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Azul - A bit on the “dining scene” in Azul. First, as I noted in the last post, the city closes up for siesta in the afternoon. That’s a problem when your bus gets in at 1:30 and you still have to drop by your hotel and check-in. Especially when you don’t know about the […]

Azul - Located nearly dead center of the province of Buenos Aires is this small city founded in 1832 by Colonel Pedro Burgos under the name Fuerte San Serapio Mártir del Arroyo Azul. Initially, its population increased slowly - ten years later it had 1,600 inhabitants, another twelve and it had over 6,000, and by […]

Buenos Aires - It was bound to happen sooner or later. In fact, I’m sure that at some point, we’ll have one of these dinners and no one will reserve. As I mentioned a day or two ago, we thought we were nearly “sold out” for this last Friday, but then, on Wednesday afternoon, a […]

Buenos Aires - South American Silverside, or as it is known here, Pejerrey, is one of those cute little fish that firms up nicely when cooked, and takes well to fairly strong flavors. It’s fast becoming one of my favorite fish to cook with, because it’s so easy to work with. Dinner last night was […]

Buenos Aires - Curveballs are part of a chef’s life. Whether it’s an ingredient that doesn’t show or goes missing, a sauce that curdles, vegetables that burn, or souffles that fall, it’s part of the daily life of working in a kitchen. In Episode 8, Holy Matrimony, Batman, you wouldn’t think the challenge was about […]

Buenos Aires - In the completely non-food/wine related world, I’ve recently been dealing with the fun of Dell computer service overseas. It’s been a frustrating and time consuming process, and has basically resulted with no one being satisfied. Here are the two posts I made to the Dell Community Forums:
I recently renewed my warranties for […]

Buenos Aires - There are “known” areas of restaurants situated in or near enclaves of the porteño elite and/or wealthy. Small groups of restaurants where it can be counted on to find more suits, scarves, and silver hair per square meter than a Dick Cheney fundraising lunch. One such strip is along Roberto M. Ortiz, […]

Buenos Aires - When it comes to public transportation in Buenos Aires, there are a few “musts”. You must take a colectivo at least once, rocketing and careening through the streets, preferably with a driver who thinks the horn is as important as the steering wheel and gas pedal. You must take the Tren de […]