Food, drink and travel writer + sommelier | Argentina + Latin America
(Fine Dining Lovers) Su madre prepara vegetales en el microondas y su papá descongela platos precocidos para cenar. Es un verdadero milagro que Tomás Treschanski haya descubierto el camino hacia la cocina, y ni hablar de convertirse en un cocinero galardonado con una estrella Michelin a los 25 años. El bicho gastronómico al argentino le picó de […]
(Condé Nast Traveler) Chacarita: Buenos Aires has long banked on grass-fed beef to propel its food scene, but that’s hardly all that’s on the menu these days – and Michelin’s first guide to Argentina, unveiled in November 2023, is proof. Porteños embrace a spontaneous approach to eating and drinking, and the Chacarita neighbourhood – right near […]
(Condé Nast Traveler) Culinary powerhouses from throughout Latin America gathered yesterday at the Copacabana Palace, A Belmond Hotel, in Rio de Janeiro, to hear which restaurants would be honored as the very best in the region in 2023, according to World’s 50 Best. Five months after Central in Lima was ranked number one on the World’s 50 Best […]
(Decanter) Argentina now houses a nascent constellation of Michelin-star restaurants including six one-star, seven green-star, and a unicorn two-star establishment, after the gastronomy guide released its first report on the South American country. A total of 71 establishments made the cut in the Michelin Guide Buenos Aires & Mendoza 2024, with Aramburu, located in the capital’s […]
(TripAdvisor) You could fill up weeks exploring Buenos Aires. I know—it’s my home. But there’s also so much to explore just beyond this city’s borders. The city backs onto the Río de la Plata and fans out in a “C” shape toward the west, with tons of bite-size escapes within its curved arms. From the […]
(Club Enologique) It’s a regular midweek morning in Congreso, Buenos Aires’s political district, and Ricardo La Rosa has stopped off at Los Galgos for a cortado and a sweet, croissant-like medialuna pastry. Before the day is out, he will have likely passed by a few more times, perhaps ordering the plato del día (dish of the day), which might be a tortilla or […]
(World’s 50 Best Blog) Zero-waste pioneer, presenter of 12 television series, author of four books, mentor and official chef to the Latin Grammy Awards: these are some of the many hats that Argentine chef Dolli Irigoyen has worn over five decades. A household name in her homeland as well as on TV screens across the […]
(Lonely Planet) Where Locals Go features under-the-radar holiday destinations that are often overlooked by visitors but cherished by locals. Here, we ask three experts on Argentina for their top picks. Breathtaking Patagonian wilderness surrounds Ushuaia, a 3.5-hour flight south of Buenos Aires. This water lover adores staying at Arakur, located atop Cerro Alarkén, for its fabulous in/out swimming pool […]
(Decanter) There are said to be about 880 bodegas in Mendoza, ensuring that Argentina’s elevated western province has long been a destination of choice for wine lovers. Vineyards here range from about 430m to 2,000m altitude, and while Malbec rules the roost, an ever-growing cast of varieties such as Semillon, Pinot Noir and the Criolla grapes (principally Torrontés, Criolla Chica, Criolla Grande […]
(Club Oenologique) Looking east from the outdoor dining room, a stone archway frames Malbec vineyards; and the winery building, inspired by Mayan pyramids, tells a story of winemaking that spans more than 100 years. To the west, snow-capped mountains dominate the Mendoza landscape, the Tupungato volcano’s flat top standing out against the jagged skyline. These […]
