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Pick Up The Fork

A Serious Eater's Guide to Buenos Aires and Beyond

Put on your sandwich gloves, it’s time to eat some sandwiches

Posted on June 13, 2012 24 Comments

Put on your sandwich gloves, it’s time to eat some sandwiches

Where do you go in Buenos Aires to sink your teeth into that perfect sandwich? With almost every café and restaurant serving up some sanguche of sorts, only few really do it right. The ideal sandwich needs to have at least three important components to survive in the elite world of killer sandwiches:

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Arévalo’s New Local Hot Spots: Local Restó & Casa Arévalo

Posted on May 16, 2012 11 Comments

Arévalo’s New Local Hot Spots: Local Restó & Casa Arévalo

UPDATE: LOCAL is now closed.  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 […]

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Magdalena’s Getting POKE’D Hard: POKE Restaurant’s Weekly Pop Up

Posted on May 3, 2012 14 Comments

Magdalena’s Getting POKE’D Hard: POKE Restaurant’s Weekly Pop Up

**SADLY POKE IS NOT LONGER AROUND IN BUENOS AIRES** 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 […]

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Hot Date In Buenos Aires: Perfect Date Spots For Any Occasion

Posted on April 10, 2012 16 Comments

Hot Date In Buenos Aires: Perfect Date Spots For Any Occasion

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 get-it-onnnn, here are some suggestions for that perfect date spot no matter the situation.

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La Barata del Central: Where Fruits and Vegetables Are Happy

Posted on April 4, 2012 14 Comments

La Barata del Central: Where Fruits and Vegetables Are Happy

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 […]

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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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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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