AsadoAdventure Blog — Food, Culture & Stories from Buenos Aires

A wine tasting in Buenos Aires that goes beyond Mendoza Malbec — four small-production bottles, four regions, regional food pairings, and a 2016 Malbec that stopped the table.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

“Chimichurri has more myths than ingredients. In this story from my Palermo Viejo kitchen, we explore real chimichurri history, the surprising blend of Indigenous and European traditions behind it, and why I warm the sauce over the fire during every AsadoAdventure. This is the simple ritual guests remember long after the last bite of steak.”

The Carlos Thays Botanical Garden is one of the calmest corners of Buenos Aires. Shade, sculptures, and those iconic greenhouses tell the story of the man who planted the city’s identity one tree at a time.

What happens when a nation forgets that its greatest strength has always come from those who arrived with different stories, skills, and dre

USAmerica’s beef panic says more about politics than food. From Buenos Aires, the outrage looks all too familiar.

Exploring Parque de la Memoria Buenos Aires, a riverside memorial honoring victims of Argentina’s dictatorship. A personal reflection on history, democracy, and resilience.

Reflections on immigration, identity, and watching America from abroad. A personal look at No Kings Day, leaving Chicago for Buenos Aires, and how food and dissent shape belonging.

Argentina’s national cocktail, the Fernandito, is more than just Fernet and Coke—it’s a story of immigration, taste, and cultural pride. In this post, we trace the drink’s Italian roots, how it became a local staple, and why it still shows up alongside every picada worth remembering.