The Argie Challenge: Eat As The Porteños Do

Posted on January 11, 2012 by

Challenge: To eat as a local Argentine for two days.  Consume the most typical porteño fare at the best places to do so. This is my day one rundown including breakfast, lunch, merienda, dinner and dessert. Disclaimer: It’s important to clarify that while most Argies do not eat like this daily, a lot of them still do. Also, this is based on an Argentine boy diet, because as we all know, most Argentine girls don’t actually eat. Continue reading →

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Product of the Day: Pop Korn

Posted on January 5, 2012 by

Probably one of the best gifts someone could ever give me around the holidays would be one of those massive festive tins that are filled with popcorny heaven.  What’s better than stuffing your dirty finger-licked paws into a deep tub of salted, caramel and cheesy popcorns? While it’s been years since I’ve dived face first into one of those buckets of goodness, I can now somewhat fulfill that craving.  Found right in your local chino, a retro snack popular in the 80s and brought back in 2009 new product has hit the market, “Pop Korn” (yes, spelled with a K). Slowly but surely I am becoming addicted to these sweet, salty yet mildly stale popperz.

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Eating In The Wild Palermo Outdoors

Posted on January 2, 2012 by

Eating outdoors is one of those strange pleasantries in life, whether it’s an outdoor patio, rooftop terrace, quiet backyard garden or even colectivo polluted sidewalk, the food somehow tastes better while sitting outside basking in the aire libre. The Buenos Aires dining and café scene is all about that outdoor space, where restaurants immediately increase in stock value with just one outdoor table.  With the summer in full effect, it’s only fitting to take advantage of the perfect South American warm air and stake out the best Buenos Aires restaurants with outside seating areas.  Since it’s difficult for me to leave the tiny bubble of Palermo, here’s my rundown of the best spots in the barrio.

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My New Favorite Brunch: Hernán Gipponi Restaurant in Fierro Hotel

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

For those looking to indulge in an extra special, extravagant brunch, skip the Faena, Park Hyatt or Alvear hotels and instead boutique it up at Hernán Gipponi’s restaurant, inside the Fierro Hotel.  After two visits this past month, it’s fair to say that H 2-da G has become my new go-to brunch spot in Buenos Aires. Just be prepared for serious bruncheando biznass: this elegant multiple course brunch is the real deal.  Continue reading →

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Flirk Down The Pork

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

One of my hobbies is tracking my website stats, to see what the cool kids are typing into google these days, and how they find this silly Buenos Aires food blog.  After months of schizophrenically laughing about hundreds of terms to myself, it’s time to share the pure google-search gold.  For this first post on the topic, it’s only fitting to start with some blog title search fails. Almost, but not quite… Continue reading →

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The Great Blogger Cookie Swap: Salted Caramel Brownie Pillow Cookies

Posted on December 12, 2011 by

This year I participated in the Great Blogger Cookie Swap where I exchanged three dozen cookies with local Argentine bloggers.  What is a cookie swap, might you ask?  Here’s how it works: participants need to sign up (it’s free), shortly after each participant gets an e-mail with the address of three bloggers in your city, then needs to bake three dozen cookies (the same original recipe) and mail a dozen to each of your matches.   Originally only open to US and Canadian BLOGGAS, some very talented locals managed to convince enough of us to participate to get Buenos Aires on the ticket! Continue reading →

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Spring Recipe: My Favorite Chopped Salad

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

This is honestly my favorite salad ever.  Packed with fresh veggies, healthy, crispy, delicious.  I’ve said this many times before, if you can boil water and have the patience to chop a shitload of vegetables, you can make this salad (or a variation of it). The key? High quality vegetables.  This recipe replaces my old favorite chopped salad recipe. Here’s how to make it: Continue reading →

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The Great: MARFA Delivery

Posted on December 3, 2011 by

The day I discovered Marfa marked a great day in my Buenos Aires history.  June 2010: The Rio de la Plata parted and Moses appeared holding a broccoli and red pepper veggie burger.  This delivery food service, open for lunch and dinner, makes a killing offering a healthy-ish menu of bomb salads, sandwiches, veggie burgers, wraps, soups and a few special platos.  Always consistently good, after ordering at least once per week, I’ve still never disliked anything I’ve ordered. Continue reading →

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Product Of The Day: The Cupcake Factory

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

In the past two years, there has been an explosion of cupcakes in Buenos Aires.  Combine this trend with a delivery-crazed culture and you get The Cupcake Factory.  Offering about 15 flavors of cupcakes, mini cupcakes, cheesecake and the newest hotness CAKE-POPS, this delivery service brings a bunch of sweetness right to your door.   Continue reading →

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Villa Crespo Is The Hotness: Best Restaurants in Villa Crespo

Posted on November 26, 2011 by

Villa Crespo is the new Palermo, except much cooler, and has been for some time.  Venture off to the VC for some restaurants that are two thumbs up fine holiday fun. Here is my rundown of the best that Palermo Queens (what a ridiculously invented name) has to offer. Continue reading →

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