Stuff unrelated to food, wine & spirits that I just feel like posting.
Buenos Aires – I miss good sushi, bagels, and marjoram. I don’t know why there’s no marjoram in Buenos Aires, it’s available in Uruguay across the river. It’s grown in Mendoza on the opposite side of the country. It’s my favorite herb. This shall be my new quest. I don’t miss this year’s New York… Read More Random +&-
Buenos Aires – Quite literally, there is a divide between neighborhoods on opposite sides of the tracks. I set out originally planning to check out two places for empanadas from the Tucumán area in the northwest. I’ve been following the guidance in selecting places of both recommendations of friends and the writings of Dereck Foster,… Read More Different Sides of the Tracks
Buenos Aires – After Spanish class this morning I headed off to commune with the formerly living. Cementerio de la Recoleta is one of the most impressive cemeteries in the world. While Recoleta may be a place where a whole lot of money can buy an address, that money has little impact when it comes… Read More Bring Out Your Dead
Buenos Aires – If you were out to sell someone on moving somewhere, you’d probably emphasize all the positive aspects of life there. Things to do, things to see, the simplicity, the tranquility, the pace, the whatever it is that makes your country, city, or neighborhood an attractive place to you. Or at least that’s… Read More The Sport of Thievery
Buenos Aires – I love irony, especially when it’s enveloped in self-importance. For several months I’ve been reading, and occasionally participating in, a couple of online forums about life here. I started as a way of getting ready to come, and have continued to get tips on day-to-day life. One of the regular contributors to… Read More For Argument’s Sake
Buenos Aires – Spent the day yesterday with some new friends, a couple of young Argentine guys. It brought home a couple of interesting cultural (and probably age-related) differences. One arrived a few hours early, while we were having breakfast, he’d left the other sleeping. So we hung out and waited for the other to… Read More Design, Fashion & Wine
Buenos Aires – That’s not “wunce”, but “ohn-say”, or “11”. It’s a part of the Balvanera neighborhood that is historically the Jewish quarter of the city. I’d read enough about the area to know to expect something quite similar to the Lower East Side of New York City. Much of it is very much like… Read More Once
Buenos Aires – Several friends have asked that I share a bit about daily life other than food and wine, just to “get a feel” for Buenos Aires. On my previous visit I did a lot of the touristy stuff, and probably won’t do as much of that this time around. So first off, here’s… Read More Site (Sight?) Seeing