Posted in Food on 14. Jul, 2011
Have you been craving some bagels while in Buenos Aires? Can’t seem to find any of high quality? Look no further to QuieroBagel.com, a Bagel Delivery service. Quiero Bagel delivers to the entire city with 24 hours notice.
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Posted in Food, Restaurants on 13. Jul, 2011
Photo Credit: © Rodrigo Ruiz Ciancia / ro200000.com
What: Casa Mun
Where: Address Provided Day Before Reservation
When: Every Saturday, Reservation Required
Price: 195$AR
Of all the Closed Door Restaurant options that have been springing up in Buenos Aires over the last couple years, Casa Mun has become one of the most popular and for good reason.
Casa Mun serves Asian/California cuisine and is run by Chef Mun who studied under celebrity Chef Makota Okuwa (who has appeared 13 times on the Food Network’s hit television show, Iron Chef America) at his beloved Sashi in Manhattan Beach, California and received formal culinary training at the Sushi Chef Institute.
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Posted in Food, Restaurants on 27. Jun, 2011
The Office: Arévalo 3031, Las Cañitas, Buenos Aires
There comes a time where one craves a damn good burger. In Buenos Aires, a good burger is hard to come by. Sure, making the random trip to Burger King or McDonald’s is sufficient for some, but most of us are looking for more.
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Posted in Food, Restaurants on 29. Mar, 2011
Every Gringo, especially from the US, is going to get a craving for some good Mexican food down here in Buenos Aires. There is actually a pretty decent selection of Mexican food in Buenos Aires if you know where to look and its getting more popular every year, resulting in new restaurant openings.
Mexican restaurants will also satisfy a Gringo’s craving for spicy food, as many of the restaurants have a solid selection of hot sauces and salsas.
The following Mexicans restaurants are places I have personally eaten at and can give an honest opinion about. I hope to explore more Mexican restaurants in Buenos Aires, but this should give everyone a good list of places to check out. Enjoy!!
Posted in Food, Restaurants on 16. Feb, 2011
Well, here ya go. A giant list of 25 of the best parrillas in Buenos Aires. The goal of this guide is to provide you with a list that is quick and easy to view all in one convenient place. You will see some familiar names on this list and others you will never of heard of. The Parrillas here provide many options depending on in what price range you are looking to spend and what atmosphere you would like to dine in.
The Price ranges are listed as $$$$$$ being the most expensive and $ being the least expensive.
Posted in Food on 10. Dec, 2010
If anyone has been in Buenos Aires for a while, they will come to realize spicy food can be hard to come by. Not too hard, as there is an ever growing selection of Mexican restaurants and also a few Indian restaurants. But there are not too many options to spice up your own food other than buying some overpriced Tabasco Sauce in a Coto.
Thankfully two young Gringos from Washington DC, Mark and Kevin spent a month on an organic farm in Argentina learning how to make hot sauce and have brought their skills to Buenos Aires. Their creation is La Boca Roja which they are currently selling now!
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Posted in Food, Restaurants on 19. Oct, 2010
For many expats living in Buenos Aires, the day comes when they realize something is missing. What could that thing be? Pepperoni Pizza of course. In a city that seems to have its fair selection of different Italian meats, Pepperoni seems nowhere to be found. There may be good reason for this, as Pepperoni is more of an Italian-American (North American) invention. But still, its Pepperoni!! It shouldn’t be THAT hard to find! Us expats from the states are so accustomed to Pepperoni on our pizza that it is crazy to imagine a pizzeria not offering it. Most first time expats will order a Calabresa pizza thinking it is Pepperoni, only to find the taste of Calabresa is not up to par.
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Posted in Food on 25. Mar, 2010
There’s no denying that food is central to our existence, and not just in the sense that you die if you don’t eat it! For many of us, eating great food, talking about food, and bragging to our friends about the amazing restaurant we just discovered forms a large part of our weekly activities. Expat life in general and Buenos Aires in particular can be problematic on this front, because it’s sometimes hard to get your favorite foods here. In fact it’s not unheard of for expats who move here expecting to stay a long time cutting their stay short because of ‘the food issue’ (granted, they’re usually vegetarians).
Without further ado, here are five foods that you might miss while you’re in Buenos Aires, along with some suggestions for how you can get what it is that you want.
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Posted in Food on 18. Feb, 2010
Empanadas are a funny thing. I had eaten my fair share of hand-holdable meat pies and pasties before setting foot on the southern part of this fair continent. So the first time someone explained them to me, my reaction was something like “so they’re essentially mincemeat in a bit of pastry…and that’s a national dish? Is this some kind of joke?”
But of course, it’s impossible to live or even travel in Argentina without resorting to the occasional four-or-five-empanada lunch, or two-or-three-empanada snack (not embracing them would seriously limit your convenience food options), and little by little I’ve developed such an affection for them that I can’t go more than two days without one. I’m a convert.
Let’s go back to the start though. What is an empanada?
Posted in Food on 10. Feb, 2010
One thing that could be difficult when you are in Buenos Aires is trying to get some food delivered to your home when your Spanish isn’t quite up to par yet. Its one thing to try and communicate with your limited Spanish face to face; its a whole other animal trying to speak Spanish on the phone. All you want is a dozen Empanadas delivered to your door but you don’t understand anything the guy is saying on the other end of the phone!!
While the only way you are going to get better at your Spanish is to practice as much as you can and that includes speaking on the phone, some days it just isn’t in you. Thankfully, Empanadas companies like Gourmet have started to include online ordering on their websites.
While only available at a few select locations, online ordering is destined to be the norm at all of Gourmet’s locations. Give it a try!!
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