I had this domain sitting around and could never really decide what to do with it. I thought about turning it into a travel site from time to time but, meh, the market is too saturated. Consumes too much time and you really need to stay on top of things or it all ends up [...]

Update: The website of this restaurant is just a parked domain now. If they closed down let me know. Once in a while, I like to peruse (I think that’s the first time I used that word) through menus of Argentinean (+/- style) restaurants in other countries around the world to see how well it [...]

The comedian George Carlin once wrote, “Chocolate cake is called chocolate cake for a reason–it’s chocolate. Leave it alone. Put the strawberries in a nice sherbet if you must. Or put ‘em in a bowl by themselves, over there near the raspberries. But please don’t spoil my chocolate.” If there is one problem I have [...]

Or at least that’s what the New York Times says in an article titled: An Epicurean Pilgrimage: Meals Worth the Price of a Plane Ticket. Check out various travel guides, articles, books, and magazines that features something related to dining out in Argentina and you’ll usually see this restaurant listed. For the years I lived [...]

Since preparing an asado takes quite a bit of time, sometimes you need a little bit of finger foods to keep the hunger at bay; especially if your guests arrive early. A small picada is the answer to the growling that is emitted from everyone’s stomachs. A picada in Argentina is basically a selection of [...]

When asked how you would like your beef cooked in Argentina the questions are simple. Jugoso, a punto, or bien hecho? Rare, medium, or well done respectively. Rare in Argentina usually falls into the medium-rare category; not the kind of rare where meat is quickly browned on each side. Typically these questions are asked when [...]

There are no rules on what, how, or when regarding the seasoning of meats for an asado. All of it depends on personal preference but those preferences can be strong. In Argentina, you won’t find tens or hundreds of different commercial brands of marinades, rubs, and sauces lining the supermarket shelves. Most Argentineans like simple, [...]

Improperly preparing and lighting the fire needed to get the coals hot can cause a few problems. If you don’t have a good fuel source to get the starter fire going the flames will extinguish before the wood or charcoal has a chance to get a good burn going. If the wood or coals are [...]

Natural wood, what kind of question is that? Each cook has their own preference for what material to use for generating heat for the asado. Nothing can beat the flavor that is produced by wood but time, availability of materials, simplicity also play a role in what cook choses to create the ideal fire. The [...]

OK, well if you are reading this then you might be thinking, “I know that I need to have a lot of food and drinks for my guests”. Well think again because this is all about an Argentinean asado. The key items that can never be left out are sausages, meats, and bread. Even if [...]