Barrio Norte, Buenos Aires, Argentina
To date, there have been almost 200 published articles about us in the worldwide press, plus dozens and dozens of blog posts, videos, and radio broadcasts, in at least 15 languages that we know about. A Google search turns up 27,000+ references! We’ve picked out some favorite quotes and clips.
Adam Richman filmed an episode in Buenos Aires, and included us. And, he called me a “Culinary Bad-Ass”. I’ll take it.
“Expect your taste buds to be tantalized by wonders such as Dan’s famous ceviche, served over a corn puree, fava beans, red onion, rocoto peppers cilantro, cherry tomatoes and crushed tortilla crumbs.” – Ultimate Gourmet Dining – The World’s Best Private Supper Clubs – The Life of Luxury
“Founded in 2005, Casa Saltshaker is one of the city’s oldest puerta cerradas. The brainchild of Michigan native and chef Dan Perlman, the intimate shared-table experience facilitates new friendships as much as it does a stellar, five-course meal.” – The Best Closed-Door Restaurants in Buenos Aires – Culture Trip
“These days scoring a spot to dig in to their Mediterranean-meets-Andean cuisine, five-course menu with paired wines can be hard to do, so book early.” – Buenos Aires – Fodor’s Travel
“…a rare opportunity to witness – and taste – the birth of a truly unique fusion of cuisines. In a country where the national food identity is on the verge of modernizing, Chef Perlman’s dishes felt like the beginning of what will be a renaissance, and perhaps the future…” – Casa Saltshaker Pops-up – and Rides to Shore – in Playa Jacó – Lauren Salisbury, travel writer
“globetrotting fare includes homemade pappardelle with walnuts and butter beans, chili and prawn salad and incredibly on-point wine pairings.” – World’s 11 Best Underground Restaurants – The Vancouver Sun
“The sense of adventure we all felt walking into a home to dine with strangers is what reminded us all what travel is really about.” – World Eats: Buenos Aires by Joseph Schmitt, Passport Magazine
#1 top restaurant in “Barrio Norte, Recoleta & Around” – Top 10 Buenos Aires, DK Eyewitness Travel
“Expect your taste buds to be tantalized by wonders” – Guerrila Gourmet: The World’s Best Private Supper Clubs – Lux27
“…an instant hit to the taste buds – we all begged for more” – Dishes from three closed door restaurants – Globe and Mail
“Why forgo the temples of cuisine in favor of the unknown? Easy: You remember the people you meet on your travels long after the last crumb disappears from your plate” – Secret supper clubs worth checking out – Fox News
“There’s something about having each course’s cultural context being introduced by a charismatic intellectual that I like. It certainly doesn’t happen in my home.” – Buenos Aires Supper Clubs: Go Underground, or Go Home – The Real Argentina
“one hell of a dinner party” – Top 5 Puertas Cerradas – The Argentina Independent
“mixing the intimacy and exclusivity of a dinner party with a kitchen talent worthy of a top-end restaurant” – Behind Closed Doors: Join the Secret Suppers in Buenos Aires – Vertu
“Perlman’s deft touch on high-quality ingredients lent every course the same sophistication as restaurant fare without the buttery excess.” – When dining in Argentina, there’s no place like someone’s home – Austin-American Statesman
“There’s something kind of cool about knowing what’s behind the secret door” – Buenos Aires: Psst! Want a Discreet Dinner? – The New York Times
“the local answer to New York’s Freeman’s (circa 2004)” – Underground Gourmets – Men.Style (GQ)
Another video clip, from Ultra Eye HD, from our early days when we were offering historically themed menus, prior to changing over to our current Andean-Mediterranean fusion style.