Shooting up Confitería Norte
Some photos from my recent shoot at Confitería Norte on Vicente Lopez in Recoleta. Hopefully I will try all of these soooooon!
Panadería y Confitería Armenia: My Favorite Scala Ortiz Armenian Joint
Lately I have been on an Armenian binge, which has brought me almost daily to that same couple of blocks (1200-1400?) of Scalabrini Ortiz in Palermo Viejo which are so packed with Armenian markets, restaurants and specialty food stores. Hands-down my favorite little place is Panadería y Confitería Armenia, a bakery specializing in phyllo-wrapped, nutty little…
Korean Comfort-Soup at Casa Feliz
Seem like I have been uncharacteristically ALL about Korean food the past few weeks? That’s because I have… Snapping photos of Korean dishes and trying to identify the ingredients therein, I’m helping out a reporter friend of mine who is currently working on an article about the Top 5 Korean Restaurants in B.A. It should…
Sinko Cafe: A Korean event venue with spice
Looking for a funky venue for an upcoming birthday, bat mitzvah, quinceañera? Party hard Korean-style at Sinko Cafe in Flores! The place is gigantic and easy to decorate, with a capacity grand enough to wine and dine the passengers and crew of the Titanic or the population of a moderately sized country. Owned by the…
Buffalo Wings at Casa Bar
Looking for spicy buffalo wings in B.A.? Casa Bar has got’em! Made with real Frank’s Hot Sauce and served with a side of real ranch dressing, this is one of those all too few cases in which picante on an Argentine bar food menu actually does mean spicy. I ordered my alitas (winglets) half rebozadas (breaded and fried) and half picante (drenched in…
La Peca: Great (and cheap!) local pizza joint and meet-up spot in Palermo
Monday night found a friend and I disappointedly smoking a cigarette outside a very obviously closed Thai restaurant named Phuket in Palermo, one which we were hoping to visit as part of our research into the Top 5 Southeast Asian restaurants in Buenos Aires for an article she was writing and which I was taking…
Bo-Sung Restaurant, Koreatown, Flores
In a city where the search for authentic pho or pad thai is a lost cause, Korean barbecue (the real deal) is actually available and within reach. Carabobo Avenue, located in the southern region of the Flores district, is the primary artery of Buenos Aires’s Barrio Coreano, home to the 20,000 Koreans inhabiting Buenos Aires, and a hub for Korean businesses…
Buller Brewing Company: Finally Some Real Beer in BsAs
When friends suggest meeting me at my apartment and walking to a bar for the first drink of the night before hopping on the 110 to Palermo, I rarely have ideas to contribute. That’s because Recoleta isn’t the best place to start the night; the bars are yuppy and the clubs (which mostly play things…
CASA MUN: A CLOSED-DOOR, OPEN-KITCHEN EXPERIENCE
Making a reservation at Casa Mun is surrendering yourself to Chef Mun’s world, becoming friends with him on facebook, entering his home, meeting his dogs. The night started out with a champagne reception, my friend and I and 12 other lucky guests gathering and mingling in the hall of the chef’s Palermo/Villa Crespo loft, the ground floor…
An Afternoon at El Alamo
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!”…
That Best Bite 