A look at local food discoveries, whether it’s a particular dish or an ingredient, often with one or more recipes.
Buenos Aires – In her Monday, November 7th post, Sweetnicks, a self-described “female from New Jersey” (what can I say, she gives no additional information in her profile) launched a round the world look at McDonald’s. She asked for submissions of photos from McDonald’s menu boards, especially those with something a little different on them.… Read More Kosher Big Mac vs Perch. No Contest.
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… Read More Gauchos Anyone?
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… Read More Food, Glorious Food
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… Read More Frittata Brunch and a little Theater
Buenos Aires – Another spectacularly beautiful spring day yesterday, and you’ll have to forgive me for spending time in my garden eating instead of out reviewing restaurants for you. My friend Heather just got back from a trip home to New York and brought me back some goodies, so it seemed only fair to have… Read More Pollo a la Mandarina
Buenos Aires – Last night was the first really warm night, and as we’d already planned dinner with friends coming over, it was far nicer to have it outside in the garden rather than move the table indoors (still waiting on furniture deliveries). We’d picked up an inordinate amount of fresh cod earlier in the… Read More Garden Party
Buenos Aires – As of today, Google lists 517 pages with references to recipes for Salsa Golf, a vividly pinkish-orangish sauce that is quite popular here and in other parts of South America. [Edit: going on 9 years later in October 2014, that number is up to 5,160, a tenfold increase, more or less mirroring… Read More Salsa Golf