Meat Revisited

Last week I went to the highly touted steak house called "La Cabrera."  It was definitely good, on par with my prior top 2.  So now they are the top 3. 

One really nice touch at La Cabrera was the complimentary champagne while you wait for a table.  Classy!  Of course, they don't take reservations, so there's always a wait for a table. 

So here is my up-to-date review list:

La Bolsa (Centro): Quality: 3/5 Price: 40 pesos
Suipacha Almacen (Centro): Quality: 4/5 Price: 40 pesos
Cervantes (Centro?): Quality: 3/5 Price: 40 pesos
Des Nivel (San Telmo): Quality: 4/5 Price: 40 pesos
La Churrasquita (Centro): Quality: 5/5 Price: 100 pesos
Kansas (Palermo): Quality 5/5 Price: 90 pesos
La Cabrera (Palermo): Quality 5/5 Price 120 pesos

Chris Got Baptized!

I went back to the States for Chris' baptism.  Congrats, Chris!

More to come here... stay tuned.

Meat

I haven't talked much about the beef here yet.  Well, its true, the beef here does rock.  Not only that, but its plentiful and cheap.  I heard that in Argentina, there are 2 cows for every 1 person.  I like those odds!

Since I've been here I've had my fair share of steak.  Usually, I'd go to a steakhouse and get a fine piece of meat for a good price.  For example, there's one place called Cervantes that we go to a lot after the meetings.  There you can get a nice steak (Bife de Cuadril) for about 16 pesos, or about $4 US. 

Then everything changed.

Daniele (a friend from Italy/Rio) and I went to a place called "La Churrasquita" last week.  I had the Bife de Lomo.  Oh. My. Goodness.  Awesome!  It was 44 pesos (~$11) and kickbutt.  Cooked to perfection, too. 

Last night, we went to a place called "Kansas" which markets itself as a North American grill.  The menu is in semi-English, particularly as they try to use the American names for cuts of steak.  I had the "Ojo de Bife" with a slightly sweet sauce.  Fantastic.

In short, the steak is indeed great.  But at some places, its definitely greater.  Heres my rundown so far:

La Bolsa (Centro):  Quality: 3/5 Price: 40 pesos
Suipacha Almacen (Centro): Quality: 4/5 Price: 40 pesos
Cervantes (Centro?): Quality: 3/5 Price: 40 pesos
Des Nivel (San Telmo): Quality: 4/5 Price: 40 pesos
La Churrasquita (Centro): Quality: 5/5 Price: 100 pesos
Kansas (Palermo): Quality 5/5 Price: 90 pesos

I Love the 80s

Not much to say, except check out the pics!  The link is to the right.

What a shrill, pointless decade!

CO Visit in Spanish

This week we had the visit of the CO in the Spanish congregation, Hugo Farfan.  I got to work with him in the ministry a bit and found out that he is not only Peruvian, but also shares my love of Lomo Saltado.  For those of you who don't know what that is:

Delicious!