Buenos Aires Food Flashback

Buenos Aires Dispatch: Independence Day, with Empanadas

July 9, 2012
Buenos Aires Dispatch: Independence Day, with Empanadas July 9 is independence day in Argentina, and I wanted to celebrate by re-sharing the story of a taxi adventure that led to what became one of my favorite things to eat in Buenos Aires.

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Buenos Aires Flashback: Top 5 Cabbie-Recommended Steaks

November 11, 2010
Buenos Aires Flashback: Top 5 Cabbie-Recommended Steaks When I was doing taxi adventures in Buenos Aires, lots of cabbies told me "it's not a meal without un buen bife." Though a lot of taxistas insisted that the best steaks came from their own barbecues, they also led me to some of Buenos Aires' finest cheap parrillas. Here are my five favorites.

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Buenos Aires Flashback: Top 10 Cabbie-Recommended (Beefless) Foods

October 21, 2010
Buenos Aires Flashback: Top 10 Cabbie-Recommended (Beefless) Foods If you're living in or traveling to the Metropolis of Beef, there are quite a few non-bovine treats that are unique to Buenos Aires and totally worth tasting. Here are my ten taxista-recommended favorites.

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Buenos Aires Flashback: It Started with Steak

October 6, 2010
Buenos Aires Flashback: It Started with Steak Three years, four months and sixteen days ago, I went on my very first taxi adventure in Buenos Aires. Sometimes I wonder what would have happened if I hadn't gotten into the cab that Enrique was driving and ended up at Parrilla Peña. Oh, that steak...

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