If it’s true that we are what we eat, then why not know the story behind the food we consume? Natasha Sá Osório checks out the phenomenon of Farmers Markets springing up in and around Buenos Aires.

Ever thought… ‘Where are all the Koreans hiding in this city?’ OK, probably not. But maybe you have thought that you are tired of empanadas and pizza. Although it might seem like Buenos Aires has a limited spectrum in terms of cuisine, you just need to know where to look to find something, well, different. […]

This week Buenos Aires plays host to the first annual ‘Semana de la Gastronomía Porteña’ (Gastronomy Week) – seven days of free events, art shows, and educational programmes based around food. Charlie Ramsay checks out what’s on the menu.

Basket-bearing home-made sandwich vendors come at your from all directions shouting about the quality and content of their stuff, while choripán stands lure you in more silently with the smoke wafting off of their grills. All this is enough to make your head spin, but don’t fret! Here is a breakdown of the best ever-present feria foods.

Jueves a la Mesa, a new closed door restaurant run by yoga-teacher-turned-chef Meghan Lewis, aims to give you a great, home-cooked, vegetarian meal. And it delivers on all counts.

Golden arches? Check. Signature smell? Check. Happy meal? Check. Angus Bacon and Cheese? Um… no. Buenos Aires is home to the only McDonald’s Kosher outside of Israel, and is a testament to the strength and size of the city’s Jewish community.

Think Argentine wine and the first words that come to mind are malbec and Mendoza. But Argentine wine is much more than the the mass-produced vino de mesa from the 1960s and 1970s. In fact, the quality of wine has become so high that vines of malbec are being exported back to France from where they […]

As we enter ‘La Semana de la Dulzura’, Kate Bowen explores Vasalissa chocolatier – a Buenos Aires chocolate shop that justifies a little self-indulgence. Don’t forget your insulin!

Fed-up of facturas? Sick of steak? If you’ve had your fill of Argentine cuisine, sometimes what you crave most is good grub from home, exactly the way your Mum/Mom/Mamma/Maman makes it. In a city packed full of restaurants boasting every type of cuisine from Peruvian to Japanese, hungry customers really are spoilt for choice. To […]

A healthy alternative to the ever-popular ice cream? It will never work in Argentina, you cry! But the success of Smoothie Bar, which opened in February in Belgrano, may prove you wrong.