Spring at the Sivori!

Posted on September 9, 2012 by dawngill

BAIN DOWNTOWN MONTHLY MEETING

ANNUAL SPRING AT THE SIVORI EVENT

with champagne and dessert!

September 28th at 3 p.m.

For the past five years, we have held our “Welcome to Spring” meeting at the Museo de Artes Plásticas Eduardo Sívori. Join us as we return to the Sivori Museum’s beautiful garden courtyard to toast the arrival of spring!

The Spring at the Sivori event is one of our favorite meeting venues due to the lovely location and relaxed atmosphere. This is a catered event, with champagne and sweet treats to celebrate the arrival of Spring. Note that the event takes place earlier in the day than our normal monthly meetings, and this event is a perfect place to bring a friend and enjoy the outdoors! If you have been debating joining BAIN Downtown, this is a great time to start your membership! Children are welcome!

PLACE: Museo de Artes Plásticas Eduardo Sívori, Av. Infanta Isabel 555 in the Parque 3 de Febrero

(for a map click here: http://goo.gl/maps/2sU6y. For directions and information on the current art exhibits, please visit the museum’s website at www.museosivori.org.ar)

*There is a nominal admission to enter the museum (one peso for Argentines, three pesos for everyone else)

TIME: 3 to 5 p.m.

RSVP: Different than our normal monthly meetings, we need you to RSVP to this event. This is a catered event that requires a deposit, so we need to know in advance if you are coming (children under 10 are free).

Please RSVP to bain.downtown@gmail.com, by Wednesday, September 26th.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: The meeting itself is FREE TO BAIN DOWNTOWN MEMBERS WHO RSVP. The cost for non-members is 60 pesos. We encourage you to bring your friends! If an RSVPed guest signs up for a BAIN Downtown membership at the event we’ll waive the guest fee!

We look forward to seeing you at this very special event.

September Book Club

Posted on September 4, 2012 by dawngill

To all our reading friends,

This month’s book choice is:

Rumors of Rain: A Novel of Corruption and Redemption

Author: Andre Brink

Date: Thursday, September 20, 11:00 – 1:00pm

Location: Recoleta

Please RSVP to sheridanpidcock@gmail.com to receive the exact address

Here is what Amazon’s Book Description has to say:

Martin Mynhardt seems invincible. Violence surrounds him, yet he remains unscathed: a woman asks him the time, then leaps in front of a train; after a mine riot, he watches hoses sweep scattered body parts off the floor.
Just before the shocking violence that brings South African apartheid to an end, Martin decides to return to the family farm for a weekend. A highly successful businessman and Afrikaans Nationalist, he hopes to sell the property to the government in a deal both highly profitable and corrupt. The moment he steps onto the farm, his plans are derailed. The repercussions of a society’s endemic violence catch up to him, and shake the relationships that frame his life.

I hope this book will also bring some insight into the political and social landscape of South Africa!

Regards,

The Book Club Organizers

*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!

End of the Year Party!

Posted on August 27, 2012 by adenatutino

The annual End of Year Cocktail Party for BAIN Downtown will be on Wednesday, November 14 at 7 p.m. We hope you will join us for wine, champagne and hors d’ouevres!

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.

Stay tuned for more details!

August Monthly Meeting

Posted on August 23, 2012 by dawngill

BAIN DOWNTOWN FRIDAY, AUGUST 31!

This Month’s Theme: Focus On Food

BAIN Downtown members and their guests are invited to join us as we return to Los Arcos, Callao 856 (Between Paraguay and Cordoba) for a Focus on Food presentation with Juan Freire of Tuco Catering, www.tucocatering.com.

Keep the fun going after the presentation for a buy-as-you-go Happy Hour!

Place: Los Arcos, Callao 856 (Between Paraguay and Cordoba) the meeting room in the back

Date: Friday, August 31, 2012

Time: 4:00 p.m., presentation at 4:30pm, Happy Hour to start whenever you want it to!

Program: Juan Freire is a chef born and raised in Buenos Aires, who has spent a good portion of his life studying his way through Europe and cooking in many of the culinary capitals of the world. He has worked everywhere from small family owned restaurants to one of the trendiest hotels in London. He will be joining us to discuss the food heritage in South America, the similarities relating food culture between neighbor countries and the importance of keeping culinary traditions alive.

Fees: BAIN Downtown Members – no charge

BAIN Suburbs Members – $AR10

Guests – $AR20

*New members that sign up for BAIN Downtown at the meeting, the guest fee is waived! Membership is only AR$150 per year! Recommend us to your friends! Bring a guest!

Other Notes:

The BAIN Downtown Website – Check out our website at https://baindowntown.com/ for the on-line membership directory and more!

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August Wine & Tapas Night

Posted on August 14, 2012 by dawngill

Please join us for the next BAIN Wine and Tapas Event!

Date: Saturday, August 25th
Time: 8pm
Where: Caballito *Exact address provided upon RSVP

Please RSVP directly to Celia at celiacriseo@rauljak.com.ar

Bring a beverage and a tapas-style dish to share, and look forward to a relaxing, casual evening with friends. Celia (your host) will also be showing a fantastic Tango DVD she recently received from Los Angelitos, the August BAIN monthly dinner location.

Never been to Wine and Tapas 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!

*This event is restricted to current BAIN members only. If you are interested in joining BAIN, please email bain.downtown@gmail.com or fill out our New Member Sign-Up Form.

We hope you can make it!

August Monthly Lunch at Brut Nature

Posted on August 12, 2012 by dawngill

Location: Brut Nature, Pena 2066 (between Junin and Ayacucho)

Time: 12:30 pm

Date: Thursday, August 30

Price: 75 or 100 pesos (correct change appreciated)

In the restaurant business it is an axiom that good restaurants last about three years. I am sure we all know many places that have come and gone within that time frame.

Our destination for Thursday, August 30, breaks the mold and is probably the best restaurant you have never heard of.

Gustavo and his head chef started this family business almost 20 years ago – in fact, this coming March is their 20^th anniversary. One of the comments from Guiaoleo sums up my thoughts on this place – “Great place, frequented by regulars from the neighborhood. Run by the owners, in a spacious house, the dishes are very rich, and the accompanying environment without glare. Absolutely recommended.” Another comment from Trip Advisor “The first night we had the pepper steak and it was delicious. It was probably our best meal in BA.”

Many of the dishes on the menu are named for the loyal customers who have dined here during the past 20 years!

Our lunch menu for Thursday is:

Plato Principal (choose one)

Mini Bife de Chorizo Con Papas Fritas

Risotto de Verduras Azafranado

Pollo a la Crema de Ajo Con Puré

Postre (choose one)/ o cafe

– Helado de Crema Americano con Frutos Rojos

– Ensalada de Frutas Frescas

Our price for the meal with water, soft drink or wine (including tip) is: 75 pesos.

I have asked that Gustavo make available their signature dish (my favorite) for an additional cost – the dish, of course, is the lomo pimiento with creamed potatoes. If you order this it will include both water and wine for 100 pesos.

Reservations are a must – RSVP to mweldon213@yahoo.com

When replying I would appreciate an idea of what you plan to order, this is just to give the restaurant a “heads up” so that nobody is disappointed. You can always change your mind when you arrive.

I look forward to seeing everyone:

Regards,

Michael

August Book Club Meeting

Posted on August 10, 2012 by dawngill

Join us for the August meeting of BAIN Book Club!

Date: Wednesday 29 August 2012
Time: 13h00 – 15h00
Location: Recoleta

The book club meeting for August will feature The Emperor’s Children by: Claire Messud

The New Yorker book reviews writes:
“In this witty examination of New York’s chattering classes, which opens in the spring of 2001, the despot of the title is Murray Thwaite, a famous journalist who made his name in the Vietnam era. The next generation, however, is having trouble gaining traction. Murray’s daughter, Marina, unable to complete a long-overdue book on the cultural significance of children’s clothing, has moved back into her parents’ Upper West Side apartment and is doing a lot of yoga. Her two best friends—Danielle, a television producer, and Julius, a gay freelance critic—are similarly ambitious and entitled, without being particularly driven. All three find sex the easiest way to transform themselves. Only Murray’s brainy and profoundly disenfranchised nephew from upstate aggressively pursues his belief in the true and the good, but he proves to be a sort of literary terrorist, threatening to blow the family apart. The humorous intimacies of Messud’s portraits do not, finally, soften the judgments behind them: If this is what’s become of the liberal imagination, is it worth fighting for?”

Please RSVP to milenanewhook@gmail.com

*exact address provided upon RSVP

This event is limited to current BAIN Downtown members only. To become a member of BAIN Downtown, email bain.downtown@gmail.com.

Hope to see you all there on the 29th!

July Monthly Meeting/Social

Posted on July 18, 2012 by dawngill

BAIN DOWNTOWN FRIDAY, JULY 27!

BAIN Downtown members are invited to join in this month’s Strictly Social Meeting. We will enjoy food, drinks and great company at Porte Zuelo, a Lounge Bar and Music Club on calle Vicente Lopez. The meeting’s start time is later, beginning at 5:30pm, and there is a 2 for 1 Happy Hour menu available until 9pm!

Place: Porte Zuelo, Vicente Lopez 2160: http://www.portezueloweb.com/

Date: Friday, July 27, 2012

Time: 5:30 p.m. – A change from the usual, hopefully some of our working members can join us after the workday!

Program: Conversation! Meet someone new! Bring a friend and introduce them to BAIN! We will provide light appetizers and finger foods while our members and their guests enjoy the Happy Hour specials of 2 for 1 beverages for purchase until 9pm!

Fees: BAIN Downtown Members – no charge, BAIN Suburbs Members – $AR10, Guests – $AR20 *If you sign up for BAIN Downtown at the meeting, your guest fee is waved!

For more information, or to join BAIN Downtown, contact bain.downtown@gmail.com

Casa Mun – Monthly Dinner

Posted on June 27, 2012 by adenatutino

An amazing closed door dinner experience you can not miss. One of those places where everyone has been and said it was amazing – and yes, you need to go!

July 13, Friday

5-course tasting menu (soda/water) – 245 pesos
5-course tasting menu (Wine pairings) – 275 pesos
* prices already include tip.

Please RSVP to bain.downtown@gmail.com

Visit Casa Mun’s website for a full menu description and more details about the Casa Mun experience!

June Monthly Meeting/Social

Posted on June 21, 2012 by adenatutino

BAIN DOWNTOWN (next) FRIDAY, JUNE 29!

Place: Porte Zuelo, Vicente Lopez 2160: http://www.portezueloweb.com/

Date: Friday, June 29, 2012

Time: 5:30 p.m. – A change from the usual, hopefully some of our working members can join us after the workday!

Fees: BAIN Downtown Members – no charge, BAIN Suburbs Members – $AR10, Guests – $AR20 *If you sign up for BAIN Downtown at the meeting, your guest fee is waved!

For more information, or to join BAIN Downtown, contact bain.downtown@gmail.com