Buenos Aires – For four days this week in Buenos Aires, and then four days the first week of November in San Miguel de Tucumán, members of the trade, press, and public have the opportunity to sample the wares of seventeen top producers of Malbec. Experiencia Malbec is just that, a chance to experience Argentina’s… Read More The Malbec Experience 1
Buenos Aires – Petanque balls, that is. And maybe a few others. We headed over to San Telmo yesterday for the weekly antiques fair and flea market, only to discover that the major open air portion wasn’t operating. Presidential election day and all that. But we did a little wandering through the indoor shops and… Read More The French have Balls
Buenos Aires – I love waking up to good news. Really and truly. And this is the second time this has happened to me in the last five years. Not the waking up to good news part, but the particulars. About a dozen years ago I used to write restaurant reviews for a small newspaper… Read More The Great Ice Cream Hunt
Buenos Aires – We were sitting in a little corner cafe (Manjares, Charcas 2802) having lunch yesterday. For me that meant a reasonably interesting sandwich of bondiola, cheese, hard-boiled egg, lettuce and tomato on pan árabe, which is what passes for pita bread here. For Henry, pollo a la naranja, being a huge fan of… Read More Literature and Tango
Buenos Aires – Tuesday was one of those glorious spring days with glowing blue sky, bright sunshine, and air that almost seemed clear (not an easy feat in a heavily trafficked city like this). We didn’t feel like working on the apartment anymore, and left a round of painting the garden walls for later in… Read More A Couple of Italians
Buenos Aires – Disclaimer: This is not food and wine related. You’ll manage. I can’t decide whether to have a minor crisis or not. Which probably means I shouldn’t bother. It didn’t keep me up last night. But I did keep thinking about it. We watched The Muppets Take Manhattan last night (in Spanish –… Read More The Rainbow Connection
Buenos Aires – Just some random notes on recent dining spots, not full reviews, but I’d hate to have you think I’ve been slacking in the eating department. Rico Chimbote II – a little hole in the wall somewhere along Azcuénaga enroute to the Belgrano furniture district, and you don’t need the address because you… Read More Random catch-up notes
Buenos Aires – I found this review of a local bar that left me laughing from the juxtaposition of the various clientele: This “underground” bar located in what used to be the transvestite red light district of Buenos Aires, congregates a bizarre mix of people, you may find there local reality TV fallen stars, artistry… Read More Dance, dance, dance