Tag Archives: BAIN

New Year’s Kick Off Meeting

Posted on by
Reply

Club Espanol Sala AutonomiaHappy 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 by
Reply

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 by
Reply

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 by
Reply

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.  

Sure Chef Cooking Classes in January!

Posted on by
Reply

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 by
Reply

BAIN Downtown Members enjoy a discount at Spanglish –

the first Friday of every month!

To join in the December event:

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

December Morning Coffee: Cookie Exchange!

Posted on by
Reply

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!

Posted on by
Reply

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.

December Book Exchange

Posted on by
Reply

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

Thanksgiving Treats by Ingrid

Posted on by
Reply

INGRID’S

Happy Thanksgiving!

Take home the spirit of the pilgrims with my traditional

Pumpkin Pies

Orange-Spice Pumpkin Bread

Pumpkin Cake in the shape of a Pumpkin

Pecan Pies

Apple Pies

It’s the season to enjoy these delicious goodies and much more with special friends and family!  Order now to ensure you receive your order in time for the holiday.

For more information you can contact me at: ingridt20@yahoo.com.ar or 4743-7602.

Ingrid