Archive for July, 2007
Te Mataré Ramirez
After a relaxing weekend in Mendoza, I woke up bright and early Monday morning for my 8am spanish classes. I think I’m getting better — I had a conversation with my taxi driver about the history of slavery in the US. I don’t think I could have done that a few weeks ago. It’s funny [...]
Read More..>>Ruca Malen
We had a 5-course paired lunch at Ruca Malen vineyards which was the highlight of our day out in the vineyards of Mendoza, Argentina’s Napa Valley. Ruca Malen is set just off national route 7, the road that traverses the Andes from Mendoza to Santiago, Chile.
The first course was a Yauquén Chardonnay-Semillón 2006 (70% [...]
Azafrán
The restaurant itself is located inside the Park Hyatt Mendoza. I’m generally pretty turned off by hotel restaurants, and I was hesitant to go here at first even despite reading very positive feedback; but, the fact that this is a hotel restaurant makes no difference with food quality or authenticity. In addition, the restaurant boasts [...]
Read More..>>Casa Cruz
Stopped by Casa Cruz on a Thursday night around 11pm … seemed like things were just getting started. I’m pretty convinced porteños (literally “port people,” the locals of buenos aires) have eating jet-lag. Every meal seems to be about 4-5 hours later than it would normally be in NY. Lunch around 3-4pm, dinner around 10-11pm. [...]
Read More..>>Morelia
This place had a really nice pizza. It was the first slice I’d eaten since arriving here and it could compete against NY thin crust slices any-day (similar to Otto). A little pricey for a pizzeria; but then again, it’s more of a sit-down restaurant that happens to have good pizzas. Unlike traditional pizzerias, Morelia [...]
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