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© 2007 Dan Perlman
Casa SaltShaker
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Chef: Dan Perlman
Host: Henry Tapia
August 11-12, 2007
One of the things that people who don’t know American (and I’m using that in my home country sense) cuisine well don’t realize is that there are true regional differences… and if you travel around the U.S. you find that out quickly. I can’t claim vast knowledge of all the cuisine of Missouri in particular, though I did spend a short portion of my childhood living in Kansas City, but, for example, someone has collected together a list of the foods of St. Louis on the web… As usual, no intention on my part to duplicate the traditions, just to use them as inspirations - something I made sure to let three folk coming on one of the night who were from various parts of Missouri when they informed me… this ain’t gonna be like your mama used to make.
From some of the guests:
Excellent as always. The experience is always fun and sitting with a bunch of people, all of whom could be my grandchildren was quite different. They live in such a different world. The chowder was actually quite good. I am not a great lover of strong fish but you had just enough for flavor without overpowering me. Of the other dishes my favorite was the toasted Ravioli." - M.V.
"Always an interesting time at your dinners. We always meet nice people." - F.J.
