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Buenos Aires – I’m not sure why the idea of going to the gallery showing of Cuerpos Pintados seemed like a good idea at the time. But it did. So I found myself late yesterday in a couple of adjoining tents off the side of the city’s exposition center, tucked away behind, well, pretty much [...]

Buenos Aires – One of the things foodies love is finding a place that just wows them from the moment they walk in. At least that’s how I feel. I’ve heard, casually mentioned, a place called 788 Food Bar, Arenales 1877, in Recoleta, as a place “worth checking out sometime.” Let me just say up [...]

Buenos Aires – A couple of days of various family and friend related adventures, nothing of great food note – a group asado, or backyard barbecue on Sunday, a visit to La Plata but nothing touristy. No food to write home about. Suddenly I’m standing in front of the fish counter at the local [...]

Buenos Aires – The afternoon was beautiful, filled with sunshine, a light breeze, perfect for a walk. I decided to venture along a section of Avenida del Libertador, the Avenue of the Liberator, i.e., José Francisco de San Martí­n, possibly the most famous of Argentina’s various national heroes. The avenue stretches north to south, near [...]

Buenos Aires – In complete contrast (well, while staying in a vegetarian theme) to yesterday’s posting, I was out looking for a nice backyard grill yesterday and suddenly realized I was only a few blocks away from a restaurant that had been recommended to me by a local friend. I poked my head in to [...]

Buenos Aires – Many years ago, during a brief flirtation with vegeterianism (which occurred during a brief flirtation of another sort with someone who was vegetarian, but that’s not worth getting into here), I spent some time reading through the then available literature on macrobiotics. Even then, some twenty years ago, macrobiotics had a weird, [...]

Buenos Aires – I happened across an interesting article yesterday on the subject of mafé, a peanut stew that is a common dish throughout western Africa and the Caribbean. The article, in the Kitchen Window section of National Public Radio’s website, was written by a journalist in Cleveland, and talked about how she learned to [...]

Buenos Aires – It’s pouring rain in Buenos Aires today, so plans for some outdoor activities, and probably even a visit to a museum have been backburnered. I promised weeks ago to give you a review of the new edition of Viñas, Bodegas & Vinos de América del Sur, or Vineyards, Wineries & Wines of [...]