2017-07-04 22:43
We’ll start off this round of Chop Suey in the Floresta Koreatown. Bit by bit, I think I’m putting together the most comprehensive guide to the two Koreatowns… in town (an… Read More
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2017-07-03 13:27
Just a look back at the last month’s worth of home meals (that weren’t intended as experiments for Casa SaltShaker).
Pan seared pork chop with vegetable rice and homemade XO sa… Read More
2017-06-30 19:53
Let’s start with the money shot….
Now that’s, in my opinion, a mouthwatering bowl of pasta. The pasta, Strozzapreti, the sauce, an Italian sausage ragú. I&rsq&hell…Read More
2017-06-27 19:36
June 21-23 – 2017 – 21-23 de Junio
Sole in “Chili Water” – sole cured in lime juice, cucumber, onion, garlic, serrano chili, cilantro and mint, salt; cuc… Read More
2017-06-21 19:48
June 16-17 – 2017 – 16-17 de Junio
Griddled White Asparagus with Homemade XO Sauce – white asparagus brushed with charcoal infused olive oil, browned on the griddle; saut… Read More
2017-06-19 19:13
Let’s start with a sort of “lead restaurant” for this edition….
Kyung Mi Jong, Pumacahua 730, Parque Chacabuco – A bit off the beaten path from the two Koreat… Read More
2017-06-17 19:26
June 13-15 – 2017 – 13-15 de Junio
Classic Sole Ceviche – Sole, cured in lemon and lime juice, salt, limo chilies, cilantro, red onion, ginger, garlic, black pepper; swee… Read More
2017-06-12 13:13
June 9-10 2017 9-10 de Junio
Salmon Tartare – crust of potato chips, flour, butter, romano cheese; diced salmon and red onion in mayonnaise made from egg yolk, sesame and prickly oil… Read More
2017-06-10 14:49
Where were we…? Oh yes, flying back to NYC from Boston. Landing at LaGuardia. Plans to meet my friend Fabiana from Uruguay who was in town for a wine event. I’ve seen her numero… Read More
2017-06-08 13:16
Okay, not really part of the dumpling crawl, though I did get in a dumpling plate at one point. Originally I hadn’t planned to stay in Boston for much of Sunday, but head back on one o… Read More
2017-06-06 02:10
Seems like a guy who’s losing an argument with his wife….
We started out fairly early again on Saturday morning headed over to the area that is vaguely sort of a Koreatown, th… Read More
2017-06-04 15:08
Are you ready? Of course you are. You’re about to be jealous, in awe, and probably a bit queasy. No doubt you’ll think we’re just a trifle insane. So, you know how much I… Read More
2017-06-03 12:44
A little different, as following on the quick appetizer bites at Upland NYC in the last post, the following 30+ hours sort of became a gradual appetizer crawl, with different friends popping… Read More
2017-06-01 14:22
A little bit more of a refined dinner than a crabcake in a pub, dinner with friends Marc & Susan, both of whom work in the wine world, at Contra, 138 Orchard Street on the Lower Ea… Read More
2017-05-31 20:03
Hey, may as well – a mix of food and frolic. In NYC and Boston areas for the next 9 days.
Say hello to Dan Perlman. Not me, on the left, but him, on the right. I have this quirky hobb… Read More
2017-05-28 15:12
P.G. – Pedro Goyena, was this guy. Way back in Argentine history. He was big in politics, academia, and especially, in the Catholic Church. He led the fight against the secularization… Read More
2017-05-27 14:12
A short-lived quest, I think this will likely be the only post (mostly because it’s just not something I particularly want to eat a lot of). I’d discovered the fainazzeta… Read More
2017-05-25 14:20
16-20 Mayo 2017 May 16-20
Sole Tiradito – Sole, coated in an emulsified “tiger’s milk” of lime juice, olive oil, ginger, rocoto chili, salt; grilled corn, fried corn… Read More
2017-05-23 13:10
Chop Suey continues! And probably a last restaurant round-up prior to heading out on a mini-vacation to NYC and Boston this coming weekend.
Boken, Julian Alvarez 1391, Palermo –… Read More
2017-05-20 16:13
Okay, okay, I’m going to continue these, and the Chop Suey entries – just fewer of them, and more longer individual reviews like I’ve been doing the last week or two. Just… Read More
2017-05-18 14:05
13 Mayo 2017 May 13
Cena Particular / Private Dinner
Pescetariana, Libre de Glútena y Lacteos /
Pescetarian, Gluten & Dairy Free
Roasted Beet Causa – Two layers of potato p… Read More
2017-05-17 15:04
So I know you’ve all enjoyed my various pizza adventures and for those of you not living here, you’re probably intrigued by the fugazzeta rellena that I’ve shown now a… Read More
2017-05-16 13:33
A jumble, a hodgepodge, a mishmash, a patchwork, a medley, and more. There’s no really direct, exact translation for El Mazacote, though all of those basically come close. Then a… Read More
2017-05-15 11:46
Quechua, also known as runa simi (“people’s language”), is an indigenous language family, with variations spoken by the Quechua peoples, primarily living in the Andes and h… Read More
2017-05-13 20:03
9-12 Mayo 2017 May 9-12
“Amazon” Salad – Guacamole puree; roasted palm hearts topped with cooked amaranth in chili oil; herb roasted tomato slices; cilantro
Ensalada &ldqu&hell…Read More
2017-05-08 13:14
“Kimchi? We don’t serve no stinkin’ kimchi.”
Okay, it’s not what she said, but it’s pretty much what I heard. The ban chan had been placed on our ta… Read More
2017-05-06 13:05
I know, I know. I just gave you my potentially last Bite Marks yesterday, and here I am already serving up a Chop Suey. Which, too, while by no means am I stopping checking out Asian restaur… Read More
2017-05-05 12:17
I’m feeling like “Bite Marks” may have hit its upper limit. I want to approach the mini-reviews in another manner. I’ll be giving it some thought, and am open to sugg… Read More
2017-05-03 14:04
27-29 Abríl 2017 April 27-29
Smoked Tomato Cheesecake – cheesecake made with our homemade ricotta and flavored with smoked, sun-dried tomatoes and togaroshi spice blend; polent… Read More
2017-05-01 12:50
KU:L, Av. Carabobo 1107, Flores – Apparently open for quite some time, I’d not noticed it before. Turns out that’s probably because the only lunchtime they’re open i… Read More
2017-04-28 20:38
I mentioned stopping in at a kosher pizzeria in my last Bite Marks, more or less on a whim, but no doubt fired a bit by a conversation about kosher restaurants I had with a rabbi friend of m… Read More
2017-04-26 14:02
20-22 Abril 2017 April 20-22
Eggplant Tonnato – grilled and chilled eggplant; spicy tuna sauce (tuna, mayonnaise, capers, anchovies, sambal); pickled cherry tomatoes (vinegar, salt, s… Read More
2017-04-22 14:41
Restaurante Chino Yong An – Av. Regimiento de Patricios 390, La Boca – It seems difficult to believe, but at least based on all the online searching I’ve done, this is th… Read More
2017-04-21 15:57
12-15 Abríl 2017 April 12-15
(con variaciones / with variations)
Roasted Beet Causa – Layer of potato flavored with olive oil, lime, green onion; layer of potato flavored with… Read More
2017-04-20 12:14
Snack Meat. Mostly shawarma. But tacos and a burger too.
Tarabish, Charcas 4309, Palermo – Taking over the space that used to be La Alhambra. Small spot offering up an array of L… Read More
2017-04-16 18:50
Let’s go a little different this time around. No burgers or tacos or shawarmas or pizzas (well, there will be a pizza involved, but, well, you’ll see). No real focus to my wander… Read More
2017-04-14 14:51
5-7 Abríl 2017 April 5-7
Trout in Red “Chili Water” – Trout sashimi; puree of beets, beet stems, red limo chilies, lemon juice, red onion; slices of roasted be… Read More
2017-04-12 12:51
It’s been a couple of months hiatus on this project. Henry spent most of that in Peru, with his family in Trujillo and working in Lima – he was invited along with one of the lead… Read More
2017-04-10 17:44
More Asian food, a bit of dumpling diving. And for those who find it of interest, I’m in the process of putting together a citywide map of Asian dining spots. It’s a work in prog… Read More
2017-04-07 11:17
March 29-31 – 2017 – 29-31 de Marzo
Causa de Tartare Salmón Rosado – Chilled potato puree flavored with yellow Peruvian chilies, olive oil, lemon; diced r… Read More
2017-04-04 12:46
One of the things that people who love burgers know is that it’s not all about the fancy gourmet places with special blends of meat, and oddball homemade sauces, and offbeat cheeses an… Read More
2017-04-03 12:04
On to round two of our Asian melons, and this time, the last of the three, Bitter Melon (in Spanish melón amargo or balsamina). Now, upfront, this is not one of my favo… Read More
2017-03-30 10:21
March 22-24 2017 22-24 de Marzo
Salmon Tartare – diced salmon and red onion in our house “Szechuan” mayo (yolk, lime juice, sesame and Szechuan peppercorn and corn oils, s… Read More
2017-03-27 13:04
So what have I been whipping up for home cooking while Henry’s been away. Gotta be “comfort food”, you know?
Spicy Tuna salad stuffed tomatoes – just what it says … Read More
2017-03-24 11:26
Among other Asian dining, we continue here with a couple of entries from Sundays with Steven, the friend I’ve been exploring Flores with – we’ve made it a regular Sund… Read More
2017-03-22 14:56
Picking up from where we last left off….
De tapas con Quique Dacosta by Quique Dacosta, March 2016 (in Spanish)
As a purely visual and recipe book, this one would deserve five stars… Read More
2017-03-21 14:08
January 15-17 2017 15-17 Enero
Salmon “Chili Water” – sliced salmon lightly cured in a mix of lime juice, cucumber, cilantro, onion, jalapeño, and salt; cucumber ri… Read More
2017-03-19 14:19
Amore’s Pizza, Arenales 1721, Recoleta – This recently opened place here in the ‘hood smells delightful when you wander down the block. I’ve passed it by a couple of… Read More
2017-03-13 11:45
8-10 Marzo / March 8-10 2017
Roasted Palm Heart & Tomato Salad, Amaranth – broiled palm heart halves, broiled sliced tomatoes with basil, amaranth with chili oil and raspberry vin… Read More
2017-03-12 18:57
You already know how this works….
Buena Suerte, Cuenca 1339, Villa Santa Rita – There are several Chinese “rotiserias”, primarily takeout spots, called Buena S… Read More
2017-03-09 11:02
Time for a few more burgers. I’ve been keeping them in reserve for just this moment….
Baum Cervecería, Honduras 5720, Palermo – Anyone who’s been in BA in th… Read More
2017-03-06 10:32
Now that I’m back to visiting the bajo Flores Koreatown (sometimes it just takes facing your anxieties, and it helps to have friends willing to assist), there are all sorts of ing… Read More
2017-03-04 21:45
A real hodge-podge of different cuisines and foodstuffs and all the rest this time around! And, a long one (though not so much in words as in photos).
Quotidiano, Av. Callao 1299, Recoleta… Read More
2017-03-02 16:43
The subject of the wide variety of Asian noodles came up a short time ago when I was criticizing a restaurant for using spaghetti in place of udon noodles in a Japanese dish (and still… Read More
2017-02-27 14:51
Since this time around the focus is on Japanese and Korean, I suppose I could have subbed in for “chop suey” one of the various similar terms or dishes – chapusui, chu… Read More
2017-02-25 11:57
Time for another focus on Nature’s Most Perfect Food, the pizza, and a trio of offerings.
Los 36 Billares, Av. de Mayo 1271, Monserrat – It takes a certain amount of c… Read More
2017-02-23 11:26
February 14-16 de Febrero 2017
Salad “a la Tahitienne” – Mixed salad of palm hearts, avocado, roasted red bell pepper, mushrooms, cucumbers, broad beans, and scallions dre… Read More
2017-02-20 12:47
For anyone who doesn’t in-depth read the occasional comments that pop up here on my posts (and why don’t you? and why don’t more of you comment here? (I actually get a fair… Read More
2017-02-15 14:55
Once again, it’s been awhile since I’ve reviewed a group of food books. Let’s dive right in! These are in the order I read them.
ăn: to eat by Helene & Jacqueline… Read More
2017-02-14 15:06
Mercadito Latino, Carlos Calvo 488, San Telmo – A relatively new spot, and yet another of those offering up “Latin American street food”. Here, however, although with a me… Read More
2017-02-13 12:37
February 9-11 Febrero 2017
Seasonal Table / Mesa de Esación
Tomatoes & Plums / Tomates y Ciruelas
Black Olive Mussels “Causa” – base of potato pureed with rocot… Read More
2017-02-08 11:29
I’m beginning to feel like we’re eating nothing but Chinese and Peruvian food. And I know you’ve barely had time to digest yesterday’s dumpling post. But then again… Read More
2017-02-07 12:45
More dumplings, and scattered across the city this time! I exhausted the Recoleta spots in the last post. I did try to go out one day on a dumpling diving adventure with a friend. We’d… Read More
2017-02-05 13:10
January 31 Enero – February 3 Febrero 2017
Sea Bass in “Chili Water” – Sea bass cut in thin strips, marinated for 15-20 minutes in a puree of lime juice, cucum… Read More
2017-01-27 13:10
“The Chinese food arrives. Delicious saliva fills his mouth. He really hasn’t had any since Texas. He loves this food that contains no disgusting proofs of slain animals, a blood… Read More
2017-01-25 12:12
I haven’t forgotten this project, it just got stuck on a different burner – a lot of my cooking stuff has gone that way over the last few months since we haven’t had gas (5… Read More
2017-01-23 18:12
[I realized that this post was still sitting in my “Drafts” folder and I’d never published it. So, three weeks late, but what the heck, my look back at last year.]
2016 was… Read More
2017-01-22 12:31
January 13-17 Enero
Sandperch Ceviche with Passionfruit & Rocoto – Fresh Brazilian Sandperch (one night Sole when there was no Sandperch available) cured in a puree of lemon and l… Read More
2017-01-20 13:46
What do we have for you so far this month? Bagel sandwiches, a burger, Venezuelan/Mexican street food, and a casual Peruvian lunch spot.
Ess-a-Bagel
My Bagel, Azcuénaga 758, Once … Read More
2017-01-17 14:53
January 11-12 Enero
Sole “Causa” – Potato puree flavored with yellow chili, lemon, olive oil; sole and finely diced red onion cured in a dressing of egg, lemon, lime, Szec… Read More
2017-01-15 18:18
“The finest food is found in China. Among all nations under the heaven, only France is nearly as good as China in terms of culinary development and cooking skills. The other countries… Read More
2017-01-12 12:11
January 5-6 Enero
Chicken “Causa” – chilled mashed potato flavored with lime, green onion, jalapeño, and olive oil; poached chicken salad with bacon, sun-dried toma… Read More
2017-01-10 23:23
Downtown Fish
Haru Sushi, Carlos Pellegrini 953, Retiro – Part of a small chain of sushi shops with locations in various parts of the city. I ordered from them once way back in Augus… Read More
2017-01-05 15:08
I’ve decided to get back to posting writeups of our menus at Casa SaltShaker. In general, I’m going to keep them brief, just a photo and a description. Now and again, a more deta… Read More
2017-01-04 12:26
Third Time’s the Charm?
Inka Si Señor! III, Av. Scalabrini Ortiz 1227, Palermo – The original spot, #I, I’ve reviewed briefly before, and as I mentioned then, it w… Read More
2016-12-30 12:27
After the previous post I realized that I may as well check out the rest of the Chinese takeout/delivery spots here in the ‘hood. Some of them we’ve tried once or twice. Until la… Read More
2016-12-20 14:26
Chop Suey: Americanization of zá sui, literally, “assorted pieces”, and anecdotally, deriving from a Taiwanese tradition, tsap seui, “miscellaneous le… Read More
2016-12-18 12:54
What’s new at the OK Corral? (That’s Casa SaltShaker in case you weren’t sure.) We are, by the way, still cooking without gas, going on four months now. The trio of do… Read More
2016-12-13 11:38
Sometimes I have to mix it up a bit rather than going all pizza, all burger, or all… whatever. And, I haven’t done a “Bite Marks” in awhile. So, a little of a bunch… Read More
2016-12-09 14:43
Let’s take a look at some peas and beans that are available this season, “in the pod”, and an idea or two about what to do with them.
Green Peas – These are what m… Read More
2016-12-08 21:02
Mixed good and bad news on our new cookbook, Eat Salt.
First the bad – it turns out that Amazon’s print-on-demand service, CreateSpace, doesn’t offer the kind of pap… Read More
2016-12-06 11:40
I told you there’d be an onslaught of pizzerias, at least for awhile….
El Cuartito, Talcahuano 937, Retiro – I first reviewed this place way back in 2005. I wasn’t… Read More
2016-12-01 20:15
Some people just don’t know their schoenoprasum from their tuberosum. We’ve all had days like that. Now, most of us are pretty familiar with the type of chive at the b… Read More
2016-11-28 11:57
Sushi. We love it. Setting aside that the porteño version of the stuff tends to be limited in scope, mostly to either salmon or cooked shrimp and octopus, and that way too many&n&hell…Read More
2016-11-24 19:28
Years back, Adam Kuban, food writer and the founder of the Serious Eats website in New York started a blog, or subsection of Serious Eats, called Slice dedicated to pizzeria reviewing a… Read More
2016-11-22 13:46
With all the various reviews, you’d think I wasn’t cooking anymore, but, it’s not true, I swear!
There’s a traditional Peruvian salad from the area around Arequipa c… Read More
2016-11-19 13:24
Let’s take a look at some more Peruvian spots! First up, the new(er) location of Ceviche, Armenia 1880 on Plaza Armenia in Palermo. I’d reviewed their original location on C… Read More
2016-11-15 11:15
One of my regular readers, Oscar, sent me an email yesterday with the idea of starting to cover some of the ingredients, fresh and packaged, that we have in “ethnic” markets in p… Read More
2016-11-13 13:11
...burgers to the South (in a future post), here I am…
St. January’s Burger
I wend my way to that little haven of gastronomy in Bajo Belgrano – neighborhood between Bar… Read More
2016-11-05 12:33
It’s here…!
Eat Salt: archaic rural expression meaning to be someone’s guest, to share their table
“The first cookbook from Dan Perlman, chef and co-owner of… Read More
2016-11-04 13:41
As I’ve maintained many a time before, pizza is Nature’s Most Perfect Food. Maybe it’s just because my first real restaurant job was a an Italian restaurant and pizzeria. I… Read More
2016-10-30 13:35
That’s not going to be too distracting, is it? (For those reading this outside the blog, I’m not sure if the animated display above will be animated, but on the blog, it is.) Th… Read More
2016-10-27 20:36
The Onslaught of The Burgers Continues
Williamsburg, Armenia 1532, Palermo – Named, presumably, after the hipster haven of NYC, this spot has become the talk and buzz of the hipster… Read More
2016-10-21 14:50
Long, long time readers, locals, and expats will likely remember the restaurant Shi Yuan, located right by the Biblioteca Nacional here in Recoleta. It was certainly the most elegant o… Read More
2016-10-17 14:54
It’s going to take some work to get to all of the 200+ Peruvian restaurants that are supposedly in town, let alone those nearby, but we’re still game! First, the map, which will… Read More
2016-10-15 21:24
There are days when I consider that life would be far easier if we just cooked casually and opened the doors for people to drop in and eat whatever the plate of the day is – Casa… Read More
2016-10-11 11:42
Just a little preview! The galley copy of our first cookbook should be in my hands tomorrow for final proofing.
Copyright © 2016 SaltShaker. This feed contains copyrighted photos and t… Read More
2016-10-10 13:44
Let’s start with the money shot… (remember, you can click on these to get large sized, fill your screen, pretty photos).
Whether you call it weekend breakfast, lunch, brunch, o… Read More
2016-10-07 14:50
Amazing how time flies. It’s been almost four years since I launched the 92 Bus Pizza Trek, and while it went along “great guns” for awhile, it then sort of slipped into ob… Read More
2016-10-06 13:02
So first, the book update. The first Casa SaltShaker cookbook is in to the publisher and ready for a galley proof to be printed up and delivered to me. Assuming all goes well, I s… Read More
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