http://travel.bastardly.com Hotel, Restaurant & Travel Reviews! Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:25:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At roughly 1,500 Colombian pesos a pop (~$USD0.80!), these juices were seriously one of the bright sides of my trip. After experimenting with many different fruit combination, it came down to fresh orange juice & mango---HEAVENLY, I tell you! http://travel.bastardly.com/archives/2008/04/16/fresh-fruit-juice-stands-of-colombias-caribbean-coast/ Since I love hot dogs, I've decided to go on a life long journey which involves traveling around the globe to taste & photograph the most popular food item known to Bastardly Mankind. Let's pray that I don't fall victim to any serious food poisoning on this quest. Amen. All credit ... http://travel.bastardly.com/archives/2008/03/30/the-best-hot-dogs-from-around-the-world/ El Obrero: Agustin Caffarena 64 in La Boca El Obrero is a parrilla located in the La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Now before getting into the restaurant let's go over the La Boca neighborhood. To your typical tourist, La Boca makes us think of El Caminito (tourist ... http://travel.bastardly.com/archives/2008/03/03/el-obrero-buenos-aires-restaurant-review/ Photo taken using Canon PowerShot SD850 IS Cabaña Las Lilas: Alicia Moreau de Justo 516 Located in Puerto Madero, Cabaña Las Lilas is widely considered the best parrilla in Buenos Aires. The main reason is because of their beef which they raise themselves; it is considered the best. However, I'll ... http://travel.bastardly.com/archives/2008/02/29/cabana-las-lilas-buenos-aires-restaurant-review/ Photo taken using Canon PowerShot SD850 IS On a whim, I ended up walking through the Córdoba Sunday street market to the San Martin farmers market. From a distance I could see smoke from a grill and had a feeling I'd be coming across a choripan stand. To my ... http://travel.bastardly.com/archives/2008/02/28/bastardly-cordoba-choripan-part-2/ Photo taken using Canon PowerShot SD850 IS Solar de Tejada is a restaurant located near the Plaza San Martin area of Córdoba. I know I've been pretty fair with my restaurants that didn't meet my expectations but I can honestly say that this restaurant really sucks and is a tourist ... http://travel.bastardly.com/archives/2008/02/28/solar-de-tejada-cordoba-restaurant-review/ Photo taken using Canon PowerShot SD850 IS Bandola: Gorriti 4918 in Palermo Hollywood Bandola is a trendy-looking restaurant located in the Palermo Soho neighborhood. Surprisingly I went to a restaurant that had low-lighting and fancy place-settings. Actually I stumbled upon this place because it was lunch time and I was ... http://travel.bastardly.com/archives/2008/02/28/bandola-buenos-aires-restaurant-review/ Photo taken using Canon PowerShot SD850 IS La Chacra: Cordoba y Suipacha La Chacra is a parrilla located in the Retiro neighborhood near Av. 9 de Julio. I went here based on a recommendation by my friend who'd eaten here several times on his vacation to Buenos Aires. He told ... http://travel.bastardly.com/archives/2008/02/28/la-chacra-buenos-aires-restaurant-review/ Photo taken using Canon PowerShot SD850 IS El Desnivel: Defensa y Indepencia El Desnivel is a parrilla restaurant located in the San Telmo neighborhood in Buenos Aires; more specifically Capital Federal. I've eaten here twice and have encountered both ends of the spectrum in terms of service and overall dining experience. http://travel.bastardly.com/archives/2008/02/28/el-desnivel-buenos-aires-restaurant-review/ Photo taken using Canon PowerShot SD850 IS Christophe: Fitz Roy y Nicaragua Christophe is a fine-dining restaurant located in Palermo Hollywood. After eating at many parrillas I figured that I should take advantage of the types of cuisine that Buenos Aires has to offer; Palermo Hollywood being the perfect area to ... http://travel.bastardly.com/archives/2008/02/28/christophe-buenos-aires-restaurant-review/