Archive for the ‘Restaurants’ Category
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
Buenos Aires is a city with a very European feel to it. One can get a glimpse of Paris on one corner, and in another section, very Italian architecture. There is complete recall in the charm and grace of these cultured people.
Below is an excerpt of a travelogue of my ...
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Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
Just outside downtown Buenos Aires lies the Puerto Madero district, where early-20th-century waterfront warehouses have been converted into fashionable restaurants.
It’s a good place to follow the traveler’s lunch rule of getting away from the office for good food and local color.
At the iconic Cabana Las Lilas, famous for steaks produced ...
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Monday, November 1st, 2010
November 2010 marks the opening of Gaucho's flagship international restaurant in the Middle East's cosmopolitan hotspot, Beirut. Bringing the best in Argentine food with the sophisticated glamour of Buenos Aires, Gaucho is the ultimate dining destination.
Located at Phoenix Tower in Minet El Hosn, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, Gaucho Beirut is ...
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Thursday, October 14th, 2010
It's not so much why go to Buenos Aires as why go home! Buenos Aires is filled with people who planned on staying for a couple of months, and just never got on that return flight (myself included). It's a rare city that manages to make well-traveled people fall in ...
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Monday, October 4th, 2010
Herald on Sunday rating: 3 1/2 out of 5
Address: 234 Jervois Rd, Herne Bay
Phone: (09) 360 0678
Website: buenosairesrestaurant.co.nz
Open: Tuesday-Saturday from 5.30pm; Sunday 11.30am-4pm
Ambience: Not yet
Vegetarians: Thoughtful options
Watch out for: Headlights
Bottom line: Meaty bites
THE BILL
- $275 for three
- Entrees: $6-$15
- Mains: $27-$33
- Desserts: $11-$15
They're fond of their meat in Argentina. When ...
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Friday, August 27th, 2010
This month, I paid $8 to watch a dyed-blonde Julia Roberts prance across the globe, draped in what can only be described as prototypes from J. Crew’s “Ashrams and Anchors” line.
And then, a week later, I did it again.
I freely admit that the five hours I spent watching “Eat Pray ...
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Monday, August 23rd, 2010
I am about to make a dinner reservation, except that I don’t know where I’ll be eating. I’ve been told that once I book a table the location will be revealed. What is certain: I will be eating at one of the “puertas cerradas,’’ or closed-door restaurants, that are the ...
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Monday, August 2nd, 2010
For years people decried Buenos Aires as a largely vegetable-free metropolis. Even today — despite a slew of breathless articles proclaiming it the new global veggie hot spot — the Paris of the South is still a rough place to find roughage. But it is possible. Herewith, eight tips for ...
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Monday, July 19th, 2010
Belinda Jackson shares tips on fossicking, feasting and lapping up the good life in Argentina's cosmopolitan capital.
STAY
Budget
Maggie's B&B is easy on design but up there for location and, of course, there's a dance studio on-site, from $US40/double (Santiago del Estero 145, Congreso, 4381 9153, www.tangofocus.com). Livian Guest House is a ...
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
Unlike the States, where pesky codes and laws interrupt the dreams of gourmets with culinary skills but no official space, Buenos Aires and its bribe-friendly approach to these matters means that anyone who wants to can give restauranteering a shot. A wet dream for chefs, foodies, and trend-piece writers, puerta ...
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