Posted in America, Argentina, Buenos Aires, England, Italian-American, Meat, New Jersey, brandy, butter, chives, cream, grilled, grilling, indulgent meal, mushroom, mushrooms, porcini, restaurant, rosemary, sauce, travel, turnip, vegetables on Sep 24th, 2009
New Jersey, it’s like a cross-section of the entire United States stuffed into a very small area — fenced-in by heavy industry, ugly sub-divisions, peaceful tidal bays and relaxing shore towns — but with its own very distinct character. And, if you drive around it long enough, you’re bound to see some pretty interesting stuff. This goes [...]
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Posted in America, Argentina, Atlantic City, Buenos Aires, Italian, Italian-American, Italy, Meat, Napoli, beef, bread, breadcrumbs, fried, hearty, history, obesity on Jul 24th, 2009
“In Argentina, a vegetarian is someone who orders a salad with their steak…”
-Unknown
Those with even a basic understanding of food history probably know that the hamburger as we know it today is an American adaptation of the “Hamburger-style steak” which originated in the now-German city of Hamburg, and was brought to this country by immigrants [...]
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Posted in Argentina, Buenos Aires, Chorizo, Colombian, Mexican, Recipe, South America, bread, grilled, grilling, herbs, morcilla, pork, sandwiches, sausage, street food, tourism, travel on Jun 24th, 2009
Virtually everywhere they make sausages, and in a lot of places they don’t, some form of sausage in bread combination is sold by street vendors, often to the inebriated, and, in many cases, the consumer is best advised to be under the influence before taking their life in their hands with one of these mystery bag [...]
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Posted in Buenos Aires, Montevideo, South America, Uruguay, beef, crispy, culture, grilled, grilling, guts, indulgent meal, lemon, morcilla, offal, pork, sausage, sweetbreads, tourism, travel, veal on Jun 2nd, 2009
As Odysseus was nearly drawn to his destruction on the rocks by the enchanting song of the sirens, so your hardy WANF voyagers were almost powerless to resist breaking themselves on the plentiful tables of Uruguay. However, unlike Homer’s hero, for whom women were the main weakness throughout his epic peregrinations, during our recent travels [...]
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Posted in Argentina, Buenos Aires, Food Commentary, Garlic, Meat, Restaurant Review, Steak, barbecue, beef, french fries, grilled, grilling, holiday, parsley, tongue, tourism, travel on May 15th, 2009
No, friends, let me reassure you that you have not accidentally stumbled upon some weird, faux-rustic “pron” site. For good or bad, the only p0rn you’ll find here is daring, ultra-close-up pics of the juicy, young flesh of pasture-fed Argentine cattle. And the only things being roasted (or stripping for that matter) are long strips [...]
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Posted in Argentina, Buenos Aires, Easter, Food Commentary, Genoa, Genovese, Italian, Italy, Liguria, Piemonte, Pizza, Restaurant Review, South America, anchovies, chick peas, crispy, eating, history, language, onions, restaurant, tourism, tradition, travel on Apr 24th, 2009
It’s fairly safe to say that no group, with the exception of the enigmatic gaucho, played as significant a role in defining Argentine national character as the Italians. Primarily (and principally, numerically-speaking) from Liguria (particularly Genoa), Piemonte and Tuscany, but latterly also from Naples and other areas of southern Italy, these Italian immigrants, literally by [...]
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Posted in Argentina, Buenos Aires, Recipe, Recipes, South America, Uruguay, bread, crab, sandwiches, seafood, soft-shell, tourism, travel on Apr 20th, 2009
We’re baaaack. We had an excellent trip to South America and fell in love with Buenos Aires and the Porteños, as well Uruguay and its people. In the coming months, we will feature many posts about our trip including restaurant reviews, special meals we had, Argentinian and Uruguyan culture (including food culture), street food and, of [...]
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