Living in Palermo Hollywood, it seems like there are multiple restaurants popping up on a monthly basis. Although I find most of them a massive disappointment, there was one in particular that I happily and anxiously awaited the grand opening. The master chef couple Estefanía Di Benedetto and Matías Kyriazis, the culprits behind Paraje Arevalo (the restaurant that I wanted to bring me to a telo and make me pregnant), bring us their newest heavily anticipated spot: Local. Continue reading
Coffee lovers look no further, your days of disappointed watered-down, milk bathed, sugar roasted cortados are over. Full City Coffee House in Chacarita is the absolute real deal, serving their own brand of high quality Colombian coffee and becoming one of the best spots in Buenos Aires for a cup of the good stuff. Continue reading
It was a sad day in the life of many spice fiend Palermo-ers when POKE delivery retired their bicycle and ended their delivery-only service. A single tear dropped on that perfectly cupped iceberg lettuce wrap as I said a sad goodbye to POKE, one of (if not THE) best delivery foods in Buenos Aires. But praise be the heavens, POKE Restaurant came back with a vengeance, popping up every Wednesday night to take over the kitchen at Magdalena’s Party in Palermo. Serving mouthjizzing, flavor packed spicy food, POKE is now becoming a Wednesday night staple in the Buenos Aires eating scene. Continue reading
Hearty, cheap, healthy and filling, that’s why Minestrone is always my go-to soup when the weather gets cold. Super easy to make, it’s like the soup that keeps on giving: if you are running out of soupy liquid, just add more chicken stock and tomato puré, if you need more hearty goodness, chop up more vegetables, add more beans and boil up some more pasta. Alternate adding these additions and your soup quantity will stay at a stagnant half full for the good portion of the cold winter months. While this recipe might not be the traditional way to make Minestrone, it’s an easy one pot vegetable-packed wonder that doesn’t entail using any type of food processor or immersion blender. Continue reading
Sometimes I like to Sandra Lee my way around a recipe, semi-shamefully taking unMarthalike shortcuts when it comes to baking. While self-righteous cooks may get a major stinkfacecaradeculo at the blasphemous thought of using boxed brownie mix, here’s a way to pimp out pre-packaged brownies and play it off like it’s 100% homemade. The secret? Salt, dulce de leche, underbaking and getting baked. Continue reading
Unwrap the romance-enhanced clichés, drown yourself in a pungent nose-stinging cologne and practice your sexy O faces in the mirror because it’s DATE NIGHT! Whether it’s a first date, last date, secret date, or a date where you are looking to impress, here are some suggestions for that perfect date spot, all aimed to *enhance* your chance of sealing the deal by the end of the night. Continue reading
They have the breakfast burrito and the breakfast sandwich, what about the breakfast empanada? Fill it with whatever tickles your breakfast fancy, here is just another way to reinvent the Argentine favorite. Argie-fying my Yanqui ways, that’s what I call a cultural exchange. Continue reading
Horrah! At last! A cheap way to stock up on fresh fruits and vegetables without romper-ing my orto. With soaring food costs in Buenos Aires, it’s extremely rare to find a verdulería that uses high quality ingredients while charging affordable prices. La Barata del Central is my new obsession, delivering a massive box filled with happy (and cheap) produce galore, coming directly from BA’s market mecca, Mercado Central. Continue reading
Crazies & Pervs + Google = PURE GOOGLE KEYWORD GOLD. I’ve already shared some of the hilarious fails for those who search for some variation of “Pick Up The Fork” but now comes the real amusement: Google Search Keywords. *In no way are these made up, nor exaggerated, just copied and pasted off of my website stats page during the past few months. I really couldn’t come up with this shit if I tried.
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There’s a reason puerta cerrada Cocina Sunae has been written up in international and local publications, Chef Christina Sunae has been featured on El Gourmet channel, and it’s become one of the most well known closed door restaurants in Buenos Aires: flavor-packed, well executed Southeast Asian food. It’s not difficult to do a search and finds tons of positive reviews, but I thought I’d jump on the wagon (or off the wagon?) and give my own take on the Cocina Sunae closed door experience. Continue reading
