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By: The 2018 List – Part 1

The 2018 List – Part 1 — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 13:40:54 +0000

[…] to Tegui, #60, here in Buenos Aires, twice. I have mixed feelings about it, as you can see on my first and second reviews. I want to like the place a lot more than I do, but both times there have been […]

By: Food Coma – Another Three

Food Coma – Another Three — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 14:26:00 +0000

[…] Just remember, I was eating it all. So here’s the thing. I headed to Tegui, Costa Rica 5852 in Palermo for only my second visit. The first time I couldn’t give you a […]

By: House of the Cross

House of the Cross — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 04:06:27 +0000

[…] it’s a touch less cutting edge creative than the chef’s current flagship restaurant, Tegui, I’d be more likely to return to CasaCruz – the prices, while high, are gentler on the […]

By: Brunch. Confused.

Brunch. Confused. — Thu, 31 May 2012 14:44:14 +0000

[…] ago, the chef was still actively working in the kitchen (he’s also the chef at Casa Cruz and Tegui, the latter being where he spends his time now, at least cooking). Hostess useless and not […]

By: dan

dan — Fri, 15 May 2009 12:21:03 +0000

It’s an interesting thing that I’ve seen in more than one place here – “paired wine tasting” doesn’t seem to mean the same thing I’m used to back in the States. There, it’s usually a small taste of a wine to go with each course, or if it’s a really long tasting menu, say 9-10 courses, a wine to go with, say, every two courses. Here it often comes down to more or less “here’s a white to go with your lighter stuff and a red to go with the heavier stuff, can I go now?” That’s more cultural I think than the place, it’s just not something that until recently anyone had done in any restaurant here – locals who come to my place often comment initially that our pours are rather small, until they get that we’re pouring a new glass every course, which surprises them. Plus, we don’t say no to refills if someone wants more of one or another wine in particular.

As to the photos, were you using a flash? I’ve learned not to in most restaurants, it does tend to annoy fellow diners. If not, I don’t think they have any grounds to stand on (this discussion has been had before on my blog and others) – as far as I’m concerned, and I’m happy to say it to the server or manager who reprimands, if I have to pay for the food, it’s mine to take photos of. If you want to comp me the meal, you can tell me not to photograph it.

By: skampy

skampy — Fri, 15 May 2009 04:19:16 +0000

i was reprimanded for taking photos of the food, so i didn’t get anything beyond the shrimp amuse bouche. but despite that, i left thinking this was the best meal i’ve ever eaten in buenos aires. highly recommended…though i think 2 glasses of wine (even though they were heavy pours) with the 6 course tasting menu is a bit weak. 3 slightly lighter pours would have been ideal, i think, given the amount of food being served.