"New apartment to rent"

• Studio with attached kitchen, bathroom, balcony
• 470 square feet / 44 square meters
• Recoleta, near the corner of Las Heras & Austria
Welcome to Buenos Aires finest studios in Recoleta. RentinBA is offering you brand new studios in a brand new building located in a key spot within Recoleta. The studios are tastefully designed and offer great comfort and atmosphere. From LCD screen, DVD, sound system in your room to a fully equipped gym, pool and more. No doubt about it, Recoleta Square is one of our finest exclusive properties to offer.

Pricing
Daily: N/A
Weekly: US$600 (1-week minimum)
Monthly: US$1,500
Swimming Pool
24-hour Doorman
Gym
Jacuzzi
Laundry Facilities

FRIEND'S DAY!

Last Sunday, July 10th, we start talking with my friends to see how we will celebrate the friend´s day next July 20th. This is a really big celebration in Argentina and as most restaurants/coffee shops/parrillas in your building (mine is already taken!) and parks get crowded for that date, you need to plan in advance.

It is said that the idea for Friend's Day goes back to Argentine teacher, musician, and dentist Enrique Febbraro, who lobbied to turn the anniversary of the first moon landing into an international day of friendship, along his Rotary Club de Once, in Buenos Aires. He argued that on this particular day, the whole world had been friends of the three astronauts. The first official recognition of the day came with decree No. 235/79 by the government of the province of Buenos Aires, which authorized the celebration and gave it official nature.

In the Argentine TV its possible to see several commercials about friendship, this is a new one that I really like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_Ri9LkqWg4&feature=related

It says something like: "Like the good beers that refuse to use artificial ingredients, so the good friendships. From a friend we dont expect money, or contacts or vip passes. Or that they laugh if we werent funny or that they tell us that we are always right. The only thing that we expect is that they are there when we need a sincere opinion, a hug when we feel like crying or that they go for us to the airport at 4 am. A beer, that, like real friends dont need to add any artificial to be choosen."

I swear I dont work for Isenbeck, in deed, I dont like beer haha, I just love the message! I hope my translation is not too bad and you can get the meaning!

HAPPY FRIEND'S DAY FOR ALL NEXT JULY 20th! :)

LOCRO, the choosen dish to celebrate Patriotic Dates

Locro (from the Quechua ruqru) is a hearty thick stew popular along the Andes mountain range. Its origin dates to before the Spanish colonial times.

The defining ingredients are corn, some form of meat (usually beef, but sometimes beef jerky or chorizo), vegetables, beans, squash or pumpkin. It is mainly eaten in winter.

It is considered a national dish and is often served on May 25, the anniversary of the May Revolution and July 9, the anniversary of our Independence Day.

My mother is from the province of Tucuman, where the Independence of Argentina was declared and where Locro its a very common meal. She use to prepare Locro and Empanadas for special ocasions, like birthdays, as she did on July 4th for my youngest brother birthday. Here you can see the Locro in the pot, being prepared:

If you want to know how to do it, in this link, its explained how to do it, step by step and with pictures:

http://www.encontrarse.com/notas/pvernota.php3?nnota=26149

My mother served it in earthenware bowls:

And here is the final product :)

In this video, you can see my mother serving it and explaining which are the main ingredients:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9NqbGfZHk4



Buen provecho!

Tomorrow Im going to the Teatro Colon! :)

I have been invited to assist tomorrow to a special play at the Teatro Colón. This theather located in the City of Buenos Aires, is considered one of the best theaters in the world. Acknowledged for its acoustics and the artistic value of its construction, it turned 100 years in 2008. Im really excited to be there again!

Le Ble Restaurant & Coffee Shop

This cozy place located in Colegiales has its own bakery. Everything looks delicious as you can see, so I decided to give it a try. They also offer a brunch on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 am to 2 pm.

In this coffee shop, I had the LARGEST coffee with milk that I had in my life and I LOVED IT! I loved the cup, the inscription on the cup with the name of the place, and also it was very tasty. I also asked for toasted bread with cream cheese, I swear, when they brought everything I start laughing, it seemed a joke, everything was hugemongous...the coffee, the bread, I could just eat 1 toast, and there were 5, each of them had the size of 1 1/2 of my hands (they have their own bakery, so it was home made). At least 3 people could have eat and drink from my order ha. I didnt complain, of course! :P

My hugemongous coffee with milk + home made toasted bread + cream cheese + marmelade was $ 26 ars, not expensive at all for the size and quality. Also, I think its a great place to go to work with your laptop as the tables are big, there are several tables...so nobody is going to be watching at you if you stay for hours (and also w/ that sizes, you need at leaaast 1 hour!), and there is Wi-Fi of course (although I forgot to check if there was plugs).

From Palermo to Colegiales by bus, it takes 30 minutes to arrive and the 93 bus leave you exactly there! Its in Alvarez Thomas corner with Cespedes. (there is also another one in Chacarita, but I havent been there!) You can check more in their web: http://www.leble.com.ar/

CRIZIA Restaurant

Yesterday, I went with my mom to try Crizia, an author kitchen with Mediterranean tendency. To begin I had the "Grill camembert over porcini and portobello mushrooms". My main dish was "Braised pork bondiola with mango chutney" and to finish, I had an "Italian Mascarpone". The food was delicious and the attention was great. The mood light and canddles make it perfect to go with your couple.

The bread was incredible, there was at least 5 different varieties: with olives, with aniseed, etc.

The dishes are generous, so to ask (as I did) starter, principale and dessert is way too much. Next time, I would share a starter and the desert (what I did too ha).

The quality of the pics is really bad, because I took them with my blackberry and there was not enough light, but all the food tasted great. You can check it out here: http://www.crizia.com.ar/crizia/

New bar in the city: L´Abielle

Located in Arroyo 872, this is one of the newest bars in Recoleta and also one of the most elegant and chic.
Politicians and top entrepeneurs are frequents clients.
Coctels prices are same price than any other nice bar, for example, a Baileys (I use it as reference because is what I usually drink) is $ 25 ars.