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El Burladero: New Spanish Place in Town

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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 new 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.  

December Morning Coffee: Cookie Exchange!

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Just in time for the holidays!

The December BAIN Coffee will feature a holiday cookie exchange!  If you would like to have an assortment of HOMEMADE baked goodies for your place for the holidays (if you can resist eating them all before then!), please join us for this event.  If you’ve never been to a cookie exchange, the rules are simple:

1) Bring 2-3 dozen HOMEMADE cookies to the event (yes, that means you have to bake, not buy!),

2) Bring the recipe for your cookies to share with the rest of the group,

3) Those who bring cookies will be able to leave with an assortment of other people’s goodies

4) Enjoy!

The Morning Coffee/Cookie Exchange will be held on Tuesday, December 18 at 10:30am in Recoleta (address provided upon RSVP). If you are planning to join in the fun of the Cookie Exchange, please bring an extra dozen or so for sampling at the table while having your coffee.  If this sounds like fun to you then please RSVP to our hostess, Milena Newhook at milenanewhook@gmail.com.

We hope you can join us!

December Book Club!

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Get ready for our final 2012 Bookclub get together!

December Bookclub Arrangements:

Date: Wednesday 12 Dec
Time: 11am – 1:00pm
Title: Unorthodox – The scandalous rejection of my Hasidic Roots
(Deborah Feldman)

Sheridan has kindly agreed to host (she lives in Recoleta)
Please RSVP to her directly on: sheridanpidcock@gmail.com in order to
receive the exact location.

Regards,
The Bookcluborganizers

**If you need to renew your membership OR are interested in joining BAIN Downtown, the Book Club is a great time to do so!  Membership is AR$250 per year.

November Social Monthly Meeting

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BAIN DOWNTOWN SOCIAL – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30

BAIN Downtown members are invited to join in this month’s Strictly Social meeting.  We will enjoy food, drinks and great company at Tucson, a café located in the Terrazas Buenos Aires Design Center.  Our start time is 4 p.m., and there is a 2 for 1 happy hour menu available.

Location:  Tucson, Terrazas Buenos Aires Design Center, local 15/16, Terrace Level   www.tucsonrestaurante.com.ar

Date and Time:  Friday, November 30 at 4 p.m.

Program:  Conversation!  Meet someone new!  Bring friends and introduce them to BAIN!  We will provide light appetizers and finger food while our guests enjoy the happy hour specials of 2 for 1 on selected beverages. We will also be raffling off the last unclaimed prize from the End of Year Party, 2 tickets to the opening night of Shen Yun, a 30-day supply of bagels from Sugar & Spice and hot sauces from El Tejano!

Fees: BAIN Downtown members – no charge

Guests and BAIN Suburbs members – AR$50*

*If you join BAIN at the meeting, your guest fee is waived. The fee to join BAIN for a year’s membership is AR$250

Renewals:  If you have received an email from BAIN Downtown reminding you that your membership renewal is due by January 1, 2013, then this is a great opportunity for you to renew.  As a reminder, the fee to renew is AR$250 for yet another great year of friends and fun!

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December Book Exchange

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Join Us at the BAIN Book Exchange December Holiday Party

This bi-monthly event is a chance to meet new people, engage in interesting conversation, and discover new reading material, all in a warm & friendly atmosphere.

Please join us by bring 1 or 2 really interesting books to lend or give away in exchange for someone else’s great book. You don’t necessarily have to part with your book, you can loan it to another BAIN member who will be held accountable to return it. We want our book exchange to offer participants an opportunity to access high quality reading material in English, which can be hard to find and expensive to buy in BA, so please bring the book you would like your best friend to read.

Date: Thursday, December 20th

Time: 11 am

Place: contact Danielle Gold at dgold@counselingba.com for directions

Please RSVP in advance.  This event is limited to current BAIN Downtown Members, if you are interested in joining BAIN Downtown, please complete our New Member Sign-Up Form, or email bain.downtown@gmail.com

Holiday refreshments & good conversation will be served

November Ladies Night Happy Hour

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 It’s almost summer…take the plunge and join us for laughter and fun with friends

 BAIN LADIES NIGHT OUT

Wednesday, November 21

6:00pm-9:00pm

DOGMA TERRACE BAR 

 Recoleta BA Design Center Terrace across from Zafira in the arcade promenade

RSVP:  annsager@me.com

November Monthly Dinner

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This month’s BAIN dinner will be held on Monday, November 19 at “La Gauchita.”

Time: Monday, November 19 (start time: 8:30 p.m. by the bar at the very back of the restaurant; dinner 9 or 9:15 p.m.)

Location: Lafinur 3275 (between Cerviño and Segui) in Palermo Botanico.
La Gauchita is a good parrilla with an excellent salad bar.   It has a very nice private dining area with attached bar that we will use.   Please come at 8:30 p.m. for a glass of wine; dinner will be at 9 p.m. or so.  The first course is a “build your own salad” so the event should not last past 11 p.m., for those with babysitting or early morning work issues.

Cost: 125 pesos per person, inclusive of a three course meal, a glass of wine, one gaseosa or water, service/table charge and tip.

RSVP by Sunday night, November 18 to Jim Isaacs at jisaacs61@hotmail.com

Tentative Menu:
First course: all you can heap on one plate salad bar (typically including appetizers, greens, various vegetables, beans, and other goodies).

Second course:

Being worked out (event organizer Jim Isaacs arrived from the US yesterday).  But there will be beef, chicken or fish and vegetarian options, with the option to switch to various items that used to be part of a cow or pig.

Dessert:

That is being worked out, too!

The Annual End of Year Cocktail Party

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Join us for BAIN Downtown’s most popular event of the year! 

Date:  Wednesday, November 14

Time:  7.00 to 10.00 p.m.

Venue:  Pur Sang in Recoleta: Quintana 191 (corner Montevideo)

Dress code:  Anywhere from cocktail to casual!

The venue for the party is Pur Sang. This stately French-style residence was built in 1904 in the heart of the charming neighborhood of La Recoleta.  Pur Sang is currently owned by the Cooperative Association of Thoroughbred Breeders, Ltd.  The name, Pur Sang, comes from Pura Sangre.  In English, Pure Blood.

Join us for BAIN Downtown’s most popular event of the year!  

Enjoy a sumptuous selection of canapés, hot and chilled appetizers, sweets, various juices and soft drinks, red and white wine, and champagne!

Plus tap your toes to Bossa Nova rhythms of the Adriana Rios Brazilian Band performing throughout the evening!

If that isn’t enough to tempt you – we will be holding a drawing to win some fabulous prizes, such as:

TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE

Members – AR$100

Non-Members – AR$200

For more information or to purchase your tickets, contact a board member!

Dawn (Recoleta, Palermo) – cell: 153 406 2010; email: dawn.e.gill@gmail.com

Walcott (Villa Crespo and area) – email: walcotth@gmail.com

Celia (Cabillito and area) – telephone: 4901 1880; cell: 154 087 1256; email:  celiacriseo@rauljak.com.ar

Bonnie (Recoleta, Retiro, Puerto Madero) – email: bonniekraft@yahoo.com

October Monthly Luncheon

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BAIN October Luncheon – Korean Food at Bi Won
Place: Bi Won Korean restaurant – phone # 4372-1146
Time: Thursday, October 25 at 1:00 pm
Location: Junín 548, entre Lavalle y Tucumán
Once, Buenos Aires, Argentina
The cost of the meal (including tip) is 100 pesos and includes water (con or sin gas), and all the beer you can drink!
Wine, coffee or other extras will be additional and charged separately – the owner will discount the wine prices on the menu by 10% for us.
Please RSVP to Michael Weldon: mweldon213@yahoo.com

This month we are going to take a fun trip through the mainstays of Korean food. We will sample the three main types of Korean cuisine – Cheyuk Gogui, Bibim Bap and the famous Yache Twiguim. These main courses will be accompanied by at least 7 different small dishes, the ever present Kimchi and other treats depending on the day’s market. These small dishes are the part of the meal that is the “fun” – you never know what will show up. Indeed, even when you see the dishes you will probably not be able to identify them by sight, only by taste – maybe.

Cheyuk Gogui is barbequed pork prepared and grilled with traditional Korean flavoring and seasonings. Bibim Bap (one of my favorite dishes here) is a rice dish served with an assorted mixture of seasoned vegetables, cooked meat, fried egg, sesame oil, etc. etc. Our third dish (vegetarian) is best described as vegetable tempura, Korean style. There are no choices to be made, simply come and enjoy. Everything will be served family style and the small plates will be re-filled as needed.
For those not familiar with Korean food I suggest you use the following link to a good write-up: www.koreanfood.about.com/od/ koreanfoodbasics/a/Korean101.htm
Here are a few excerpts from the Trip Advisor’s restaurant section reviews:
“Excellent choice all round and we loved everything we ate…. the quality is excellent and on a par with the best Korean food in America or Seoul. Seems incredible here in BA, but absolutely true.” “This place by far has been the tastiest meal since we’ve been here. It is totally authentic and on par with any great Korean restaurant in San Francisco and Los Angeles!” “Bi Won stands out as a breath of fresh asian air.” “…. vale la pena completamente.”
Bi Won is hidden away in Congresso on the very edge of Once. It is about three blocks away from the famous Water Company building on Córdoba. The address is Junín 548, there is no sign so just look for the address number on Junín between Lavalle and Tucumán.
The Morning Coffee is yet another opportunity to purchase your End of Year Party tickets! Bring your pesos – AR$100 for BAIN members, AR$200 for guests.

November Morning Coffee

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

Date: Tuesday, November 6
Time: 10:30am-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.

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 Peggy Greer at pjgreer@gmail.com
*Exact address provided upon RSVP.  We hope you can make it!

The Morning Coffee is yet another opportunity to purchase your End of Year Party tickets! Bring your pesos – AR$100 for BAIN members, AR$200 for guests.