Run by a duo of two men named Martin, each meal is a dinner party. And though that may seem confusing at first, their system worked quite flawlessly: Martin 1 in the kitchen, Martin 2 in the dining room. Because seating is limited at the home-style dining table, dinner guests begin as strangers and by third course have forged unlikely friendships. The Martins believe...
The people of Mendoza are people who know the value of tradition, above all the tradition of a light nap in the sleepy hours of the early afternoon. There is nothing sweeter, nothing that deserves to be savored quite as much as the Siesta. Between the hours of 13:00 and 17:00 businesses shut their doors, plazas mellow out and the majority of the population...
9:00 Shopping for a Crafty Cause Begin the day with an morning stroll through the city as the sun just starts to warm the air and peak through the leafy canopies. Wander over to Av. San Martin and step into the Mercado Artesanal Mendoza. Explore the downstairs area, where you’ll find handmade crafts from the Huarpe reservation. This cooperative brings wool mats, blankets, belts,...
Competitive kayakers rarely find themselves land-bound, but in the case of Diego Valsecchi, the vineyard is as much a home as the world´s most adrenaline-inducing rapids. This long-locked winemaker from Buenos Aires doesn´t quite look the part of CEO and founder of a high-art, premier wine label. But innovators rarely do. As he crisscrossed continents in search of the best white water, he inadvertently...