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AsadoAdventure Blog — Food, Culture & Stories from Buenos Aires
I’m Frank, a Chicagoan who made Buenos Aires home. After 13 years building Sugar & Spice, I started AsadoAdventure. Here I share the food culture, craft beer, street art, and trusted spots that shape our tours and my everyday life in Palermo Viejo.
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Argentina's Cost of Living Crisis: When the Economists Celebrate and the Rest of Us Pay the Bill
A senator promotes donkey meat on the Senate floor. Beef prices are up over 1,000% since Milei took office. Factories are closing while importers thrive. And inflation is creeping back. A Buenos Aires food tour operator looks at what the economists celebrating Argentina's "turnaround" keep leaving out.
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Old Poison, New Fires: Antisemitism in Argentina Has Deep Roots
Antisemitism in Argentina didn't start with the Nazis and didn't end with Perón. A historian's reel sent me down a rabbit hole — here's what I found.
19 min read
22 Tons, Three Lies, and What I Actually Know About Argentine Beef
China flagged one container of Argentine beef and the internet declared an entire industry worthless. I have lived here since 1999. Here is what actually happened, what Argentine beef really is, and the politics nobody wants to admit.
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Día de la Memoria Buenos Aires: Why It Still Matters
Every year on March 24th, Argentina stops to remember 30,000 people disappeared by the military dictatorship. I lead food and cultural tours through Palermo Viejo, where plaques on the steps of Plaza Armenia carry the names of neighbors who were taken. This year, standing in front of those plaques feels different. The history of state terrorism, Operation Condor, and the tactics used here are not as distant as we would like to think.
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Parque de la Memoria Argentina: A Warning for the United States
A walk through Buenos Aires’ Parque de la Memoria becomes a reflection on dictatorship, memory, and the unsettling parallels between Argentina’s past and the United States today. Thinking, the park insists, is a revolutionary act.
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What the World’s Kitchens Know About Immigration and Diversity in Food
What happens when a nation forgets that its greatest strength has always come from those who arrived with different stories, skills, and dre
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The Real “Tainted Beef” Story: Argentine Beef Imports to the U.S.
USAmerica’s beef panic says more about politics than food. From Buenos Aires, the outrage looks all too familiar.
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Walking Through Memory at Parque de la Memoria Buenos Aires
Exploring Parque de la Memoria Buenos Aires, a riverside memorial honoring victims of Argentina’s dictatorship. A personal reflection on history, democracy, and resilience.
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