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La Fleur, thanks again for the tip about Sallycat's book. I bought the Kindle version yesterday, and read most of it immediately. But it only took a few pages for me to discover the key that I was missing. "Stay late and go back". I'd been making reservations and showing up early, which...

Peter, there's an outstanding jam session every Sunday nights at Jazz & Pop, Paraná 340 (between Corrientes and Sarmiento). The rest of the week is performances, but Sunday night is really special. Admission is 20pesos. When I go with friends, we're sometimes the only non-musicians in the...

Obelisco is where I didn't like the atmosphere of Cachirulo 2 weeks ago. I'll give El Beso a try on a Tuesday.

Maybe I'll give Cachirulo another chance, if only to watch you go round and round in a square meter! ;) Only at El Beso or Saturday at Obelisco too?

I love Di Sarli. I love D'Arienzo. I love Troilo. I like Biagi very much. I would love to show you what I mean by pauses in D'Arienzo, Troilo, Biagi, etc. It's when the contrabajo takes a break at the end of a phrase, or sometimes in the middle of a phrase, too. Think of the first...

Thanks for the book recommendation, La Fleur. I'll check it out!

Thanks for your reply, Bajo_cero2! El Beso on Sundays too, you say! Good. I'll try it sometime. So many good milongas on Sundays! I like also like Lujos in Plaza Bohemia on Sundays. Lujos is also at El Beso on Thursdays, which I have yet to try, and it's early. Lujos is a good example...

Thanks, Jamila. I'll bet you're a few decades younger than I am! I had a student here last month who's 29, and she had the same favorites (plus Malcolm). In fact, she stayed in Palermo for that reason, rather than Balvanera where I am, and another cluster of milongas. Thanks for the link...

Could it be that you have become so calm and happy that you are only attracting and noticing the part of the population who is like you? (I too haven't run into anyone who is irritable or complaining for a long time.)

Nope. All wood. Maybe that size, or a tad smaller. You had a boat built in 1956? Must have been special taking her out, feeling the history.

That's an idea, EricLovesBA. But that would give me less of a chance to get to know individuals in the BA Expat tango community. I can enjoy and respect everyone's preferences, and even want to try an environment that is not right up my alley. For example, I'm happy to have danced at Nuevo...

On my various visits stays in BA, I've made the rounds of different circuits of milongas. Though no experience I've had in North America or Europe matches tango here, I still feel like Goldilocks, looking for her milongas that are "just right". I'm a tango veteran, very skilled, and I can...

I don't know the specs. It is a smallish boat that comfortably hosts 4 people. The experience was wonderful. For technical details, you can contact the owners through their website.

Hi friends. Last week, the small sailing company I'd contacted notified me that Saturday would be perfect sailing weather. So I cleared my schedule and invited a good Porteña friend for a private sailing expedition on Rio de la Plata with http://riodelaplata.wix.com/sailingtours. I had been...

That's funny! (yoga) So here's my dream for the future: that someone among us finds an organic farm or ranch that has grass-fed cattle and pastured poultry, plus eggs and dairy, and whose owners would be thrilled to be on the cutting edge of a potentially lucrative commercial trend, and we do...

Anyone know about "pollos/huevos de campo" that we find in carnicerias and pollerias that sell mostly conventionally-raised animals? How "pastured" might they really be?

How about a few of us organize a visit and have dinner together, as ambassadors/food critics from BAExpats? (I'm not an organizer, but I'd participate.) Would be a nice way to get to know each other and we can offer reviews to the group.

Lucha, I asked here about fermented foods because some people in this thread have come up with some really good solutions to various paleo and organic questions. Regarding the organic delivery websites, I have a big order in right now to El Rincon Organico - they don't have fermented foods on...

I forgot to look for fermented vegetables like sauerkraut and kimchee today at El Galpon. I happily found sauerkraut in a large Coto near me and both in a Japanese food store 2 blocks from my place. But not organic. Anyone find organic fermented foods? I'm not going to make it now, because...

Aleina, thanks again for all the information! I went to El Galpon today, and FINALLY felt at home in the world of BA food. Got a nice stash of vegetables and was surprised that it was only 37 pesos. Visited all the other vendors, asked questions (in my baby Castellano - did ok) and bought a...