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Casa SaltShaker
Closed Door Restaurant / Salon for Food and Conversation
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Chef: Dan Perlman
Host: Henry Tapia
(cambia a castellano/change to spanish)
Welcome to Casa SaltShaker. We offer a unique dining experience in Barrio
Norte. In essence, you are being invited to a dinner party in our home,
where you will be seated at one of our two communal tables, with other
guests. The setting is casual, the food eclectic, the conversation lively - and generally in a
mix of languages.
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We seat a maximum of twelve (12)
guests.
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The only dates that we have scheduled
dinners (yes I'm sure, you don't need to call me and ask), and
our menu themes are listed below, usually for the next month. The
menu is subject to change based on what's available and/or my whims. We do
keep a waiting list, so if a dinner that you'd like to attend appears full,
do contact us - people do change their plans.
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We ask people to come between 8:45
and 9:00 p.m. so that we can start by about 9:15 with everyone present - we,
and your fellow guests, would appreciate it if you're on time.
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We offer paired wines with the five courses for an additonal AR$35, or, if
you'd like to simply have a bottle of wine, or to bring your own wine,
contact me in advance.
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The price of our five course tasting
menu is AR$90 unless otherwise noted for a particular date, and includes the meal, bottled
water, and coffee or tea afterwards. Normally we don't have beer or sodas,
though if you let us know you'd prefer to drink one of those in advance we
will have them available.
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Cash only, pesos preferred, and as
close as you can to exact would be appreciated. An additional tip for whomever is
helping out is optional but of course appreciated.
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We have an outdoor garden where you
or your guests can smoke, indoors is non-smoking.
We're happy to arrange private
dinners here on other evenings subject to our
availability.
Click Here for
Reservations
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DATES |
MENU |
| Saturday &
Sunday, August 30-31 - It would be actor Fred MacMurray's 100th
birthday and we simply must celebrate with a reinterpretation of the
famed Alice Adams dinner...
Saturday - 1 space available
Sunday - 7 spaces available |
"Caviar Sandwich"
Panade (Slow-Cooked Onion-Bread Soup)
Sweetbreads a la Mont Vert
Sirloin of Lamb
Butterscotch Pot au Creme |
| Friday and Saturday, September
5-6 - With numerous requests, it's time for a bold flavored vegetarian feast...
Friday - 8 spaces
available
Saturday - 5 spaces available |
Quinoa with Roasted Fennel, Beets & Shallots
Spicy Eggplant-Peanut Soup
Green Pea, Lemon & Grappa Pappardelle
Mushroom-Black Olive Pot Pie
Poached Pears in Two Chocolate Sauces |
| Friday and Saturday, September
12-13 - It is that time again, the Epulum Iovis, or Banquet of
Jupiter, and we're just seeing red... red... red...
Friday - 12 spaces
available
Saturday - 5 spaces available |
Red Wine Poached Red Mullet with Beet Gelée
Roasted Red Pepper & Prosciutto Soup
Spicy Shrimp over Pumpernickel Risotto
Braised Oxtail, Grilled Radicchio & Pickled
Red Grapes
Cherry-Walnut Clafouti |
| Sunday & Monday, September 21-22
- With the feast of Pannychis upon us, we delve into the cuisine of
the Grecian Isles...
Sunday - 11 spaces
available
Monday - 12 spaces available |
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| Friday and Saturday, September
26-27 - The days of Cheval and Balsamine (horses and impatiens) on the
French Republican calendar, and that's enough to inspire us... no
horses will be harmed in the preparation of dinner... we promise...
Friday - 8 spaces
available
Saturday - 12 spaces available |
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We will be
closed the first two weeks of October for vacation... |
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