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© 2007 Dan Perlman
Casa SaltShaker
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Chef: Dan Perlman
Host: Henry Tapia
August 24-25, 2007
On August 24th, 1853, chef George Crum, of the Moon Lake Lodge Resort in Saratoga Springs, New York invented the Saratoga Chip, the very first potato chip. He did this because he had a fussy customer who thought french fries were to thick, and as he gradually thinned them down and received plate after plate returned to the kitchen by this customer, they got crispier and crispier. Eventually, exasperated, he made them paper thin, cooked them completely crisp, and sent them out to the customer, figuring that he may as well go for broke. The customer loved them, and food history had another timeline entry. Such an event seemed fitting to remember by offering up one of our vegetarian themed menus, and, it was off to the drawing board. At random, more or less, I picked Charlie Trotter’s Vegetables book off the shelf and just flipped through it for inspiration…
From some of the guests:
"We had a great time celebrating the 152nd anniversary of the potato chip. Thanks again for writing down the wines for us as well. We're starting a bit of a collection.
I don't have any complaints -- the food was awesome, you have a wonderful apartment and you were great hosts. I will definitely recommend Casa Saltshaker." - J.S.
