Again, I suggest you poke around the forum threads and read up on the various issues that we talk about around here. One thing to know is that this website is a sort of safe haven for venting about the problems and frustrations that most of us find living here. But remember, we're all here (or at least most of us are) and have been for awhile, and most of us have some sort of a love for Buenos Aires. But there is a lot to both love and hate about it here, just like many other places. It's certainly not all bad. I think you'll see that BA has its own set of unique problems, but you're likely in for a surprise with the food especially if you like variety and spice. The food here is not like "most big cities". Most big cities have bad food, sure, but plenty of fantastic (and generally affordable) food to make up for it. Here, if you go to a decent restaurant expect to have to pay a lot more for it if it's not "local flavor" (i.e. pizza, pasta--which they do really well--and parilla). You'll find that there is a major aversion to spice here. Even black pepper is rarely found on a restaurant table, while salt is ubiquitous. That said, the food (in my opinion) IS a lot better than in Santiago (I refer to restaurants because Santiago has access to both amazing seafood and produce; seafood is uncommon, lower quality and expensive here).
I, personally, have become quite a good cook since being here and am grateful to Argentina for that and many other things. At the very least you'll come, have an experience, make some friends, and have some fun memories to last a lifetime. Maybe you'll want to stay. Best of luck to you in either case.
