May Wine & Tapas

Time to join friends for an evening of wine, tapas, and conversation — this month in Palermo.

Location: Palermo *Exact address provided upon RSVP

Date: Saturday,  May 4

Time: 8:00pm

How does it work? Bring wine, finger food, and your sparkling self  to join other BAIN members and friends in a night of socializing and making new friends.

Look forward to catching up with you!

Please email RSVPs to ssgaby@hotmail.com Address will be sent to you via email response.

New to Buenos Aires?  New to BAIN or is this your first Wine & Tapas? It’s easier than you think!  One of our members has graciously opened their doors to create a social environment for any BAIN member interested in attending.  If you are interested in becoming one of these fabulous hosts or if you have any questions about the event, please contact Toni Quinatna: tonilin@aol.com.

*This event is limited to current BAIN members only.  If you are interested in becoming a member of BAIN, contact bain.downtown@gmail.com*

Buenos Aires Food Week & Spanish Gastronomy Week

Two simultaneous gastronomic events will be taking place in Buenos Aires on the week of April 15 – April 21, 2013. 


Buenos Aires Food Week, a new annual event in which 25 of the best restaurants in the city will offer lunch and dinner menus at promotional prices, will be held for the first time in Buenos Aires from April 15 to April 21, 2013.

With similar editions in New York, San Pablo, Milan and other major cities worldwide, the goal of this Food Week is democratizing access to haute-cuisine, offering the general public the opportunity to learn about premium restaurants and taste unique dishes at attractive prices.

Each restaurant will offer a fixed three step menu (starter, main course and dessert) with a fixed price of $ 99 pesos for lunch and $ 169 pesos for dinner, not including drinks, service and tip.

The restaurants participating in the first edition are:

  • Agraz – Caesar Park Hotel
  • Astrid y Gastón
  • Azema
  • Bice
  • Blanch
  • Brasserie Petanque
  • Cardon
  • Casa Cruz
  • Club 31 restaurant-Grand Hotel
  • Drift
  • Doppio Zero
  • Dos Mares
  • Honor y Causa
  • La Brasserie – Marriot Plaza Hotel
  • La Rosa Náutica
  • Le Grill
  • Mooi
  • Mullu
  • Piegari Vitello e Dolce
  • Plaza Grill – Marriott Plaza Hotel
  • Pony Line Bar – Four Seasons Hotel
  • Root – Intercontinental Nordelta
  • Sivela 465 – Mio Hotel
  • Social Paraíso

For a complete list of restaurants, menus (“Carta”) and online reservations, visit: www.bafoodweek.com.

If places are left available, people may also attend directly the restaurant of their choice.

Payments can be made in cash, debit card, or credit card at the end of the meal.

The additional 15% discount with Mastercard Black or Platinum cards only applies to cards issued in Argentina.

 

semana-gastronomica-espanolaAt the same time, The Spanish Tourist Office of the Embassy of Spain in Buenos Aires organizes the 1st Spanish Gastronomy Week in Buenos Aires, which will also be held from April 15 to April 21, 2013.

The Spanish Gastronomy Week offers quality Spanish menus at a reasonable prices for both lunch and dinner throughout the week, at the best Spanish restaurants in the city of Buenos Aires and Mendoza. Prices range from $ 99 Pesos to $ 199 Pesos.

The Regions of Asturias, Galicia and Madrid will participate actively through top-level chefs that will display their skills in some of the participating restaurants.

 

For a complete list of restaurants and online reservations, visit:www.semanagastronomicaba.com

 

Thank you to My Buenos Aires Travel Guide for the information above.  To keep up with this an other events in Buenos Aires, we have added a feature called “Blogs We Read” to the lower right-hand corner of the BAIN Downtown site.  Or, subscribe to My Buenos Aires Travel Guide and receive all of her posts though email!

April Ladies Night Happy Hour

 

Join us for fun with friends on the private terrace of the Hotel Melia in Recoleta!

Wednesday, April 17

6:00 – 9:00pm

Posadas 1557

RSVP: annsager@me.com
Ladies Night HH April 2013

April Wine & Tapas: Escape Your Neighborhood Bubble!

Head out West and get to know Caballito!

*It’s not as far as you think!!*

This month’s host Celia lives in a delightful apartment in Caballito, close to two main roads and lots of great parking.  There are also plenty of buses that run to this neck of the woods, so don’t be shy!  Learn a new barrio and enjoy time with friends!

Location: Caballito *Exact address provided upon RSVP

Date: Saturday, April 6

Time: 8:00pm

How does it work? Each attendee brings a dish to pass, a beverage to share and yourself to enjoy company, conversation, and finger foods!

Look forward to catching up with you!

Please email RSVPs to celiacriseo@rauljak.com.ar
*This event is limited to current BAIN members only.  If you are interested in becoming a member of BAIN, contact bain.downtown@gmail.com*

March Social Monthly Meeting

BAIN DOWNTOWN SOCIAL MEETING

FRIDAY, MARCH 22 AT 5:00pm

BAIN Downtown members are invited to join in this month’s Strictly Social meeting.  Continue St. Patrick’s Day into the week at Downtown Matias in Recoleta, an Irish pub located next to Starbucks in the Terrazas Buenos Aires Design Center.  Our start time is 5 p.m., BAIN will provide appetizers and there is a 2 for 1 happy hour menu available!

Location:  Downtown Matias at the Buenos Aires Design Center in Recoleta (next to the Recoleta Cemetery, nearest the intersection of Av Libertador and Pueyrredon).

Date and Time:  Friday, March 22 5:00 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 beverages.

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)

Other Notes:

The BAIN Downtown website:

Check out our website at https://baindowntown.com/ for the online membership directory and more.

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March Ladies Night Out

Open New Doors to Friends New and Old!

BAIN LADIES NIGHT OUT – Come join us for Happy Hour!

Date: Wednesday, March 13

Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Location: Primafila Restaurant Terrace Bar, Buenos Aires Design Center Terrace

RSVP: Ann Sager, annsager@me.com

Gastronomic Festival of the Foreign Communities

Thank you to My Buenos Aires Travel Guide for the information below.  To keep up with this an other events in Buenos Aires, we have added a feature called “Blogs We Read” to the lower right-hand corner of the BAIN Downtown site.  Or, subscribe to My Buenos Aires Travel Guide and receive all of her posts though email!

Gastronomic Festival of the Foreign Communities

A giant food court representing 35 different foreign communities living in Buenos Aires will be set up on Avenida de Mayo Saturday, March 9th, 2013 from 4:00 pm.
The typical dishes of every region will be offered in 80 food stands along Avenida de Mayo and Bolivar, as well as crafts and traditional products of every represented country.
The Queen of the Communities will be crowned, selected among the representatives of every country. At 7:30 pm the pageants will be carried along Av. de Mayo to the stage by a parade of antique Ford T cars. At 9:00 pm they will model the typical dresses of their represented country or region and evening dresses.
The crowning ceremony will be accompanied by different music shows.
In case of rain the event will be postponed for Saturday 16th.
Free entrance

February Wine & Tapas Returns!

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

Bring a beverage and a tapas-style dish to share, and look forward to a relaxing, casual evening with friends.

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!

Date: Saturday, February 23

Time: 8:30 pm
Where: Recoleta*
Please RSVP via email to Grace Griffin-Kent at bkent30@hotmail.com
*Exact address provided upon RSVP.
We hope you can make it!

February Ladies Night Out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It is time again for good cheer and fun with friends at BAIN’s February Ladies Night Out!

Date: Wednesday, February 13

Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Location: Primafila Restaurant Terrace Bar, Buenos Aires Design Center Terrace

RSVP: Ann Sager, annsager@me.com

Ladies Night HH Feb 13

 

Gastronomic Festival Jan 15 – Feb 28

Thank you to My Buenos Aires Travel Guide for the information below.  To keep up with this an other events in Buenos Aires, we have added a feature called “Blogs We Read” to the lower right-hand corner of the BAIN Downtown site.  Or, subscribe to My Buenos Aires Travel Guide and receive all of her posts though email!

Gastronomic Festival with important restaurant discounts

The website Restaurant.com.ar organizes its yearly Tour Gourmet Buenos Aires, an opportunity for all foodies (member of Restaurant.com.ar and the general public alike) to enjoy some of the best restaurants in Buenos Aires with incredible discounts.

In this edition of the Tour Gourmet, from January 15 to February 28, 2013, all participating restaurants offer a 35 % to 50 % discount every day on the total of the check when ordering “a la carte”. There will also be special discounts on wine tastings at the  Sheraton Buenos Aires on specific dates. This is a free event for the general public and doesn’t require registration.

To use this benefit, enter Tour Gourmet website, (in Spanish only) choose a restaurant, print the discount coupon clicking on “Certificado de Beneficio”, and present it when arriving at the restaurant or asking for the check (note some of the discounts are only applied for cash payments).

The list of participating restaurants will be updated every day.