Vintium Bags – You could win a bag all your own!

Paola Castro is an Uruguayan woman leaving in Buenos Aires with extensive experience in the hospitality industry and loves to travel.  She has combined her love for wine and fashion and created the company Vintium Bags, the best accessory to any “Bring Your Own Wine” event.  If you are heading to a friend’s house for dinner or just taking a picnic to the park, a Vintium Bag is the best way to transport your vino from point A to point B.

Vintium is a 100% Argentinian brand inspired by the latest international design trends.  The name is of Latin origin and was inspired by the Classical history of Wine.

Each bag is 100 % Argentinian Leather they are Eco Friendly – no more plastic bags to throw away, and no synthetic materials are used.  There are many unique designs and a wide range of colors and combinations.  They are squashable and foldable, which makes them ideal for traveling.

Vintium’s exclusive products combine the best Argentinian leather, providing the ideal accessory for all of your wine related needs. Functional and trendy, it provides the ideal way to transport your valuable wine. There are now designs that go beyond the world of wine and include purses and travel totes.

For more information about Vitium Bags, www.vintium.com, search for Paola Vintium on Facebook or email vintiumbags@gmail.com.

Vintium Bags is also a sponsor of the BAIN Downtown End of Year Party.  We will be raffling off a beautiful, high quality wine bag at the event.  If you haven’t done so yet, get your tickets now!

BAIN DOWNTOWN MONTHLY MEETING — October 25!

Join us at the October Monthly Meeting!  We have read your suggestions through the member survey and have a few changes to the meeting this month, starting with the meeting beginning later in the afternoon — at 5:30pm.

The program this month is brought to us by our own Solange and Mike Mecham who will discuss the Camino de Santiago, a pilgrimage originating from various points in Europe, ending in Santiago de Compostela. These two made the pilgrimage this year and will explain the reasons for doing so and what they learned along the way.

As always, we’ll be socializing over baked goods from Sugar and Spice and Malbec for  those interested in starting their happy hour right at the meeting!

We also have a new venue for the post-meeting Happy Hour! The lovely Hotel Pulitzer Sky Bar Terrace is the meeting place to continue the fun!

We hope to see lots of new faces as we learn new things about the world and each other.  We hope you’ll come out and join us!

Place: ICANA, Maipú 672, (between Viamonte and Tucumán) in the city center, ground floor, library

Date: Friday, October 25

Time: 5.30 p.m. – members and guests begin to arrive

6.00 p.m. – the program begins

6.30 p.m. – after-meeting social at the Hotel Pulitzer, Calle Maipu 907, esq. Paraguay

Program:  The topic of this month’s presentation will be; “Camino de Santiago” presented by Solange and Mike Mecham.

Fees:  BAIN Downtown members – no charge

Non-members/Guests – AR$50

We look forward to seeing you on Friday!

October Dinner

For October’s BAIN dinner restaurant Teresa has carefully chosen:

A NOS AMOURS, un bistro Francés en Argentina

located in a non-touristy section of Palermo

Gorriti 4488, esquina Araoz

(1 block off Scalabrini Ortiz Av.)

Date:      Tuesday, October 15

Time:      8:30 pm

RSVP:      tezlg@hotmail.com

This quaint restaurant offers only a few daily specials, written on one large portable chalk board. Another larger chalkboard mounted on the wall,  alongside lovely photographs, displays the well thought-out wine list, filled with hand picked organic wines.  On each table, books of French poetry aid in making the bistro extra classy and extra French.

By popular demand following last month’s BAIN dining experience, dinner will be a la carte with individual checks so each guest may choose their own menu.

Cubierto          $10

Entrees           from $55 to $69

First courses  from $85 to $98

Desserts         $34

Water (to share) 1.5 ltr $22

Wines              from $70 to $110

CASH – AMEX – VISA

http://pickupthefork.com/2010/11/01/a-nos-amours-un-bistro-frances-en-argentina/

October Ladies Night Out

Come join us for BAIN’s Ladies Night Out

Thursday, October 17

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

By popular demand we return to La Confitería La Paris at Hipódromo, Av. del Libertador 4104, (esq. Av. Dorrego)

Happy Hour will be outside on the front patio (weather permitting)

RSVP:  Teresa Ezcurra (tezlg@hotmail.com)

We look forward to seeing you for another entertaining evening of endless laughter and fun with friends!

Morning Coffee

The next BAIN Morning Coffee is coming up!  Mark your calendars!
Date: Tuesday, October 22nd
Time: 10:30 am – 12:00
Where: Recoleta
Come spend a morning making new friends and catching up with old ones.
This is a casual, fun way to mingle and meet new people and it’s open
to all BAIN Downtown members.

This month we’ll be joined for a brief talk by Lauren Dulberg of Acupuncture Buenos Aires who will speak about the acupuncture and the new facial rejuvenation technique she has brought to BA. Moreover, all BAIN members will be offered a discount package!

Never been to a coffee event before? New to BAIN or Buenos Aires? We’d love to have you join us. Let us know in your RSVP if you have any questions!

Please RSVP to Niccole De Campos  at niccoledecampos@me.com

*Exact address provided upon RSVP. We hope you can make it!

Book Discussion Group–Monday, November 18, 10am to noon

The book selection for our next meeting is Thomas Jefferson, The Art of Power by Jon Meacham.   If you have not yet attended a BAIN book club meeting or are looking to start, please join us!  

Like to talk about books? Please come to the November Book Group Meeting, whether you have read the book or not. Bring names of books you would like to read and discuss together.

Meeting will be held in Almagro.  Please email your RSVP to: tonilin@aol.com.  Exact address will be sent upon receipt of RSVP.

Here is a link to a summary and some critic and reader reviews on Amazon.

Here is the information for the November book club meeting:   

Book choice: Thomas Jefferson, The Art of Power, by Jon Meacham
Date: Monday, November 18
Time: 10 am – 12 am
Location: Almagro
Please email your RSVP to: tonilin@aol.com
Here is a link to a summary and some critic and reader reviews on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Jefferson-Art-Power-ebook/dp/B0089EHKE8/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid=


We hope to see you on November 18th!

October Wine & Tapas

SAM_1414The monthly Wine & Tapas get together is a chance for newcomers, old hands and new, to come together to visit and catch up.

Bring wine and finger food to pass. We will meet up in Recoletta at 8 pm on Saturday, October 12.

Socialize, have a bite, have a sip, have fun.

RSVP to Teresa at tezlg@hotmail.com to get exact location. Looking forward to seeing you there.

September Ladies Night Out

Spring is just around the corner so it’s a perfect time for a new venue for Ladies Night Out.  Come join us at the Confiteria La Paris, Av. del Libertador 4041 (corner of Av. Dorrego)

Time:  6 to 8:30 pm

Date:  Wednesday, September 18

RSVP:  Teresa Ezcurra, tezlg@hotmail.com

September Morning Coffee

Come spend a morning making new friends and catching up with old ones.
This is a casual, fun way to mingle and meet new people and it’s open to all BAIN Downtown members.

coffeepic

The next BAIN Morning Coffee is coming up! Mark your calendars!

Date: Tuesday, September 24th

Time: 10:30 am – 12:00
Where: Puerto Madero

Never been to a coffee event before? New to BAIN or Buenos Aires? We’d love to have you join us. Let us know in your RSVP if you have any questions!

Please RSVP to Katarina Nyssens at katarina.nyssens@gmail.com
*Exact address provided upon RSVP. We hope you can make it!

September Luncheon

The date for the September luncheon is Thursday, September 19. Please note this is a week earlier than we normally have the luncheons.

On Thursday September 19, at 1:00 pm we will have lunch at the Benihana restaurant next to the Alto Palermo shopping center,  Ave. Coronel Díaz y Arenales (one block from Santa Fe), one of our most reliable and enjoyable venues.

Benihana restaurants are traditional Japanese hibachi steakhouses, which feature the Japanese cooking method known as “teppanyaki.”  Your meal is prepared fresh and served by a performing chef, right before your eyes. For a nice writeup on the history of the restaurant visit  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benihana. Our group has dined there previously with great reviews.

You can choose the chicken, steak or shrimp priced at 95 pesos for the chicken or 100 pesos for the other options. This includes soup, salad, water or gaseosa and the main course. Please note that the hibachi chicken rice is an optional extra. If this is offered by the waitress, it is an additional 10 pesos!

Check out their Spanish language site at   http://www.benihana.com.ar/Benihana

Date:          Thursday September 19

Time:         1:00 pm

Place:        Benihana, Coronel Diaz y Arenales

Cost:          95 or 100 pesos depending on menu choice

Please RSVP to secure a place.

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