Restaurant reviews – the opinions expressed are solely my own. Often, though it will appear that they’re based on a single visit, they’re based on more than one. And I’m willing to hear from folks who disagree – I do know that restaurants, including my own, have their off days.
Buenos Aires – When Barrio Chino first sprang up over in Belgrano East, it was predominately Taiwanese. Over time, other Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans moved into the neighborhood, creating an international Asian community. However, the Taiwanese have continued to exert the strongest influence, and gradually the other groups moved to their own locales. In the… Read More Bargain Korean… Not
Buenos Aires – First off, thanks to all who sent Henry good wishes, he’s out of the hospital, doing well, and staying with me until he’s back on his feet. The aforementioned hospital (a couple days ago) pumped two last units of whole blood into him, removed his IV and told him to go home… Read More No New York Deli
Buenos Aires – Not the pants, but the Chinese. Specifically, the Taiwanese, who settled the eastern part of the Belgrano neighborhood long ago. The area is known as Barrio Chino, or Chinatown. It is predominately a residential area, just north and east of the Belgrano “C” train station, and easy to get to by train,… Read More Chinos
Buenos Aires – The area I wandered into last night in search of Vietnamese food looked charming, so I thought I’d return during the day. I found myself in SoHo, Palermo SoHo that is, but much the same as the one in New York, this is the current chi-chi name for this section of Palermo… Read More Kafta-esque
Buenos Aires – Back in the big city and I had this hankering for some spicy food. I’d heard there was a reasonably authentic Vietnamese restaurant in Palermo and set out on the apparent 15 minute walk from home. It turned out closer to half an hour and truly unfortunately has been replaced by a… Read More Dragon Fire
Buenos Aires – That seems to be the question on several of my friends’ lips, as I don’t seem to be eating steak four meals a day. There is a myth that beef for breakfast, lunch, second lunch, and dinner is how the porteños eat. And, as a tourist, I have no doubt that has… Read More Where’s the Beef?
Buenos Aires – The aforementioned drizzle kept myself and my guests in for most of the weekend. For the most part it was two days of television, reading, and me playing in the kitchen. We did venture out briefly on Saturday. Here’s a picture of Henry whom I’ve mentioned in several posts. The young lady… Read More Weekend Stews
Buenos Aires – The off and on drizzle continues here, my houseguests have been asleep for nearly 12 hours, and I’ve decided that reviewing needs reviewing. Maybe it was seeing The Simpsons episode this week where Homer becomes a food critic (great fun by the way). More likely because Anu Garg sent me his weekly… Read More The Critic