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Buenos Aires - I’ve been hearing about the “Gaucho Fair” in the western barrio of Mataderos since I first came here as a tourist, but somehow never made it there. It sounded so far away, and so, well, touristy. But over the last couple of months I’ve heard from friends and acquaintances that it is [...]

Buenos Aires - Just a followup on yesterday’s food shopping post. A little food porn shot of the jamón serrano cuddled up with a couple of fried eggs. No recipe. Just eat.

Buenos Aires - I saw my friend Nestor, who produces various wine “accessories”, the other night at the housewarming party and we got to talking about food markets. That’s what foodies do at parties. I was wondering if there was some slim chance that someone in Buenos Aires was importing white truffles from Italy. ‘Tis [...]

Buenos Aires - Nothing of major note in the food and wine world has happened (or been made to happen by me) in the last day or two, unless you count that now that I’ve got my kitchen equipment, I whipped up some pesto last night to go with pasta. Pesto here tends to be [...]

Buenos Aires - Met up with my friend Victor and another friend of his yesterday for lunch. He’d recommended we try one of his favorite parrillas - warning me that it was a lot about the ambiance - a real bustling place - and while the food is good, wouldn’t be a wow. I like [...]

Acassuso - A charming gentleman by the name of Alberto has been offering up a tour that he calls “The Real Buenos Aires” for some months now. The basic premise is to take one or a couple of tourists to see something that’s completely off the beaten path. He meets them at the Retiro train [...]

Buenos Aires - I’ve been managing to avoid being subjected to massive breakfasts for several weeks, especially those containing loads of eggs. The concept of cholesterol seems to be a mystery to folks here, perhaps it’s really just a figment of our overactive, hypochondriachal north american imaginations. But Sunday morning turned into a lazy, reading [...]

Buenos Aires - I spent yesterday afternoon touring all of New York. Well, Nueva York. I was on my way out to a park that had sounded interesting when I noticed the colectivo was passing by a street called Nueva York. A quick glance at my map showed it to be a fairly lengthy street, [...]