Buenos Aires – To my New York friends, I look forward to reports on the new “Buenos Aires” restaurant in the East Village. The meat, obviously, will have to be different, as I don’t believe Argentine beef is brought into the U.S., at least not in any quantity. This report from Andrea Strong over at… Read More Argentina hits The Big Apple?
Buenos Aires – There is no proverb that goes “Beware three wise men bearing gifts.” It’s one of those lines that lives, in one form or another similar to that, somewhere in our, or at least my, hindbrain. Not that it’s the last time that three wise men showed up anywhere with gifts in hand,… Read More Beware…
Buenos Aires – Friday, we spent most of the day indoors – the heavens were pouring rain, and we thought my friend Bill was arriving to spend part of his vacation with us (turned out it was 11:30 at night, not in the morning) – so when the rain finally died down, we were ready… Read More Fancied up Parrilla
Buenos Aires – You’d think with all the time I spend exploring and writing I wouldn’t have time to read anything, but it just ain’t so. A lot of my reading gets done while sitting on colectivos rocketing around the city, much of it while having coffee or over lunch (only, of course, when I’m… Read More On Blogging and Modern Art
Buenos Aires – Salsa Llajwa is sometimes known as the Bolivian National Hot Sauce. I first encountered it at a restaurant in Palermo, and it was so delicious that I’d asked the manager of the restaurant what was in it. He described it as containing the Peruvian herb huacatay and the Bolivian herb quirquiña, blended… Read More Llajwa – Weekend Herb Blogging
Liniers – We’re still getting ready for the upcoming fiesta, Henry’s niece’s 15th birthday. It’s starting to involve lots of things with glitter and shiny blue and silver stuff, and not that I don’t like that sort of thing, occasionally I see the need to rein it in a little – Henry had covered the… Read More Zona Boliviana
Buenos Aires – It’s not often that I don’t tip a waiter. I worked for too many years in the restaurant world in the U.S. and I know what waiters go through, and I know it’s how they make their living. Even here, in a country where they’re paid a “living wage” and tipping is… Read More Here’s a Tip – Service
Buenos Aires – Whew! One last posting involving Uruguay for the moment, and then on to a couple of new Chinese restaurants, just for something different. The photo, by the way, was sent to me this morning by Ana Pizzorno, it’s me and Carlos Pizzorno tasting through their wines. I get asked regularly what going… Read More Stir-Fry of Various and Sundry