Tucked up close to the Andes Mountains there is a place that is a nature lover´s perfect retreat. Atamisque, a French-owned farm and winery is an incredible place to spend the day or night! The property itself spans over almost 2,000 acres of land and with space like that the possibilities are limitless. The property boasts a variety of installments for guests to enjoy. ...
Valentine´s Day is an important day in the United States and is celebrated worldwide. Whether one celebrates it or not, it is undeniably popular and gains more and more momentum every year. The legends behind the day´s celebrationsare numerous and most refer to ancient times that make them impossible to prove. It is said, for example, that Valentine´s Day is celebrated on the day...
Looking in through the windows of this white house on the corner, you’d probably think you had stumbled upon an elegant dinner party. Just on the other side of the stained glass window, wine glasses are clinging and gorgeous entrees are being swept out of the kitchen and onto dinner tables. A prominent Mendoza restaurant, Ocho Cepas feels like a luxurious evening spent in...
As the weather warms up in Mendoza the air starts to fill with a smoke and in Argentina, where there´s smoke, there´s Asado. Asado is the famed Argentine Barbeque, the country’s preferred food group, pastime and art form all rolled into one. A variety of meat cuts are seasoned, and cooked over fiery red coals and an open-air grill. Here’s what you need to...
Though the empanada in itself is pretty straight forward fare, there are a few uniquely Argentine ingredients that are bound to through you for a loop. First and foremost, let’s talk about the egg. Hardboiled egg is practically omnipresent in traditional Argentine kitchens – you can toss it into a shepherd’s pie, pile it on top of pizza, stir it into a rice salad, and stuff...
The white colonial house on the corner of Chile and Montevideo has ushered in a new resident, one that is making quite a buzz among the culinary circles of Mendoza. Nadia O.F. Restaurant has come to town and has brought Nadia Harón, renowned as one of the top chefs in Argentina, along with it. In 2006 Nadia began her first culinary endeavor in Mendoza...