Entries from SpiceLines tagged with 'Mendoza'

Francis Mallmann's Whole Rib Eye with Chimichurri; Why He's Argentina's Top Chef

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...

Market Report: In Mendoza, It's All About the Meat; Symptoms of a Market Junkie

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...

Recipe: 1884's Fried Zucchini Blossoms Stuffed with Goat Cheese and Chives over Arugula and Cherry Tomatoes

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...

Mendoza, Argentina: Making Wine the Natural Way; a Visit to a Backyard Bodega

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...

Argentina: My Glorious Dulce de Leche Addiction; "Resisting is Futile"

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...

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