Food, drink and travel writer + sommelier | Argentina + Latin America
(El Cronista) Tres historias de diferentes latitudes, tres mujeres con vidas muy distintas, y una misma pasión: el gin, esa bebida tan versátil que desde hace un tiempo se reivindica como tendencia mundial/Todas crearon en Argentina marcas que se lucen por su calidad y originalidad/Desde la Patagonia hasta Rosario. Tres historias de diferentes latitudes, tres […]
(Time Out) Good drinks, great vibes and epic views: our global list of the world’s best rooftop bars covers Europe, Asia, the USA and beyond. Trade Skybar, Buenos Aires The view Buenos Aires vistas come two for the price of one at Trade, which houses watering holes on both the 19th and 22nd floors of the Argentinian capital’s […]
(Good Beer Hunting) It’s a balmy summer afternoon when I set off with Hernán Castellani on a cruise around the low-slung suburbs of Greater Buenos Aires. We’re in search of what was, until recently, elusive here: good beer, made with care. Castellani, who operates the cuckoo brewing project Sir Hopper, has offered to take me […]
(La Nación) Nacida en Inglaterra, la periodista y sommelier Sorrel Moseley-Williams bromea diciendo que le dieron gin “desde la mamadera”. Sin embargo, ya en serio, confirma que su primera experiencia con la bebida no fue precisamente memorable. “Tenía 19 años y la facultad a la que iba organizó un mega evento muy elegante. Ahí tomé un gin […]
My contribution, ‘Mujeres del vino’ (Women in Wine) in the eleventh edition of Los Buenos Vinos Argentinos 2019 by Argentine wine writer Elisabeth Checa. Published December 2018.
(The Guardian) A selection of Christmas drinks that go beyond mulled wine; our pick of the best winter tipples, from hot beer in Krakow to Chile’s pisco eggnog. Cola de mono, Santiago de Chile Cheers: ¡Salud! Merry Christmas: ¡Feliz navidad! Translating as “monkey’s tail” (or, more crudely, “arse”), cola de mono is Chile’s quintessential Christmas and new year […]
(Condé Nast Traveller) The Brazilian punk-and-DJ-turned-superchef who brought the food of the rainforest into the mainstream shares his shopping list. Condé Nast Traveller, December 2018
(Selector) As we survey María del Carmen Toro’s fertile coffee, banana and avocado farm, the sun has started to lower and mist is slowly gathering in the valley. “The conflict was intense here,” she recalls. “Bombs went off all the time and ‘they’d’ come here at 1am, demanding we prepare them food.” The ‘they’ to […]
(The Drinks Business) Hollywood director Steven Soderbergh has launched his Singani 63 brand – a Muscat of Alexandria-based spirit made in Bolivia – in the UK. The film director turned spirit purveyor was in London on Monday to launch his pet production – Singani 63. After falling for the Bolivian spirit 11 years ago while […]
“The stories behind the beans are only just emerging: landmine victims, women and former Farc guerrillas have set up co-operatives, teaming up for their bite of the cherry.” Check out page 22 of Barista Magazine for my article on how Illy Caffè is contributing to Colombia’s peace process.