Alta Vista Premium Torrontes 2008 100% Torrontes. Not available online. $14-$15 on Wine-searcher for the 2007. Contrary to its name, this is from the young line of the winery. White, crystal color, with few tints. Great, fruity, sweet aroma. Very dry on taste. Great contrast between the dryness of the wine and the sweetness of the...
read moreAbuela Goye, White Chocolate Bar Buenos Aires and Bariloche, Argentina 20 Argentine pesos, or about $6. 2 for 30 pesos, or $10. It’s a nice bar, very finely tempered, and it’s as solid as a rock. You need to bite this one—it’s not going to melt on you. It does have a nice munch to it, though, with a sweetness that’s just...
read moreTomero Clásico Torrontes 2007 100% Torrontes Bodega Vistalba $14-$17 on Wine-searcher. This is from the classic-line (i.e. the lowest Vistalba line). Nice, greenish crystal color. Great fruity aroma. Smooth, slightly sweet. Fruity taste. Pleasant and not overpowering. Overall Score, for a Torrontes (and considering the price):...
read moreMunchi Argentine Gelato Maker, found throughout Argentina This is another chain gelato parlor that’s known for its quality. On the recommendation of a friend I went there, but I can’t say I was impressed. The flavors are dull and lack creaminess, especially in comparison to some of the better producers. I could tell it was...
read moreFrench, Fine Dining. 125 soles ($45) for a Pisco sour with 3 courses. Plaza Nazarenas 231 in the Museo de Arte Precolombino, Cusco, Peru I had just spent a whole day exploring Ourzazate, the most famous ruins surrounding Cusco in Macchu Picchu, and I had returned famished, as I often do from my traveling expeditions. Being the...
read moreCadbury Intense Dark Chocolate Bar As found in Argentina Again, this bar was tasted in Argentina, so it might be an Argentine version. Actually, it’s nice for a cheap bar. Cadbury is always too sweet, as is the case here. But the dark chocolate bitterness adds some needed balance. The creaminess of the lecithin is very...
read moreFelipe Rutini Apartado 2002 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 30% Malbec, 20% Syrah Bodega La Rural $47-$55 on Wine-searcher, although 1 vendor is selling it for $29 (a steal). Keeper This is the top wine of the line and one of the few blends that Bodega La Rural does. It is a Bordeaux-style wine. The color is a gorgeous ruby....
read moreParrilla/Steakhouse. My cost: 360 pesos (About $105) for 4 young college students, with a ravenous appetite. Cabrera 5099, Buenos Aires, Argentina. In terms of Argentine cuisine, you really can’t do much better than the meat, which you can find fresh and cheap throughout the city. Very few steakhouses, however, have the...
read moreRutini Pinot Noir 2006 100% Pinot Noir Not available on Wine-searcher. Keeper Argentina isn’t known for pinot noir, so this wine is quite the interesting find. The color is a tad weak. It’s much lighter than the other Rutini wines (due to the grape varietal largely), but it does have some shades of lighter reds that come through...
read moreHello everyone. I just wanted to introduce myself. I’m Edmund Mokhtarian, and this is my new food blog, The Food Buster. It’s dedicated to busting the hype on food–that is, I’ll be traveling around the world, eating at all the places that are supposedly the “best of” something, and reporting back...
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