Buenos Aires Food Week

bsas4u — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:32:44 +0000

If you are visiting Buenos Aires this week, you will NOT go hungry! In addition to the BAFICI Independent Film Festival, Buenos Aires is hosting two separate culinary festivals – Buenos Aires Food Week and the Spanish Gastronomic Week. Both are being held in the city at the same time for the first time ever, although they are completely separate events.

Let’s take a little culinary journey to find out what this week has in store for you.

Buenos Aires Food Week – 15^th – 21^st April

Always wanted to experience haute – cuisine and try the unique dishes in premium restaurants, but were too worried about breaking your budget? Well, you are in luck! Add “visiting a word class restaurant during Food Week” to your list of activities in Buenos Aires.

25 of the city’s best restaurants will offer lunch and dinner menus at promotional prices making haute-cuisine accessible and affordable. Each restaurant proposes a fixed three course menu, including an appetizer, main dish and dessert, at a fixed price of AR$99 Pesos for lunch and AR$169 Pesos for dinner. However you should know that tips and table service (cubiertos) are not included.

To make a reservation or view a complete list of the incredible restaurants and their menus, check out the Buenos Aires Food Week website.

Spanish Gastronomic Week – 15^th – 21^st April

With a fusion of both cultural and dining activities, Tourspain, in conjunction with Spain’s Cultural Center, the Spanish Chamber of Commerce and the Embassy of Spain, present the first-ever Spanish Gastronomic Week in Buenos Aires.

Much like Buenos Aires Food Week, the Gastronomic Week offers quality lunch & dinner menus at affordable prices. These are offered by some of the best Spanish restaurants in the city. Embark on a journey of unique flavors, diversity & mixture of customs and traditions merged with modern cuisine of the highest quality.

Four of Spain’s most esteemed chefs are here in Buenos Aires to share their culinary talents with local foodies, and will also conduct culinary activities throughout the program such as:

Current trends in Spanish cuisine seminar
Films on Spanish Gastronomy
Spanish culinary book fair
Round table about cuisine and psychology
Artistic performances incorporating Spanish cuisine
Gastronomic tourism promotion
A blind gastro tapas experience

18 of the city’s Spanish Chef led/Spanish Restaurants will offer lunch and dinner menus at promotional prices. Each restaurant proposes a fixed three course menu, including an appetizer, main dish and dessert, at a fixed price of AR$99 Pesos for lunch and AR$199 Pesos for dinner. However you should know that tips and table service (cubiertos) are not included.

To make a reservation, see the full activities program or view a complete list of the incredible restaurants and their menus, check out the Spanish Gastronomic Week website.

BUEN PROVECHO!!!

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A Vegetarian Guide to Buenos Aires

bsas4u — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:11:00 +0000

To travel to Buenos Aires and not eat your fair share of meat, could almost be considered a crime. Meat in all its varieties – steaks, chorizos, morcilllas – is to Argentine food, what Feijãois to Brazilian or rice to most Asian cooking. It’s a staple ingredient in Argentine cuisine. But what if you’re a vegetarian travelling in this meat lover’s country? Or maybe as a meat eater you just can’t keep up with the Argentines’ carnivorous enthusiasm and need a healthy meat-free break. Fear not as we have created a short vegetarian guide to Buenos Aires.

A vegetarian who has travelled to Buenos Aires knows all too well the pain of suffering through an Asado or a night out at one of Buenos Aires’ many Parrilla restaurants (traditional restaurants specializing in barbequed meat). Where at best you fill up on an ‘ensalada mixta’ – which really only serves as decoration to the meat; a few lettuce leaves and tomatoes, which could do with a bit more flavour and variety – or you make up your own chimichurri sandwich, with bread from the table’s breadbasket.

While it’s not easy – among all the Parrillas – to find good vegetarian food in Buenos Aires, the city has become increasingly vegetarian-friendlyover the past few years. Where once asking about the non-meat options on the menu, the waiter would recommend you the chicken or ham dish, nowadays even a few Parrillas incorporate vegetarian options on their menu. However it often limits itself to pasta – which in Buenos Aires, with its strong Italian heritage, is delicious, but can get a bit tiresome.

Can’t face another ensalada mixta?

After a few weeks in Argentina as a vegetarian, the sight of more pasta, another ensalada mixta and veggie empanadas, might tip you over the edge. So, we’ve come up with a short vegetarian guide to Buenos Aires.

Take advantage of the International cuisine in Buenos Aires!

China

On the one hand there has been an influx of Chinese immigrants to Buenos Aires and this is great news for vegetarians. Chinese Restaurants and buffet-style takeaways are never too far away and you can also visit the local Barrio Chino (Buenos Aires’ Chinatown) in the neighbourhood of Belgrano, which is filled with great Chinese restaurants and supermarkets!

Buenos Aires’ China Town

Armenia

Buenos Aires also has an important Arab and Armenian community. Many vegetarians have left, very satifsfied customers, after trying the Falafel, Babaganoush (eggplant dish) and heavenly hummus at the Armenian Restaurant Sarkis in Palermo (Thames 1101). Another great option, if you want to try the variety of meat-free options Arab food offers, is a dinner at the UGAB, also in Palermo. This is a very unique experience, as it is a supper club run by a group of local Armenian mothers, raising money for their kids to be able to visit the homelandArmenia on a high school trip. Delicious home-cooked Armenian food at very reasonable prices! (Only open on Friday and Saturday nights, from 8pm, Armenia 1322, Palermo)

Delicious Armenian food, at Sarkis.

Peru

Immigration from Peru can be noted throughout Buenos Aires too. And Peruvian cuisine, largely based on vegetables, a variety of grains (rice, quinoa etc.) and seafood it can make for the perfect vegetarian option in Buenos Aires. Especially if you eat seafood, the Japanese influences in Peruvian food, make for some great dishes. The ceviche is a must try!

There are many Peruvian restaurants in the central neighbourhoods of Almagro and Montserrat. If you love seafood and fancy a great night out in an upscale restaurant; Sipan, with its fusion cuisine (Peruvian/Japanese) has some spectacular sea food dishes. (in the Palermitano Hotel, Uriarte 1648, Palermo Soho). For a less upscale night out try Chan Chan in Congreso, that serves up delicious, traditional Peruvian dishes. (Hipólito Yrigoyen 1390)

Delicious Peruvian ceviche – a must try if you love sushi!

Mexico

Mexican food isn’t necessarily famous for being vegetarian; however there are a few Mexican restaurants in Buenos Aires, which serve delicious meat-free quesadillas, fajitas and mouthwatering guacamoles. There’s a variety of Mexican Restaurants around Buenos Aires, you’ll come across quite a few in Palermo. A great place is La Fabrica del Taco in Palermo (Gorritti 5062, Palermo Soho). Again, there isn’t a huge meat-free selection but it’s worth going for the excellent vegetarian tacos, quesadillas, guacamole and refried beans. A restaurant – less Mexican – but where the vegetarian quesadillas and Fajitas are to die for is Las Cabras, also in Palermo. This is a great place for dinner if you’re planning a night out with friends who eat meat, as it is mainly a parilla, but puts just as much care into its vegetarian dishes. (Fitz Roy 1795, Palermo Viejo)

mmhh..vegetarian Fajitas!

Puertas Cerradas

Another great option for vegetarians in Buenos Aires is to enjoy a very unique dining experience at a Puertas Cerradas – read about it in our recent blog post, dedicated entirely to this new Buenos Aires dining trend. One of these closed doors restaurants, that stands out for serving high quality vegetarian exclusive meals is Casa Felix in the neighbourhood of Chacarita.

Well, as you can see the influx of international cuisine to Buenos Aires has come as a saviour to many a vegetarian travelling to Argentina. A vegetarian suffering in Buenos Aires is a thing of the past! Of course there are many, many more vegetarian restaurants that are starting to pop up all over the city, but that’s material for a whole new post. So, keep your eyes peeled!

Don’t forget if you’re travelling to Buenos Aires, have a look at our online catalogue, here, with the best tours and activities in Buenos Aires.

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