Here's Seth at a cool, independent bookstore/bar/cafetería that we found. We spent several hours there paging through photography books, enticed by the some musicians warming up on a small stage in the background. We stuck around anticipating some kind of Celtic bagpipe-and-mandolin concert, but instead were stuck listening to a book talk in Spanish which neither of us could follow. After squirming our way through the crowd, we wandered over to the store's cafetería for some good cheese and good reads.
For dinner, we decided to try a place that we had passed on our last trip to Palermo, Las Pizarras. We had read intriguing reviews online which talked of a one-man kitchen with a menu of innovative dishes that change regularly according the freshest ingredients available. Of course, we feared the usual: mediocre vegetarian options. Boy, were we wrong!
The menu was not presented on paper, but instead on huge 'pizarras' (chalkboards) on the walls. Each dish description was accompanied by a cute chalk sketch of the main ingredient, including little pigs and mushrooms. After a complimentary shot glass of peppercorn-garnished pumpkin soup, we enjoyed our appetizer of croquettes of corn and cheese, dressed with a tangy, spicy, tomato salsa. Seth's entrée was pumpkin ravioli in a lemony-butter sauce with loads of parsley. Jackie enjoyed falafel curry with basmati rice.
The atmosphere was very homey as we were one of the 3 tables enjoying a meal late into the night and our helpful (and conveniently English-speaking) waitress chatted us up about the house music.
As you can see from Jackie's facial expression, WE LOVED IT! ...and we're going back for Seth's early birthday celebration. AND this million-dollar-tasting meal cost us just a fraction of what it would have in New York. Thank you, Buenos Aires!
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