Words and Photos by Matt Dursum Like most of Buenos Aires, the Tigre Delta is changing. Over a century ago, the area was a playground for the rich. The former country club—Museo de Arte Tigre—once functioned as the social grounds for Buenos Aires’ elite and its famous rowing team. After the bloody 20th century dictatorship and the rise of seaside and international travel stripped this region of its prestige, it is finding a newfound resurgence…
Words and Photos by Matt Dursum If you had 24 hours in the 15th largest city in the world, what would you do? Today I’m setting off to discover if an ultimate day is even possible in Buenos Aires. For a city so massive, with hundreds of world-famous museums, restaurants, bookstores, and cafes, not to mention the worlds of Tango, Milonga, and Rock Nacional—all contained within 48 distinct neighborhoods or barrios; it’s a task for…
Photography by Samantha Demangate Come escape with me into one of the world’s best comfort foods: the empanada. Portable pockets of goodness, either baked or fried, empanadas are ubiquitous in the South American diet. Imagine Crispy folds of roasted dough encasing savory fillings of minced meats, seafood, olives, and spices. These beautiful little envelopes of flavor fuel people of all classes and backgrounds and can cause heated contention; almost to the level of football. The…
Words and Photos by Matt Dursum There’s a rain soaked glare on the streets of Montevideo as a Candombe troupe dances past us. We join in, mirroring the steps of a casual batucada salsa. We are happy to be a part of this. Normally I don’t join in parades with dancing people but, tonight, I felt extra jovial from drinking two pints of local craft beer and scarfing down patacón sandwiches—Venezuelan beef sandwiches with fried…
Photography by Samantha Demangate In this article, I’d like to spew some anger. I’m taking this opportunity to belittle gas and electric grills and how MOST people do BBQ in the United States by introducing the art form of the parrilla. Now, I know people are busy. And yes, of course, eating red meat is horrible for the planet and we should all get used to sautéing insects by now. But, if we’re going to…