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© 2006 Dan Perlman
Casa SaltShaker
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Chef: Dan Perlman
Host: Henry Tapia
July 7, 2006
Much as the Palio kicked off last week, a chance for much Italian regional pride and competition, the encierro kicked off yesterday, a chance for much idiocy and injury, as folks attempt to chase, be chased, and hopefully outrun, a bunch of stampeding cattle. My job isn’t to critique those folks who seem to get a thrill out of danger seeking and potential injury and/or death, but to somehow capture the moment on a dinner plate. Which basically means I do nothing but come up with some sort of inspiration and turn it into a menu. Then cook it. The encierro is set in Pamplona, a town in the Navarra region of Spain, so the food of that region became the basis for my plan. A half dozen folk came to last night’s Casa dinner, a shame for the half dozen who didn’t fill the empty seats, at least in my view!
