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Inside the Bares Notables of Buenos Aires

By wayfarersoliloquy | September 27, 2022September 27, 2022 by wayfarersoliloquy

Words and photos by Matt Dursum As modern cafes draw in crowds hoping to experience the next best thing, the classics still exist. By somehow avoiding the Instagram-craze that plagues cafes in Buenos Aires’ trendier neighborhoods, they remain hideaways for people who like to reflect on life uninterrupted. Aside from the tourist’s hotspots, Buenos Aires’ Bares Notables remain locally focused, affordable, and—unapologetically no-frills—shrines to Argentinian food and drinking culture. From Humble Origins Bares Notables or…

Roaming the Tigre Delta

By wayfarersoliloquy | September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 by wayfarersoliloquy

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…

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Diving Into the World of Empanadas

By wayfarersoliloquy | August 23, 2022January 28, 2024 by wayfarersoliloquy

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…

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Eat Pray Parrilla

By wayfarersoliloquy | August 4, 2022January 28, 2024 by wayfarersoliloquy

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…

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Neighborhood Profile: China Town of Buenos Aires

By wayfarersoliloquy | June 17, 2022January 28, 2024 by wayfarersoliloquy

Photography by Samantha Demangate Disembarking from the modern Belgrano C train station, you enter another world. Sights and sensations rarely associated with Buenos Aires surround you. As you step out of the station, a towering gate emblazoned with Chinese characters stretches above. The smell of grilled meat with sizzling soy-sauce and five-spice marinades caramelizing over open flames hits you like a ton of bricks. Loud street vendors shout various dialects of Chinese mixed with Porteño…

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