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 It turned out closer to half an hour and truly unfortunately has been replaced by a… Read More Dragon Fire
La Plata – Welcome to the capitol of Buenos Aires! What? I thought Buenos Aires was the capitol you say? Time for a short geography/political lesson. Buenos Aires is the name of one of Argentina’s 23 provinces. La Plata (let’s make that “Silver City”) is the provincial capitol. The “autonomous city of Buenos Aires” was… Read More Silver Lining
Our ability to accessorize is what sets us apart from others. Buenos Aires – If I ever needed verification that I’m living in another culture it was making it to the gym this morning. Porteños, well no, porteñas in particular, are known for their fashion sense. So there I was in my running pants and… Read More Fashion, always fashion
Buenos Aires – On waking up I had that delightful leaden feel of having eaten my body weight in cholesterol. Noticing too that I have been adding a few centimeters to my center section, I decided it was time to get back to working out. So I wandered down the block to the gym that’s… Read More Exercise and all that
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
Buenos Aires – It’s a rainy day here and I’m catching up on some reading and some thoughts that have been simmering in the back of my mind… The New York Times Magazine recently had a piece (well okay, it was back on May 1st, but I just read it) on the issue of Picky… Read More Picky Eaters