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© 2007 Dan Perlman
Casa SaltShaker
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Chef: Dan Perlman
Host: Henry Tapia
April 6-7, 2007
There were two influences on this past weekend’s dinner. The first, numerous requests for a vegetarian dinner - our one other, several months ago, had been quite popular in writeup form, if not in attendance, and quite a few readers have asked for me to put on another. Interestingly, though we filled quickly, I don’t think a single one of those who asked for it came to the dinner! But, I’ve already got more requests for another one, so we may start to do them more often. It was also the weekend of both the birth and death of the Italian Renaissance artist Rafael, who came into and left the world on Good Friday, 37 years apart… he died after contracting a fever following a night of passionate lovemaking with his lover, the daughter of a local baker. Or, so the story goes. Regardless, Italian Vegetarian was, more or less, the theme…
From some of the guests:
"Thank you for a very nice evening. we enjoyed the food and meeting the other guests from around the world.... hope to come again on my next trip here." - J.R.
"Overall, I really enjoyed the experience!
"Here are my thoughts: The atmosphere was great, very conducive to meeting people and it was a lot of fun! Everyone wanted to stay for more wine and there was a lot of great conversation. I really like how you explained each dish. The food was good. I'm a vegetarian so I think that my review might be a little different than others. I think the menu really showcased the possibilities in the vegetarian world for those who aren't." - S.S."Te agradezco por la invitación de ayer para ir a cenar a tu lugar. Me gustó mucho la comida, bien preparada y llena de sutilezas. Además me gustó conocer a gente tan piola e interesante. Muchas gracias otra vez y un abrazo fuerte!" - D.E.
"I wanted to thank you for dinner last Friday. It was incredible and I was definitely blown away by the whole experience. Everything was spectacular, but I have to say there hands down the best empanada and cheesecake I have ever eaten. The wine pairings really phenomenal as well. I loved that rose!" - R.R.
"We just returned from our trip last night. I wanted to thank you both for a lovely and interesting evening. Thank you for choosing a good wine to go with our meal, since we are not wine experts. As another diner mentioned, we found your empanadas hands down the best we have had in BA. The cheesecake was perfect because of the texture and the fact that it was not overly sweet as most are. And as you may have noticed, I was the only one that could not stop myself from finishing all of the risotto on my plate: I loved it! I will definitely come back when in BA." - C.S.
