This is a pretty big claim. No, I have not been everywhere in the world, but I cannot imagine it gets any better than Buenos Aires. I had sampled a few ice creams at various small shops in the Palermo neighborhood. It was all delicious. Then I was told which places are considered to be […]
Screw You And Your Cubierto
I am used to paying cubierto at restaurants in Buenos Aires. I don’t even mind that much. Cubierto is the cover/ service charge for dining at a restaurant. You are essentially paying for the privilege of siting at a table and getting service, and you usually get a basket of bread. In Buenos Aires, it […]
My Delicious Splurge in Buenos Aires
Okay, so this is not a splurge by most people’s standards. But with my $1000 a month budget, Buenos Aires is hard for a girl, especially a girl who loves good food. And I’m not talking about pizza and empanadas. When I say good food, I mean creative, reasonably healthy, and something you could classify […]
Russian Cocaine in Buenos Aires?
I went to my first “Argentine party.” It was a party for an Argentine who graduated from law school. This post is not about the random guitar/ singing that broke out for hours in the overly-crowded living room (including some Guns ‘n Roses). This post is not about the massive consumption of Fernet and Coke […]
Aussies and Empanadas
After my first Argentine cooking class, I was hooked and wanted to try another one during my stay in Buenos Aires. I came across Cooking with Teresita and signed up for her empanadas class. At the time I booked the class, I did not realize the class was in a suburb called Adrogue. Another day […]
Day Tripping: Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
After stressing about my first poorly planned border run and then recovering enough to remind myself that it would not be the end of the world if this was not the greatest day of my life, the big day arrived. Early wake up call. For the 8am ferry, Jeff and I had to be at […]
Beautiful Palace + Wine + Delicious Pizza = A Regular Night in BA
You may be getting tired of hearing about my wine and pizza stories. But this one has something more. Add a beautiful palace, and now it’s a NEW story. (For the record, I do not drink wine and eat pizza every day. But when I do, I like to write about it.) I was hoping […]
My Little Wine Experiment: Can You Tell the Difference?
I have been to several wine tastings in Buenos Aires. After attending a tasting specifically for cheap wines, I got the idea to host a “blind” wine tasting. Basically, you don’t know which wine you are drinking or how much it costs. The goal of my little experiment was to see if people really can […]
The Most Gluttonous Night of My Life… So Far
I have outdone myself. I have had moments of gluttony before. There was the all-you-can-eat buffet at the Bellagio in Vegas where I was determined to taste every dessert (I believe there were at least 10). There were those annual feasts around Christmas-time with my friends from college when we would spend an evening indulging […]
Meeting Expats and Drinking Wine at 0800 Vino
Back home in Columbus, Ohio, I was a big fan of wine tastings or really any event that was an excuse to try new wines. I miss my girls nights and my book club nights, especially for the good company. I have discovered my place for good wine and good company in Buenos Aires. My […]