Francis Mallmann, Argentina's top chef. Photo: Seven Fires: Grilling the Argentine Way The mild-mannered man, wearing knee-high brown leather boots and a soft brown jacket, his thinning gray hair covered by a brown wool cap, lifts gargantuan hunks of...
Posted by SpiceLines on July 19, 2011 7:11 PM
A butcher in the Mendoza market displays a hefty side of pork. He also sells smaller cuts of meat such as sausages and costillas, or ribs, as well as chivito, or baby goat. I’m a market junkie. Here are...
Posted by SpiceLines on July 14, 2011 10:30 AM
Zucchini blossoms are delicate and taste ever so slightly of baby squash. A simple batter of flour and club soda maintains their "lightness of being" when fried. Argentina was full of surprises. One of them was how much Francis...
Posted by SpiceLines on June 8, 2011 3:29 PM
In San Martin, Juan Carlos de la Torre, an oenologist who makes organic wine from his own grapes, opens a vat to check the fermentation process in his backyard. We went to San Martin to visit a maker of...
Posted by SpiceLines on June 4, 2011 11:35 AM
Gremolata--an Italian condiment made of parsley, garlic and lemon zest--turns freshly caught trout into a delicious and super-easy supper. Olive oil-mashed potatoes are a tasty accompaniment. A confession: I don’t like trout. I especially don’t like it smoked. Even...
Posted by SpiceLines on May 31, 2011 9:52 AM
Lunch in La La Land: At the Rincon Atamisque, guests linger under the trees drinking wine while trout caught in the owner's pond is cooked to order. We heard this again and again as we drifted through the Valle...
Posted by SpiceLines on May 28, 2011 7:16 PM
Palermo’s Jardin Botanico Carlos Thays holds over 5000 types of plants, shrubs and trees. Some exotic specimens inhabit another world where they can just be glimpsed through the splotched and speckled glass of a decaying 19th-century winter house. Don’t...
Posted by SpiceLines on May 16, 2011 8:52 AM
At La Salamandra's cafe in Palermo Soho, even a dulce de leche "frappuccino" comes with an extra spoonful of the irresistible caramelized milk and sugar sauce. One quick taste and there you go, sliding down the slippery slope of...
Posted by SpiceLines on May 7, 2011 12:56 PM
You don't even have to go out for ice cream. Freddo's fleet of Honda bikes will bring your favorite flavors right to your door. As the website says, "Te llevamos el helado a la casa!" ("We deliver ice cream...
Posted by SpiceLines on May 4, 2011 1:55 PM
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