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I had a friend in Argentina, a trained chef who worked at several restaurants in Palermo. Tired of the long hours and medocre pay in someone else's kitchen, he started doing home delivery / catering using a small truck he purchased. Not only did he get stopped by the police, truckers union...

Being back in the US, the nut butters are beyond belief. So far I've had pecan butter, cashew butter, almond butter, hazelnut butter, the best was macadamia-cashew butter with clover honey!

"Pasta de mani" is an interpretation of "Peanut Butter". It doesn't necessarily mean "Peanut Paste". If you literally translated "Peanut Butter" it would be "Manteca de Maní" which may or may not make sense to every one. In other Latin American countries "Peanut Butter" is also called "Crema de...

This can't be for real, can it?

The most popular Argentine wine I see in the New York City tri-state area is Alamos, which I never thought was that great. The price ranges from $10-$12 dollars. I have also seen Norton, but not the table variety, the reserve variety for around $20 dollars. I have yet to see a large display of...

Thanks also to Nikad, I got the recommendation from her! Besos!

As long as you can apply your psychology degree to something economically viable once you leave Argentina. Unfortunately, save for certain types medical and engineering degrees, a degree from a National university here doesn't hold a whole lot of prestige outside of Argentina. If you stay here...

As some of you know I recently moved back to my hometown of New York City. Although I am glad to be back, I do miss some things about Argentina, more than anything some really good friends that I shared my life with for the 7 years I lived there. Well this thread is actually to tell everyone...

You cannot be your own garante....many people try this and are turned down...foiled again!!

No photos, but I will start taking some of my wonderful food options!

Today's lunch: All you can eat Indian Buffet: Tandoori Chicken, Yellow Dal, Basmati Rice with peas, Curry goat, Saag Paneer, Onion Naan, Salad. Bottle of San Pellegrino Water Total: $9.50 Dessert: Fruit Salad of blueberries, rasberries, blackberries, pomegranate seeds, pieces of honeycomb...

...And a lot of landlords only accept "familar directo" an immediate family member as a garante. Some will not accept friends and there are many reasons why. Even better than a garante is "seguro de caución" which is offered by Banco Ciudad, Supervielle and a company called "Monclair"...

Hopefully you find someone willing to do this for you but this may help you to understand why people are not willing or very reluctant to do a "friend" this type of favor. I hope people understand what is involved when you agree to be someone's garante for an apartment lease. The garante...

Today's lunch - Mexican Restaurant on Franklin Ave & Eastern Parkway, near Prospect Park, Brooklyn Grilled Shrimp Fajitas They brought me a sizzling metal dish of 12 large shrimp, sauteed with red and green peppers, onions and cilantro A plate with 4 flour fajitas to stuff A plate with huge...

Today my lunch consisted of the following: Sauteed broccoli rabe with mushrooms, garlic, red onions and black sesame seeds. Portion of grilled salmon filet. Small salad with baby spinach leaves, radicchio, endive and pecans. Bottle of vitamin water pomegranate. Total: $8.00 dollars. Marché...

How funny, I am in Rego Park. One of my best friends for over 30 years lives on 64th St in Woodside. I was just there at a Colombian restaurant 2 weeks ago. It's great eating in this part of Queens. I would say Puerto Madero is probably nicer looking than these parts of Queens (except for Forest...

Being back in the US (and I know New York City) is somewhat of an exception when it comes to food. I can't begin to express how happy I am about the food and how accessible it is. Every store sells items that are very affordable to everyone (I am living in middle class Queens, NY) that would be...

How about people stop commiting murder, rape and all other heinous crimes that condemn those left behind to a life sentence of deep sorrow and unmeasurable trauma. Life sentences don't repair the actual damage however they do give the victims and their families a sense of justice being served...

I dealt with this twice. The first time it was a business on the ground floor of my building that made noise all night. They ignored every request to keep the noise down past a certain hour. After we sent them a carta documento they threatened us and started ringing the bell to our apartment at...

Time to send a carta documento. If that doesn't work you have to go to the fiscalía (public prosecutor) and file an injunction. Unfortunately in Buenos Aires, most neighbors ignore their other neighbor's rights to peace and quiet. I dealt with this same issue a few times and it was resolved by...