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© 2007 Dan Perlman
Casa SaltShaker
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Chef: Dan Perlman
Host: Henry Tapia
January 12-13, 2007
I’ve said many a time that my “themes” for our Casa SaltShaker are often loosely if at all based in the world of food. This weekend was a perfect example. It was the 40th anniversary of the legal death of Dr. James Bedford, a Massachusetts psychologist. What was important about Dr. J’s death is that on that same day he became the first adult human being to be (intentionally) cryogencially preserved for the cited purpose of future resurrection. Now, there were many ways I could have gone with that theme - an all frozen dinner perhaps? But I extended the concept and decided on “methods of preservation” as a theme. Each dish had to have some element in it that was preserved in some fashion…
Comments from some of our guests:
"Thank you for having us. You are a great host who can create an intimate and enjoyable evening. Everybody felt at home and by the end it seemed that we all have known each other for a long time. I loved the fennel, the orange ice cream and the watermelon preserve.... oh! and I forgot to mention, the lasagna was superb!!! I already read your recipes and comments about the evening, didn't know escabeche comes from the Arab. I hope to visit you again soon. Your passion for food is contagious!!! " - P.L.
"I could not think of any way to improve the overall experience, everything was great. I especially liked the pickled watermelon, that was so creative and delicious." - S.S.
"I had a really great time all around, and I thought all of the food and wine (and company) was amazing." - J.K.
"Everything OK as always last night. My best opinion on the dishes were with the fennel escabeche, the fish/eggplant lasagna and the ice cream. First time I had the peceto "a la plancha". Beautiful result it looked like a lomo, with the great tasting of the peceto.... See you in the next dinner," - N.G.
"You’ll be nonplused to know I didn’t pay close attention to the dishes – too busy enjoying the conversations and drinking wine.... The starter Escabeche and the beef dish stand out as fond memories.... Enjoyable throughout and I learned just how far I’ve drifted from any respect for New Yorker attitude. You could say ‘untethered in Buenos Aires’." - M.F.
"It was a great evening, food, and drink. I very much enjoyed myself. Mil gracias!" - J.B.
