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© 2007 Dan Perlman
Casa SaltShaker
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Chef: Dan Perlman
Host: Henry Tapia
April 20-21, 2007
Here’s the legend in a nutshell. Romulus and Remus (not Regulus and Remus from Harry Potter) were twin brothers, children of the War God, Mars. Their great-uncle, on mom’s side of the family, tried to drown them in a river so that they wouldn’t grow up and take back the kingdom he’d stolen from his brother. But, of course, they survived, were raised by a wolf, grew up, some shepherd told them they looked like members of their mom’s family, so they killed their uncle and took back the kingdom, restoring it to their grandfather. They decided to move somewhere else and build a town, because grandpa turned out to be a royal pain. Romulus was in charge of building the fortification wall, Remus made fun of him because he thought they were too low to defend the town, and jumped over them to prove his point. Romulus killed Remus for making fun of his walls (supposedly April 21, 753BCE), probably made them taller, proclaimed the city Rome after his own name, and ruled over a bunch of outlaws and runaway slaves who came to live there, pretty much as the local Don… until one day he simply disappeared and was never seen again. Scooter Libby recently leaked a rumor that Romulus is still alive, living in witness protection under the assumed name of Quirinus, and not, as has always been assumed, that he’s mixed into the cement under one of the columns in the Coliseum. 2,760 years later, we here at Casa SaltShaker lifted a glass in Remus’ memory.
From some of the guests:
"Both, H... and I had a wonderful time at Casa SaltShaker. We very much enjoyed dinner, the company, and of course meeting you and Henry. You have a lovely home, the food was delicious, and the presentation of each dish enhanced the experience. One thing we mentioned to Henry was the possibility of sometimes separating big groups, so that people can interact with strangers. We sat with a really nice couple we did not know, and that just made the experience even more interesting. Well, thanks again! we'll be back." - M.C.
"Dinner was great, thank you. In particular, I loved the veal roll (apologies for not remembering the culinary-correct name)... Thanks again for a great meal!" - J.M.
"Everything was awesome! A couple of my friends had trepidations before we went but they totally changed their minds after dinner. They loved it!" - K.B.
