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Pick Up The Fork

A Serious Eater's Guide to Buenos Aires and Beyond

Cocina Sunae Closed Door Restaurant

Posted on March 28, 2012 7 Comments

Cocina Sunae Closed Door Restaurant

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 […]

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Best Palermo Cafés: Porota Cocina de Herencia

Posted on March 8, 2012 16 Comments

Best Palermo Cafés: Porota Cocina de Herencia

POROTA IS NOW CLOSED – 2015. This tiny kiosco-sized café may be small, but you’d be surprised to see the wide selection of deliciousness that comes out of Porota’s cozy kitchen.  Sandwiches, tartas, awesome lunch specials, creamy soups, salads, muffins, cupcakes, breads, scones, cakes, fresh *real* fruit juices – there’s very little that Porota doesn’t offer. […]

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A Very Random Round Up: Oviedo, Las Pizarras, Primavera Trujillana

Posted on March 6, 2012 13 Comments

A Very Random Round Up: Oviedo, Las Pizarras, Primavera Trujillana

Oviedo, Las Pizzaras, Primavera Trujillana.  Spanish/Mediterranean-influenced seafood, inventive Argentine fare and Peruvian culinary wonders.  These restaurants, all extremely different, don’t really have much in common except one thing: if you are looking for a great place to eat in Buenos Aires, and want a delicious meal, you can pretty much bet you’ll find it at one […]

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Big Al’s Badass Brioche Buns

Posted on March 2, 2012 13 Comments

Big Al’s Badass Brioche Buns

Guest post written by Alan Epstein aka Big Al aka Al Doggy Dogg aka The Rainmaker “My anaconda don’t want none unless you got buns hun.” – Sir Mix-A-Lot  I’ve always been impressed by Sir Mix-A-Lot’s sage-like wisdom on the importance of being selective about the buns in which you serve your meat. I’m gonna […]

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Parrillita Transeúntes

Posted on February 15, 2012 5 Comments

Parrillita Transeúntes

**Parrillita Transeúntes is sadly closed** Buenos Aires may have a plethora of colorful parrillas, but none are quite like Parrilla Transeúntes.  Coined as the “Trans Parrilla,” this meat serving establishment, sharing the same space with both a library and community center in Barracas, puts Buenos Aires on the map for one of the only restaurants in […]

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Tropical Spicy Quinoa Tabbouleh Recipe

Posted on February 6, 2012 10 Comments

Tropical Spicy Quinoa Tabbouleh Recipe

Fresh, bright, healthy, summery, this easy recipe makes the perfect warm-weathered lunch. Ever since I ordered 50 pesos worth of organic tomatoes from Tallo Verde, I’ve been choppin’ it up like a madwoman, making bowl-loads of salads.  Since tabbouleh is one of my favorite things to eat, as is quinoa, as is all things tropical, […]

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Café San Juan: Worth the Hype

Posted on February 3, 2012 13 Comments

Café San Juan: Worth the Hype

If Tony Hawk and Chef Ludo had a love baby, it would probably come out something like Leandro ‘Lele’ Cristóbal of the acclaimed Café San Juan.  Sexy Argentine celebrity mega chef, total groso in the kitchen, TV personality, reality TV show star, tattooed douche bag bad ass, and skater boy playa has made Café San Juan one of the most popular restaurants […]

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Pop Up Like It’s Hot: Pop Ups Popping Up in Buenos Aires

Posted on January 17, 2012 2 Comments

Pop Up Like It’s Hot: Pop Ups Popping Up in Buenos Aires

POP UP RESTAURANTS ARE STILL THE RAGE, BUT MANY OF THESE PARTICULAR TRANSIENT DINNERS HAVE NOT FIZZLED AND MOVED AWAY Watch out puertas cerradas, a hot younger gastronomical sister has hit the Río de la Plata. All the rage in the United States and Europe about five years ago, pop-up restaurants have finally managed to travel […]

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The Argentine Food Diaries: A Porteño Eating Challenge

Posted on January 11, 2012 42 Comments

The Argentine Food Diaries: A Porteño Eating Challenge

THE CHALLENGE:  TO EAT LIKE AN ARGENTINE, one day of consuming the most typical fare. A rundown of the most popular Argentine foods including breakfast, lunch, merienda, dinner and dessert. I asked some die-hard Argie culinary traditionalists what they ate on a daily basis, and these were the results… Disclaimer: It’s important to clarify that this is a massive generalization […]

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The Summer Guide to Eating and Drinking In The Wild Palermo Outdoors

Posted on January 2, 2012 30 Comments

The Summer Guide to Eating and Drinking In The Wild Palermo Outdoors

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, food somehow tastes better while sitting outside basking in the aire libre. The Buenos Aires dining and café scene is all about outdoor spaces, where restaurants immediately increase in stock […]

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