Archive for the ‘Restaurants’ Category
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Toro Dorado
Grilled, Argentinian
Spuistraat 3D, 1012 SP, Amsterdam
top quality Argentinean restaurant, Toro Dorado is one of the most exclusive grill spots in Amsterdam, located in the centre of city and just a few minutes walking distance from the Central Railway Station. Only the best Aberdeen Angus Beef is served, selected from ...
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
IT was over a bowl of delicious, spicy-sweet peanut soup with pesto made from huacatay, or Andean black mint, that I realized the vegetarian diner was now perfectly welcome in Buenos Aires. As a vegetarian traveling in a country where beef takes center stage, I expected my meals to be ...
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Why (in Part) People Love Buenos Aires
I was there for two days, only — my first trip. While it was sort of obvious which parillas — essentially restaurants specializing in grilled meats — not to go to, it was more difficult to determine which ones were going to be worth ...
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Sunday, February 21st, 2010
One of the privileges of a writer’s life—especially if he or she has no children, no pets and a spouse who loves to travel—is the ability to “up sticks,” as the British used to say, and move elsewhere. Longtime readers may recall reading about just such forays of mine—to Piedmont ...
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Friday, February 19th, 2010
Despite economic hardships in recent years, Buenos Aires's allure remains undiminished for American travelers looking for the romance of Paris made affordable by the weak Argentine peso.
Tourism has flourished in Argentina's capital with a bevy of new boutique hotels along the vibrant Puerto Madero waterfront and new developments by star ...
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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
The column I wrote recently regarding Chilean cuisine, and Valparaiso restaurant, where some of this authentic and attractive food can be discovered, seems to have opened a door whereby more information regarding South America food is requested.
I have long claimed that Buenos Aires is filling up with an unceasing series ...
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Saturday, January 30th, 2010
CONTEMPORARY Argentine history is a roller coaster of financial booms and cracks, set to gripping political soap operas. But through all the highs and lows, one thing has remained constant: Buenos Aires’s graceful elegance and cosmopolitan cool. This attractive city continues to draw food lovers, design buffs and party people ...
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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Empanadas and a relaxed atmosphere are highlights at Max's on High Street
There has been an Indian restaurant on Little Italy's main street for years, so why not a gourmet Argentine carryout and coffeehouse? Max's Empanadas moved into a storefront location where a couple of Italian delis have come and gone, ...
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Sunday, December 27th, 2009
"Run!" my paragliding tandem partner yelled. So I ran -- toward the edge of a cliff in central Argentina.
"Run faster, or you'll. . . . " an onlooker shouted, unable to finish that dreadful sentence. I sprinted harder, my partner harnessed to me from behind, following me. The cliff's edge ...
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Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
The classic architecture of Buenos Aires is continually compared to that of Madrid, Rome and, most frequently, Paris, yet it is its neighborhoods that give the city its unique identity. That was our opinion after a few days of navigating its wide boulevards and expansive plazas, then ducking into its ...
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