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© 2008 Dan Perlman
Casa SaltShaker
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Chef: Dan Perlman
Host: Henry Tapia
May 16-17, 2008
I can’t say that we made any real, or imagined, contribution to Galician literature this weekend. We didn’t read any, look at any, or, for that matter, I don’t think we really even thought much about this year’s honoree, Xosé María Álvarez Blázquez, who was born in 1915, died seventy years later, and in-between wrote poetry and prose, of which, I didn’t find anything translated into English that I might be able to share with you. And, of course, the translation would somewhat defeat the purpose of the day. So, instead, we ate food inspired by the traditions of Galicia… with my own odd twists, of course.
Thoughts from some of our guests:
"I wanted to write and thank you for last Saturday night. Every aspect of the meal and the wine was outstanding and R... really appreciated the effort that you went to to accommodate his dietary restrictions. (He was particularly impressed by the rice bread). Although the group was small, the other couple were very pleasant to talk with, so all-in-all, it was a memorable evening. We are now back in New York and trying to get used to being back in reality - but we had a great trip to Argentina with your dinner being one of the highlights. Thanks so much for having us." - D.H.
"We are in Uyuni, Bolivia right now, but the girls (and myself) said over and over that your dinner was the highlight of the time we spent in Buenos Aires! Thank you again for eveything, your home and the food was just amazing. I will be in touch in the future." - C.S.
"Estuvo todo perfecto. Quando volvermos a Buenos Aires tambien nos gustaria volver a tu casa." - J.M.
"Thanks again for the great time two weeks ago at Casa Saltshaker. As you probably know, BsAs is full of Gallegos, so having a Galician dinner was a treat. Not sure when the next time is down there, but we'll have to plan for the Catalonian dinner! " - E.F.
