“As Mr. Links and I left through the Italian stained glass doors of Bistró by Darío Gualtieri, my dining companion skipped down the street, more than content with his lot. I was squeezed into a taxi and driven home.” And that is how last week’s Wining On saga ended. In fact, there’s an element of […]
Gourmet Almagro
From floating food tours in Tigre to stunning French-inspired cuisine in Almagro – this week, I’ve gone gourmet. And lost an arm wrestle with a lamb.
Yes to NOLA
Supper clubs can pop up then close down, but the NOLA chef looks to be a permanent fixture. Fried green tomatoes, anyone?
Teatime blues
A crappy cuppa will not keep me down – for long. An unexpectedly poor afternoon tea is almost made up for by its stunning historical surroundings. But not quite.
Experience Carnaval 2013
If you had to define Carnival, you’d probably think of Rio de Janeiro, the masks of Venice, or perhaps a damp August bank holiday celebrated West Indian style in Notting Hill. Although carnival revellers make merry from Indonesia to Croatia and Haiti, it’s the Catholics who take the credit for this extravaganza. They instigated this […]
Recoleta shakedown
A youthful injection in Recoleta to shake the cobwebs from the hood’s more traditional dining spots. Five-star hotel location, new twists on old classics plus BYOB…
High priests of food heaven
Take me to food heaven, twice. In a Buenos Aires first, KFC opens TOMORROW, while José Castro Mendivil’s Mullu promises Nikkei food fit for gods.
The C word
C is for chocolate cookies with Maldon sea salt… and where to hoof down a better-than-decent coffee…
Beer drinkers, go home
Beer chuggers, wine sippers and “I don’t drink alcohol” types, go home. Doppelgänger is not for you. Campari, Cynar, whiskey and gin drinkers, I require your fullest attention
Dakar Detours
Don’t-miss cities along the South American Dakar Rally route