The ex-expat: Dustin Luke
Sorrel This is not the usual tale of a foreigner uprooting to Argentina. This is the tale of an ex-expat, who became an overnight celebrity sensation in Argentina after moving back…
2013
The tooth fairy
All children lose their milk teeth and grow adult ones, don't they? Not in the slums of San Martín, the northern suburbs of Buenos Aires, they don't.
Cocina Sin Fronteras with Virgilio Martinez at El Baqueano
The latest chef to pop up as part of the Cocina sin Fronteras sequence had naturally packed some ingredients typical of his native Peru with him. Tumbo fruit and chonta…
Yankee noodle dandy
Steamed pork belly buns with pickles, and steaming bowls of chicken ramen. Introducing Fukuro Noodle Bar.
The Expat: Susan Rogers
After falling in love with a fellow Argentine student, psychoanalyst Susan Rogers had no qualms about moving to Buenos Aires in 1966. Married with children, she lives with her second…
Musical notes in a rocking vintage
My fellow student at sommelier school, Pedro, is inquisitive and interested in class and wine. Although he is sometimes absent from Geography II or Spirits and Aguardientes, he makes up…
The Expat: Santiago Macías Acuña
Chef Santiago Macías Acuña came to study in Buenos Aires at a youthful 18 and, a decade on, he works at and owns a Colombian restaurant with his brother. He…
Lima – Latin America’s New Foodie Mecca
There is more to Peru than ceviche, the tangy raw seafood dish for which the country is famous.
The Expat: Daniele Pinna
Although he is going through the legal motions of divorcing his Argentine wife, Sardinian-born cook Daniele Pinna plans to keep running La Locanda in Recoleta. He enjoys spending time with…
My top 5 Feria Masticar tips
Buenos Aires’ most exciting food fair is happening right now. Hobnob with chefs, fall into the Wine Tunnel, stuff yourself silly with deliciousness then squeeze in another dish plus a…