I recently journeyed to Palermo in seek of the honest truth about a legendary, little-old-lady run Mexican joint named La Cupertina, which supposedly once put out some of the best empanadas, humitas, locro (meat and corn stew). The rumors, sadly, are true. It is, in fact, closed and in place of the authentic little 12-peso-a-bowl joint is yet another…
I will always think of El Alamo first and foremost as a grimy, packed, frat-like sausage-fest where, in exchange for the cheap and inevitable intoxication brought on by the beloved Damas gratis (Chicks drink free) policy, ladies need to endure a constant wave of denim crotches pushing up against them, greasy Facundos and Alejandros calling out “Ajjj, te quiero!”…
La Fabrica del Taco is a cute little Mexican restaurant in Palermo. Their drinks are great; their tacos hit the spot. The tortillas were fresh and moist, the meat tender and juicy and the seasoning wasn´t bad either. Apparently the place is a popular one as we saw a line form and gradually lengthen just after…
Wandering across Tierra Santa (Holy Land), a Bible-based theme park in the outskirts of Nowheresville, Buenos Aires, I learned a lot about Jesus Cristo. Nothing puts me in the mood for shish-kebabs more than life-size statues of Our Lord + Savior on the verge of being stabbed by the spear of a pissed-off looking Roman dude with…
Sandwiches de miga are the perfect cheap lunch-time snack ubiquitous in Buenos Aires. Incredibly light and airy crustless, double-layered, 5-bite, white-bread sandwiches often made with ham and one other ingredient. Both of these cost me about $1 dollar and gave me the perfect mid-day boost of energy I needed after class without weighing me down. People…
Rotiseria Vegetariana Tucuman, also referred to simply as “The Veggie Place” by TEFL alums more experienced in the artform of finding good food cheap and fast in the Micro Centro during lunch-breaks or between classes, is a spot where one can mix-and-match between over 50 different dishes (a mix of traditional Argentinian with Southeast Asian and Chinese)…
Overstimulated, overtired, running around Tecnopolis, trying to soak in as much of this infinitesimal exhibit as you possibly can before you leave? Brain and body need a rest? Head over to the Simple & Sana on Puerto Francisco Moreno in the middle of the Tierra Section for a delicious Licuado de fruta mixta (mixed fruit smoothy). Mine had berries, banana, pineapple…
“Dulce de puente” ice cream at Puerto Madero. For finally finding a substantial body of water, which I need close to me no matter where I live, I decided to reward myself with some dulce de leche ice cream from a nearby heladaria. It was creamy and delicious, sweet with an almost-burnt caramel toffee flavor…
A 15 minute walk from my classes in El Centro is the picturesque waterfront barrio of Puerto Madero and not far from it is this avenida lined with yellow box-parrilladas with oh-so-fragrant charcoal smoke tumbling out the windows. It’s a place where men of both working and business class grab a fistful of napkins and roll up their…
Ok yes, I miss the dark, gloomy, shiny Irish pubs of Boston. A lot. I miss stools and flat screen TV´s with sports on constantly. And I miss whiskey. So when I saw a sign which read “Sullivan´s” hanging from a not-too-shabby-looking little place in Palermo Viejo, I absolutely had to go in and ask…
That Best Bite 