Barrio Norte, Buenos Aires, Argentina
We offer a unique social and dining experience, sharing a table with other guests in our home. The setting is casual and the conversation lively. Our food is eclectic global cuisine, tending to be heavily influenced by the spicier cuisines of Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East. Although not vegetarian, our focus is on fresh vegetables and fruits of the season as the key elements of each dish. We do tend to work with a lot of seafood, and generally at least a couple of courses will be fish and/or shellfish. It’s all about meeting new friends over good food and wine. For more than a decade, a truly don’t-miss experience for both travelers and locals!
PRIVATE DINNERS
Thinking about a dinner party at home? Need a place for a welcome or goodbye evening? Perhaps a business dinner meeting outside of the usual hustle and bustle of a restaurant? Avoid all the work and cleanup and plan a private dinner with us here at Casa SaltShaker!
ABOUT YOUR HOSTS
Dan Perlman
Dan Perlman is an award winning chef, advanced sommelier, and an internationally published food and wine writer, with more than fifty years of experience. His kitchen adventures range from his teen years at The Side Door in his hometown of Ann Arbor, Michigan to later stints with Tom Colicchio at Mondrian, and on to sous chef at The Sazerac House and chef at The Kitchen Club, all in New York City. He is well known for the creation of award-winning wine lists at the New York restaurants American Renaissance, Felidia, Veritas, AZ, and pazo. He writes the SaltShaker blog, on food, wine, restaurants, and travel, and his published works are available on his personal website.
Henry Tapia
Henry Tapia, Casa SaltShaker’s charming host, is a folklore anthropologist and a trained and licensed instructor of folklore dance and tango, and is always eager to share his knowledge of both local and Andean culture. Henry is a native of Trujillo, Peru and brings with him the experiences and secrets of Peruvian home cooking. He has lived and worked in Buenos Aires for over two decades, where, aside from caring for our dinner guests, he is the director of his own folklore dance company, Q’Jantu Compañía de Folklore, and offers private tango and folklore dance lessons.
BASIC INFORMATION
Seating
We seat a maximum of ten (10) guests at our shared table, yes, we understand you’re skinny, and no, we can’t fit an 11th person in. But sure, go ahead and ask.
Time
We ask people to come between 8:15 and 8:30 p.m. so that we can start with everyone present. We, and your fellow guests, would appreciate it if you’re on time.
Price
Unless otherwise noted on the schedule, our price for the five-course tasting menu with paired wines is US$80 including a welcome cocktail, and filtered water or soda. We do not offer an option to bring your own wine. We ask for a 50% deposit to secure the reservation, via PayPal, Zelle, credit card, bank transfer (US or Argentina), MercadoPago, or Bitcoin. If you’d rather pay in full in advance, let us know and we’ll send a link for the full amount rather than just the deposit.
Garden
We have a garden where you or your guests can smoke, indoors is non-smoking. Cigarettes please. It’s not a cigar bar, and no, we can’t help you “score some weed”.
Waiting List
We do keep a waiting list, so even if a night shows as full, let us know if you’re interested.