Buenos Aires: Faded Elegance, High Design

Buenos Aires’s up-and-coming San Telmo neighborhood.

Has the ceviche at Pio Pio improved over the past few years? A while ago, it was agreed that it was one of the worst ceviches in a Peruvian restaurant. And how does it compare to places nearby like El Sol, Punto Fijo, Urubamba,...

On to tapas questions – which of the following would you go to (or skip) and what’s missing? La Venencia Casi En Huertas Taberna Dolores El Abuelo Los Caracoles El Sur Oreja Del Oro Viavelez taberna Taberna el torito La...

excellent Spanish and Italian restaurants where you can have veggie and fish dishes. I would definetely recommend El Avila, on Av. de Mayo 1384. The paella is simply stunning! At night, they do flamenco and tapas and the place is...

Excellent list!! Keeping in mind that Tamales Freeze VERY well... I would alter plans a bit... Stop by Cinco Puntos... get Pork Tamales, put in cooler and take home for later... then drive down Cesar Chavez, right on Evergreen...

Since the demise of Pollada de Laura, I’m trying other spots, and thus far, the most promising of places I’ve been are Las Delicias (104th/44th Ave) and Las Brasas (Corona Ave/90th St). I haven’t hit the...

Down the street from the Food 4 Less? Me too! I’m right behind El Sereno Elementary School....... What are your thoughts on El Taquito? Hecho En Mexico? El Aguila Bakery? El Sereno Meat Market?

’s a bright and busy place, thought it does not match La Olla’s fame.” In our opinion it is vastly better than La Olla because of all the fresh raw shellfish they serve. 3. Ciclo ArtEspacio Cuisine International Hours Lunch, maybe...

El Tepeyac (see thread not far below). Go hungry. Order something called the Hollenbeck burrito, or so I am advised (my non-Hollen burrito was just fine).

supermarket; except for seafood, it will provide you with everything you’ll need in a pinch (includes meat, poultry, deli with a good prepared food section). A real plus is that it is open on Sundays. Another decent supermarket...

there and we wouldn’t recommend it for dim sum. Our total for 5 dishes S/.28. Costanara 700 700 (de Humberto Sato Tomita), Costanera Av. El Ejército 421, Miraflores, fono 421-4635: Our rating 5/10. We were very disapointed with...

I will second Babita, Flor de Yucatan,La Huasteca, El Sazon Oaxaqueno, Chichen Itza, and Monte Alban. Chichen Itza’s Pan de Cazon and Pulpo en su Tinta. Flor de Yucatan for my relleno negro fix. Huasteca’s menu is all...

I really believe 5 Puntos is the best Mexican food in the city, if you’re not taking into account convenience or any other factor beyond the food. Other than that, I really like La Parilla for huge plates of grilled meats,...

is not quite the same level as La Barca but they certainly have some noteworthy not your crap-of-the mill Carnitas Michoacan / King Taco / El Taurino stuff. First Up.... Tinga de Pollo > Tortilla.... Handmade, 5 inch diameter,...

grisácea. nejayote. (Del náhuatl nexayotl, literalmente = ‘sustancia de agua de ceniza’, de nextli ‘ceniza; cal’ + atl ‘agua’ + -yotl ‘sustancia, cosa’.) m. Agua de cal o de ceniza...