Author Archives: Not Just Vegetarian

Chilean Wine Class at Puro Wine NYC

My first introduction to Chilean wine (rather the one that I remember) was in Aruba when we bought Chilean wines at a grocery store.  Why?  It was when we chose to stay at an all-inclusive resort when we did not quite understand what an all-inclusive resort really meant – how often has something like that […]

Amazing Grilled Octopus at Oficina Latina NYC

Despite many years of living in the US and despite some travel to Mexico, Peru, Brazil, and Argentina, I confess that I know very little of Central and South American cuisine and drinks.  A good reason, I think, is because I do not get to eat them often in NYC (excluding Mexican of course), and […]

Have to go back to tapas bar Barraca in the West Village

It seems weird to write about my not-so-great experience at Barraca within a week or two after the NY Times’ Ligaya Mishan wrote positively about the same place – she says “the food is straightforwardly delicious”.   Barraca is a tapas restaurant by chef Jesus Nunez, who was earlier at Gastroarte on the UWS – […]