Restaurants

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Cocina Paradiso

In yesterday’s post I mentioned I was going to try a little local restaurant for dinner last night, and I did. Another great find!

Similar to the place Venetia and I went, this is very small and unassuming, but it was full within ten minutes of my arrival. They serve their own fresh made pasta, and the sauce seemed very authentic to me — cherry tomatoes and little broccoli florets. I wanted to have the pannacotta for desert, but they didn’t have any, so I had the tiramisu (never thought that would be second choice for me!) It was presented in a dish, which is kind of unusual, but full of lovely creamy mascarpone. So rich I couldn’t eat it all, so tonight I can have a repeat at home after the milonga!

Definitely a good place to drop in any time as it’s just around the corner.

Pasta Maratita — marriage of two pastas
Tiramisu

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Eating Out in Cordoba

We had two lovely dinners in Coroba, completely different from one another but each in its own way excellent.

In most major cities in Argentina, and also in Chile and Uruguay, there are many Peruvian restaurants. Everyone raves about Peruvian food, so we knew we would include one during our visit. A main feature is the fish and seafood, which I don’t like. However, the flavours are wonderful in all the dishes, so I always find something to enjoy. This time the restaurant was a tiny place called Punta Sal, which is the name of a town in Peru. It was unpretentious, but did have lovely art work. And the food was first class!

Our experience the next night was at the other end of the scale. San Honorato had been recommended by Cecilia’s daughter Macarena, but in fact she hadn’t been there — and didn’t realize how expensive it was! However, you have to push the boat out at least once on holiday, and this was our major splurge!

  The first surprise was that we were led downstairs into a cellar, displaying large quantities of wine on racks on the walls, as well as a table in the middle featuring a delicious array of cold meats, veggies, finely sliced apple in a savory sauce (my personal favourite) and pates. The host sat behind the table and explained what everything was, while we tried not to eat so much we would lose our appetite for dinner! And of course it was all accompanied by a beautiful glass of Malbec. Then we went upstairs for the dinner itself. And what a dinner it was!

The table was set with snowy white linen and pewter chargers with the restaurant’s logo on them.  Cecilia had pasta stuffed with fresh salmon, Venetia had goat that had been cooked for hours and fell off the fork, and I had a beautiful steak cooked just as I asked for it, accompanied by lovely golden potato wedges. We took our time over the meal, and were well satisfied when we got home.

Thanks to Venetia for the photos which, as usual, are much better than mine!

 

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Venetia’s Video from Chile

I still haven’t had time to put together my remaining photos from Chile, but this is a video Venetia made of a lovely Mexican restaurant in Santiago. It’s called Como Agua Para Chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate — like the movie). We had a lovely meal there, although the waiter was a pill.

It’s an advantage travelling with a friend who is a professional photographer, so I can show you lovely things like this instead of always my own “point and click” efforts! Gracias Venetia!