Showing posts with label restaurants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label restaurants. Show all posts

Monday, October 17, 2011

China girl






















In the mood for Chinese?

During the 80’s, Chinatown started to bloom in Buenos Aires. Located on a small part of the Belgrano district, between Arribeños St., Blanco Encalda St. Libertador Av. and Juramento, Chinatown is worth a visit if you’re looking for a good Chinese restaurant or if you want to buy cool objects for the kitchen, fresh ingredients and other good stuff like hot sauce, tofu, Dijon mustard, etc. And, since 2006 – like in other parts of the world – they have their typical arc :-) see?

Here are some good restaurants you may want to check out:

Todos Contentos (All happy) - Arribeños 2177

Ting Hsiang Tang - 2245 Arribeños

Palitos (Sticks) - Arribeños 2241

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Hotel Boca


















One can't be too surprised that the first soccer-inspired hotel in the world is soon to open it's doors in Buenos Aires. I mean this is arguably one of the cities with the most soccer fans in the world, so it makes sense, no? The Boca Hotel has been entirely conceived from the love of design, comfort and uhh.. Boca of course. Their internet site says "so much passion needed a rest" nicely said!


















Founded in 1905, Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca, a neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División.

Boca Juniors is one of the most successful clubs in Argentina and in the world, having won 47 official titles at the national and international level.

The hotel required an investment of 15 million USD and is located in the heart of Buenos Aires, within walking distance from 9 de Julio Avenue and a short distance from Puerto Madero, San Telmo and La Boca neighborhoods.

The luxury hotel has 17 floors with 89 suites and 7,500 square meters of surface. Indoor and outdoor pools, a themed bar, gym, spa, restaurant, convention hall and its own theme channel.

















Diego Maradona, about thirty years ago

By the way, I am a River fan! just had to say that :-)
x Mich

Thursday, August 4, 2011

winter food


















It’s not easy to define authentic Argentinean food because there is a lot of influence from European immigrants, but, if one could get close, a dish called "Puchero" would certainly be it. Yes, we all know that beef is a very Argentinian dish but except for places like India, beef is quite common everywhere in the world, really.

Puchero on the other hand, although also an adaptation of a Spanish dish, is a typical Argentinian meal, not consumed (at least not the way it's made here), in other parts of the world.

The meal consists of serving various boiled meats and vegetables that are served separately plus a soup plate.

Argentines relate this meal to their families. It is a popular, "homey" winter-ish meal, used as an excuse to get together, to talk and enjoy. There are restaurants that prepare it, although it is not very common. The Plaza hotel makes a good one, it is served on Sundays. El Globo and El Imparcial are other well known and traditional places that serve it, or you could try Jose Luis'.


How do I make Puchero?

Put some music on and serve yourself and who ever else is in the kitchen with you some wine.

Boil 5 liters of water with a little thick salt, an onion cut in 4 pieces and leek. When it boils, add 2 kilos of beef and let it slowly cook for 45 minutes.

Add two breasts of chicken, 400gr of bacon and 6 chorizos (like a kind of sausage); 5 potatoes cut in half, 5 carrots, pumpkin cut in half, 5 sweet potatoes and celery.

When you consider that there are about 7 minutes left for it to cook, boil 5 corns. In a separate pot boil chickpea which sat in water since the night before. Serve everything in a big bowl, and the broth in a separate recipient as a starter. Add angel hair pasta or rice to it and voila! you have your Puchero.

Hope you like it, and please let us know if you have tried something similar, or what is your favorite dish on a cold winter day!

Restaurants:

El Globo: Hipólito Yrigoyen 1199, Bs.As.
El Imparcial: Hipólito Yrigoyen 1201, Bs. As.
José Luis: Quintana, Av. 456, Bs. As.


Via gourmet recipe and photo.

Monday, May 30, 2011

Figuring out Palermo and what's new

Palermo is the biggest neighborhood in the city of Buenos Aires. It is divided into so many areas that it is really confusing figuring out which is which.
There are many ways to see Palermo in the map of the city of Buenos Aires but let's just figure out the Northern area: Palermo Viejo.
Palermo Viejo extends from Scalabrini Ortiz to Dorrego between Av. Santa Fe and Av. Cordoba. It used to be a typical, middle class neighborhood but it reinvented itself between 2002 and 2010 and just can't stop growing. The houses in the area got revamped, the neighborhood started to get a better look and a lot of restaurants and boutique hotels started springing up.

Palermo Hollywood is Palermo Viejo's neighbor to it's right, it stretches from J.B. Justo to Dorrego but it is North of Palermo Viejo, starting on Av. Cordoba. It has been baptized "Hollywood" because the offices of TV and movie producers and various TV channels are located there.

Palermo Soho is located to the left of J.B. Justo and starts on Av. Cordoba. It is the Buenos Aires version of NYC's Soho, full of clothing boutiques and big brands. It has home deco stores and is loaded with very nice restaurants and bars. It opens at noon but it starts getting noisier towards night time. There are a lot of boutique hotels in this area as well.

Here is some funny information: the Real Estate boom in the area has been so big that the next door neighbors of Palermo, neighborhoods Chacarita and Villa Crespo have decided to call themselves Palermo Dead and Palermo Queens respectively. More TV producers have set up their offices in Chacarita, around the cemetery therefore restaurants and coffee shops started to get established bringing life to an area that used to be "dead"! Villa Crespo is a big stretch away from Palermo, whoever thought of the name was right! Palermo Queens! getting there is like traveling from NYC into Queens. This area is known for it's outlet stores, mainly.

Hope this helps you figure out the Northern part of Palermo, and here are some new restaurants that we love in the area:


Unik - Soler St. 5132















Owned by an Argentinean architect who has lived in Paris and Shangai, Unik offers an interesting experience of sophisticated and original dishes produced by Fernando Hara, disciple of Francis Malmann. The atmosphere is hip, colorful and kind of 70's.


The Food Factory - Nicaragua St. 6055


















Simple, clean lines define this fantastic restaurant with carefully crafted dishes that satisfy the most demanding palates. They make the best blinis.


Sipan - Uriarte 1648



































Peruvian - Japanese cuisine. If you were a fan of the other Sipan located in the city's center, this one is even nicer! We love the Pulpo al Olivo and the ceviche of course.