Argentina’s Italian heritage has fostered a culture of passionate gelato aficionados. Creamy, velvety and rich, Argentine gelato could give ice cream the world over a run for its money. Gelato shops are dotted throughout the streets of Buenos Aires and the choices of flavors and…
Long summer lunches just don’t happen for us at home. Running a busy catering company in North America means we take our time off when tomato vines have long been pulled out of local gardens. It is this very reason that lunch today at Cucina…
Cafe Tortoni, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1858
Yes The Café Tortoni is a tourist trap but the building inside is too beautiful to pass by without peaking in or in our case sitting down and having a snack. The room is head to toe marble, the walls are covered in interesting art and there is still nightly tango to be found here. The draft beer was cold and perfect as was the toasty ham and cheese sandwich. It was like munching on a little piece of yesteryear.
We wanted to share some photos of a few of our favorite ingredients of the season and the dishes we feature them in.
