Art Connoisseurs Tour of San Telmo

Posted on January 17, 2013 by BAIN Downtown

The new year is a time to explore the world around you, whether you’ve been in the same place for a few days or multiple years. BAIN wants to help you learn more about the city we call home!

Miguel with Art Connoisseurs has invited BAIN to join in this week’s tour of two San Telmo museums, a historic location-turned-cafe coffee stop and a description of the San Telmo neighborhood. Interested? Read on!

Date: Saturday, January 19th

Time: 3:30pm

Place: Meet at the entrance of the Museum of Modern Art, Avenida San Juan 350

The tour will last approximately 3 hours includes the visit to Museum of Modern Art of Buenos Aires, Museum of Contemporary Art and a coffee break at L´Atelier de Céline.

The tour has a cost of AR$ 200, BAIN members are offered a price of AR$180 (all costs included).

If you would like to join, please RSVP to Dawn Gill: dawn.e.gill@gmail.com

Send A Child to School Volunteering

Posted on January 16, 2013 by BAIN Downtown

SACS (Send a Child to School) is ready to fill backpacks for the 2013 school year. We will be providing over 600 Argentine children with backpacks and other school supplies. We will deliver these to the children at the end of February so they will be ready for the first day of school. Many of you have helped us in the past – thank you! On Wednesday, February 6th we will be hard at work again. Please consider giving us some of your time & energy.

Wednesday, February 6, 2013
9:30 AM – 1:30PM

UCC Church
Santa Fe 839
(1641) Acassuso
Buenos Aires – Argentina
(54-11) 4792-1375

During this work session we will be filling the backpacks with school supplies, grouping them by organization, & bagging them for delivery. Wear cool clothing and comfortable shoes! We will provide a light lunch of yummy empanadas to enjoy when we have finished working!

Please sign up by contacting Marian St. James at marianstjames@yahoo.com Please respond quickly as we have limited spaces available and note that we will not be providing transportation this year.

Thank you for your interest & support of SACS/NALE

Additional information concerning SACS/NALE is available at our website – www.sacs-nale.com

Thanks so much,

SACS Board members

February Monthly Dinner

Posted on January 15, 2013 by BAIN Downtown

For this next monthly dinner we are going to try something different, and head to a puerta cerrada! El Tejano is a Southwest style restaurant that makes 2 varieties of their own hot sauce and specializes in brisket. I hope there are others that have missed some good ol’ southern cooking!

Here are the details:

Friday, February 1, 2013

9:00pm

$200 pesos per person (includes dinner, water and iced tea and tip)

The Palermo Neighborhood

Anyone who is interested in attending must RSVP to dawn.e.gill@gmail.com, the exact address of the event will be sent to those who RSVP on January 31st. There are only 26 seats available so send your RSVP soon!

There is a cash bar available with the following drinks and related prices:
Malbec/ Cab 750ml 60.00 pesos
Copa de Vino 20.00 pesos

Fernet Cola 20.00 peso
Coca cola 330ml 10.00 peso
Stella Artois 30.00 peso

And the dinner menu:

Entrada:
Hotsauces/ Salsas & Chips

Primer Plato:
Brisket (Tapa de Asado ahumado)
Baked Potato w/ Stuffings (Papa plomo c/ guarniciones)
Coleslaw (ensalada de zanahoria, repollo blanco y colorado c/ mayo)

Segundo Plato:
Pork Ribs (Pechito de Cerdo a la leña)
Sweet Corn (choclo dulce)

*Always on the table (siempre sobre la mesa)*
Pickles & Onions (pepinos y cebolla)
Cornbread (Pan de Maiz)
Y un montón de Salsa BBQ

*Water & Ice Tea served free all night*
(Agua y Té gratis toda la noche)

Postre:
Brownies (by Sugar & Spice)

Mickey Vail Returns to La Biblioteca

Posted on January 9, 2013 by BAIN Downtown

La Biblioteca Cafe presents, a continuation in the series of Jazz Trios

Mickey Vail, Adrian Masteocola and Adrian DeFilippo

Tuesday, February 12 at 9:00pm

La Biblioteca Cafe, Marcelo T Alvear 1155, call 4811-0673 for reservations.

AR$40 to enter, required AR$40 additional food & drink bill

New Year’s Kick Off Meeting

Posted on January 4, 2013 by BAIN Downtown

Happy New Year! From all of us here at BAIN Downtown, we hope you had a wonderful holiday season and a very happy new year!

As everyone settles into 2013, we want to invite everyone to join us as BAIN holds its annual New Year’s celebration with an afternoon cocktail party at Club Español.

On Friday afternoon, January 25, at 5:00 p.m we will meet in the Sala Autonomia (on the fourth floor, you can use the elevator or the stairs) to enjoy catered snacks from the Club Español restaurant, beverages and a champagne toast! With this being a catered event, please be kind and RSVP. Bring a friend! (let us know about them too!). RSVP to bain.downtown@gmail.com by Friday, January 18th.

The beautiful Club Español, a 100 year-old landmark located just south of Avenida de Mayo, across from the Avenida 9 de Julio (on Bernardo de Irigoyen 172 between Hipolito Yrigoyen and Adolfo Alsina).

Here is a link for directions: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=club+espa%C3%B1ol+buenos+aires&ie=UTF8&ll=-34.609687,-58.380446&spn=0.019321,0.036135&fb=1&hq=club+espa%C3%B1ol&hnear=Buenos+Aires,+Argentina&t=m&z=15

This meeting is FREE for BAIN Members, $150 pesos for guests. The guest fee is waived for anyone who joins BAIN Downtown at the meeting. This is a great opportunity for those that still need to renew their membership

We look forward to seeing you there!

January Morning Coffee

Posted on January 3, 2013 by BAIN Downtown

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

Date: Tuesday, January 22
Time: 10:30am-12:00
Where: Puerto Madero

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.

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 Marcia Williamson at marcia@transpack.com.ar.
*Exact address provided upon RSVP. We hope you can make it!

February Book Club

Posted on January 2, 2013 by BAIN Downtown

Come and join in our next book club, as we meet to chat about Catherine the Great. Given her life, it’s sure to be an interesting discussion!

Date: Thursday, February 14th

Time: 12:00 – 2:00pm

Place: Palermo *exact address provided upon RSVP

RSVP to Solange: smecham25@yahoo.com

Book: Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman, by Robert K. Massie

Amazon describes the book as:

“The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Peter the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra, and The Romanovs returns with another masterpiece of narrative biography, the extraordinary story of an obscure German princess who became one of the most remarkable, powerful, and captivating women in history. Born into a minor noble family, Catherine transformed herself into empress of Russia by sheer determination. For thirty-four years, the government, foreign policy, cultural development, and welfare of the Russian people were in her hands. She dealt with domestic rebellion, foreign wars, and the tidal wave of political change and violence churned up by the French Revolution. Catherine’s family, friends, ministers, generals, lovers, and enemies—all are here, vividly brought to life. History offers few stories richer than that of Catherine the Great. In this book, an eternally fascinating woman is returned to life.”

*This event is restricted to current BAIN members only, if you are interested in joining BAIN Downtown, fill out our Membership Sign-Up Form to start the process!

El Burladero: New Spanish Place in Town

Posted on January 2, 2013 by BAIN Downtown

El Burladero

Two favorite restaurants in the city, Fervorand Sottovoce, are owned by the same company. One of Jon’s coworkers told him about a n

ew concept to the same company, El Burladero, and we went to try it out 2 days later.

El Burladero (Uriburu 1488, between Peña & French, 4806-9247) is the newest theme for this restaurant group, and though it just opened in August of this year, it has received overwhelmingly great reviews in every outlet I have found.We just barely got a reservation for the night we wanted to come in, the only time slot they had available was 10:30pm, and it was completely packed when we arrived AND when we left.The restaurant is simply decorated, lots of framed pictures and Spanish artifacts lining the walls. There are large chalkboards advertising signature dishes and a few seats at the bar for folks – like us – who need to wait until their table is ready. As as perk of waiting, they offer you the choice between a glass of champagne or a small draft beer – the beer is nothing special but it is rare to find anything on draft in the city.

Once we were at a table, we were offered the same great selection of bread they have at Sottovoce and Fervor, and they have an appetizer list filled with tapas and seafood.

Each main course dish is large enough to share, though we decided to go against the waiter’s suggestion and order three dishes for our group of 4 people. As a result, we had enough food for 8 people, and the waiter gave us an “I told you so” look that was virtually caught on film. This was him dishing out our paella, the smaller portion which was more than sufficient for 4 people. There are a few different types of paella to choose from, we chose the seafood option, though there are at least 3 other varieties.

Many of the dishes can be ordered a la carte, you can choose the protein (fish, chicken, beef, seafood…) the side and the way you want it to be prepared. We chose the fish of the day, served with grilled vegetables “Spanish style”and a chicken dish served with rice and a saffron sauce.

All of the entrees were tasty, fresh and quite different from anywhere else we’ve eaten in the city. The chicken dish was a little low on meat, but considering the amount of extra food we had, I’m not complaining. This is a great addition to our eating out repertoire, we are happy campers!

***This restaurant review was written by BAIN Downtown member and blogger, Dawn Gill. For this and other reviews on expat life, visit her blog: http://www.dawnandjon.blogspot.com.ar/. To contribute a review or highlight your blog, contact bain.downtown@gmail.com.

Sure Chef Cooking Classes in January!

Posted on December 18, 2012 by dawngill

Cooking is a fascinating, fun activity that everyone can do! Sure Chef offers a range of cooking classes focusing on foods and cooking techniques that can help to promote health, vitality, and mental clarity.

Sure Chef is offering a variety of cooking classes through out January. If you are interested in hosting a cooking class for 4 or more people your class is free. please email cheftristine@gmail.com if you are interested in booking a date between Jan 7- 21. If you can’t host a class please email us and we can tell you the classes that are open. BAIN Downtown members enjoy a AR$50 discount!

For more information on the classes offered please go to http://surechef.com/index.php/cn-programs/cooking-classes/buenos-aires

BAIN/Spanglish Event

Posted on December 1, 2012 by dawngill

BAIN Downtown Members enjoy a discount at Spanglish –

the first Friday of every month!

To join in the December event:

Go to www.SpanglishExchange.com
Click on Register Now, and complete the form.
Find the December 7th event at Azcuenaga and click on RSVP
Select the “Pay at Event” option, you will receive your discount at the door.
Come to Azcuenaga, Vicente Lopez 2190, on Friday, December 7th at 9:00pm – and enjoy the night!