Rudeness is so much worse than indifference.
¿Bruncheamos?
The best places for brunch in Buenos Aires including luxurious classics for splashing cash and bright new bruncheries in San Telmo and Palermo.
The Expat: Phillipe Christodoulou
A year-and-a-half after opening his first environmentally friendly laundry, Phillipe Christodoulou calls Buenos Aires ‘business boot camp’
The Expat: Ian Mount
Journalist and author of ‘The Vineyard at the End of the World’ Ian Mount will drink a nine-peso wine, but refuses to listen to people blowing hot air on the subject.
Killer sparrows
In which our heroines are repeatedly attacked by a crack team of famished killer sparrows, take on a Tannat and then a Chardonnay-Sauvignon Blanc blend, wolf down four chivito sandwiches and are flummoxed by the ever-changing exchange rate of pesos to, umm pesos.
Journalists’ Day
June 7 is Journalists’ Day in Argentina. And although this is Argentina, there’s no day off for me or my Buenos Aires Herald colleagues. That’s fine, I’m used to that as Herald staff only have three bank holidays off a year – December 24 and 31 and April 30. But on this day, which has […]
The Expat: Withers Davis
Who? Withers Davis Age: 33 From: Maryland, United States Education: Economics degree, Mount St. Mary’s College Profession: Founder of Buenos Aires Delivery and Uplifted web designers Reading: The New Rules of Marketing and PR by David Meerman Scott Last film: The King’s Speech Gadget: Kindle When did you come to Argentina? I first came for […]
The Expat: David Smith
After a two-year break, The Expat interview returns. David Smith is almost over qualified for the title, after a 30-year career as a foreign correspondent for Reuters and Channel 4. He is now director of the United Nations Information Centre in Buenos Aires.
Obrero virgin no more
In which our heroines stumble into a testosterone-reeking Boca eaterie and drink excellent Malbec followed by piss-poor Valmont, are sent another bottle of shocking Valmont for their delight by a table of horny men yet manage to banish the Valmont away and upgrade to a Trumpeter.
Pride and locro
On a miserable, damp afternoon, there’s nothing like a bowl of hearty locro stew to bring a tiny ray of happiness to the lunch table, even if it means slurping down the dish traditionally eaten on Revolution Day 24 hours early.