only real elegance is in the mind; if you’ve got that, the rest really comes from it.” – Diana Vreeland, Fashion magazine editor Buenos Aires – Regular readers might remember my recent negative encounter at the Palacio Duhau Park Hyatt during the Masters of Food & Wine. I mentioned that I received apologies from… Read More Palace Dining
“You were born with wings. Why prefer to crawl through life?” – Rumi, 13th century Persian poet and theologian New York City – There is a reason to crawl through life… appetizers. Appetizer Crawls. Winging our way from one restaurant to the next would be kind of cool if we had literal wings, I suppose,… Read More Just Food
“You see, my practice is to try to lead a useful existence. That means if you engage in some service to others, give at least a short moment of happiness to others, including animals, then you get the feeling ‘Now I did something good. My existence has become something purposeful.’ After all, the purpose of… Read More Hello Dalai
They were very popular through most of the ’70s and part of the ’80s. But when microwave ovens came along, people lost interest in baking and traditional cooking methods.” – David Dahlquist, creator of the Bundt pan Buenos Aires – Local friend Tom recently e-mailed me: There is a new Thai restaurant in Belgrano that… Read More Micro-Thai