Last night I had a terrific dinner at a place called Milion. It’s a mansion in downtown Buenos Aires that was abandoned, then converted into a very cool restaurant, with little mini-dining areas, lounges, and bars in each room. Pics forthcoming, but play around on the quirky website. It’s sorta’ fun. I had a deliciously hearty, stick-to-your-bones stew made of Patagonian lamb, mushrooms, potatoes, tomatoes, lima beans, onions, and other goodness, slow cooked on very low heat for hours.

I haven’t had a bad meal in two weeks down here (wasn’t crazy about the beef intestines I tried, but that was part of a larger meal, the whole of which was great). The premium Argentina cut of steak, called lomo, is like a fillet mignon, only longer, thicker, and grass-fed. The thing is, it’s rarely more than 8-10 dollars, and it’s as good or better than anything I’ve ever had an American steakhouse, including Morton’s and Shula’s. I’ve had tons of it. The Mendoza Malbecs are also tremendous. Beef chorizo sausage is also a favorite down here, and it too is delicious. The stuff’s so juicy, it’ll squirt you in the eye when you cut into it.

More on Argentine food, culture, and custom to come. Tomorrow, Courtney and I begin our vacation to Bariloche, the city that serves as a kind of gateway to the Patagonia. I hope we see one of these.

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