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Gorina-Hernández, Argentina - I was made an offer I couldn’t refuse. It involved several weeks of discussion, so it wasn’t spur of the moment with a gun pointed at my head. Henry’s sister, Sylvia, asked me to be the padrino, or godfather, to her son Branco at his confirmation. It’s a little different than being [...]

Buenos Aires - A few random notes, the first courtesy of my weekly e-mail from Michael Quinlon of World Wide Words, which led me to the website of the Church of Reality - “If it’s real - we believe in it!” It caught my eye only because of a comment on the Church’s (it is [...]

Buenos Aires - Chef Boyardee Overstuffed Ravioli are square, and that’s a problem. They come in a round can. Imagine if you will, plump, delicious ravioli, fitting the diameter of said can with just enough room for sauce around and in-between, stacked one atop the other from bottom to top. Sheer brilliance.
I’m sure that if [...]

Buenos Aires - After the experience of Experiencia Malbec (the previous two postings) last night, I took a walk along Puerto Madero Este to clear my head. It’s actually rather pretty from that side - you get the skyline view, and a different perspective on the city. The city’s port museum (on a boat) is [...]

Buenos Aires - Continuing on with tasting notes from last night’s Experiencia Malbec:
Bodega Sangiorgio & Fornari, Mendoza - Unfortunately I have little to say about this winery as the person pouring samples at their table was not from their, and really knew little other than how to pour a glass and look pretty. A shame, [...]

Buenos Aires - For four days this week in Buenos Aires, and then four days the first week of November in San Miguel de Tucumán, members of the trade, press, and public have the opportunity to sample the wares of seventeen top producers of Malbec. Experiencia Malbec is just that, a chance to experience Argentina’s [...]

Buenos Aires - Petanque balls, that is. And maybe a few others. We headed over to San Telmo yesterday for the weekly antiques fair and flea market, only to discover that the major open air portion wasn’t operating. Presidential election day and all that. But we did a little wandering through the indoor shops and [...]

Buenos Aires - I love waking up to good news. Really and truly. And this is the second time this has happened to me in the last five years. Not the waking up to good news part, but the particulars. About a dozen years ago I used to write restaurant reviews for a small newspaper [...]