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Parque Patricios: Buenos Aires IT Powerhouse?

There is a growing trend among leading international cities to have a dedicated IT district and Buenos Aires is the latest to follow this pattern with its redevelopment of the Parque Patricios neighbourhood. It is a movement that started even … Continue reading

Jazz Profile Buenos Aires: Guillermo Klein

Better known for its beef than its jazz beats, Argentina has still managed to produce one of the more talented jazz musicians of our times in the form of the innovative Guillermo Klein. In the 1990s Klein attended the Berklee School … Continue reading

Death to the Supermercado: Top 5 Food Markets in Buenos Aires

When most people think of South America they think outdoor markets with fresh local food stuffs, children chasing chickens about and Continue reading

Shop Till You Drop In BA? Why Bother?

Palermo Soho has been flooded with clothing stores in the past several years- from independent designers, large Argentine names, and some international brands as well. It can be exhausting to attack all these stores at once, even for the most die-hard clothing … Continue reading

Another Day, Another Empanada

Recently, while browsing through one of my favorite NYC focused online periodicals, I noticed yet another Latino fusion restaurant had opened its doors to the masses.  Upon reading the “empanada” section of the menu (I like to dream), I stopped … Continue reading

Where to find the perfectly cooked steak in Buenos Aires

Although the steak in Buenos Aires is absolutely some of the best in the world, if not the best, I often find that it is more well-done than I would like. Asking for medium rare or even rare usually never … Continue reading

Calling all blondes!

Last month Estefania posted her take on the best local hair salon, and while I’m definitely going to check out a cut there, I have to put in my two cents on the best place for color here in Buenos … Continue reading

Palermo is great… Because it is!

I love the question… “Why is Palermo so great?

Báraka

I had the lovely privilege of having Dia de la Raza (or Colombus Day) off from work a few Mondays back. It could not have been a more beautiful day, so I took advantage of my coveted free time and … Continue reading