1. Wild Geography: Let’s face it, Chile has wild geography. It lays like a noodle along South America’s southern Pacific coast spanning over 39 latitudes. If you were to fly from Arica to Punta Arenas, that’s akin to going from Boston to LA in the US. However,...
These gluten-free cheese bread puffs are delicious and fast to make! Hailing from the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, these cheese breads, known as pão de queijo, are extremely popular throughout Brazil and are gaining popularity abroad. Brazilians use polvilho, a...
Today’s video uses indigenous Chilean ingredients now being exported to the US. Chilean papayas are known as “carica candamarcensis,” or Mountain papayas, and have no resemblance to their tropical cousins. Similar in shape to a starfruit with a thin,...
Leche asada, meaning “roasted milk” in Spanish, is a rustic form of flan popular all over the region due to its simplicity (milk, eggs, and sugar) and ease of preparation. Cooks aromatize the milk and infuse different flavors, ranging from vanilla in Peru to cinnamon...
Summer is just around the corner in much of the US (cold, rainy weather just a detail) and grilling seems to be synonymous with warm weather. This coming weekend, Memorial Day, officially inaugurates the picnic and barbeque season. Ahh, the smells of...
As I'd talked about in an earlier post, Santa Carolina as a winery has undergone a profound change from viticulture, to winemaking, to marketing and corporate image. It's fresh, new, and innovative, thriving on young blood and a lot of ganas, as we say in...
Spring time has officially arrived in the US. My goodness, here on my tour stateside, the strawberries are coming into season and flooding supermarkets, roadside stands and farmers markets. While the natural inclination in these latitudes is to make up a...
Francis Mallmann. If you don’t know his name, take note. He’s South America’s most famous “celebrity chef” with restaurants in Mendoza, Buenos Aires, and outside José Ignacio in Uruguay. He’s well known yet low profile. A seemingly chilled out, laid back guy...
Let´s start this week with a savory, creamy, Chilean-style crab pie baked to perfection. Blue crabs are abundant year-round on the rocky shores of Chile’s rugged Pacific coast, fed by the chilly Humboldt Current. Purplish blue and about 4 to 6 inches long, their white...
They say that a picture says a thousand words. Here are some of our favorite takes of Mendoza that encapsulate its beauty, charm, and lifestyle. Above, on the international highway from Chile high in the Andes; and snacks at an olive oil tasting where we try native...
If there’s one fruit that claims my total devotion, that fruit is figs. We are blessed in this Mediterranean oasis to have many fig trees adorning the countryside around Santiago and in the Central Valley. They grow into shady, majestic trees which bear...
Let´s continue where we left off yesterday, moving deeper into Montevideo culture, because who doesn´t love killer architecture, delicious food (hello medialuna!) and beach heaven? Parque Rodo and Punta Carretas Parque Rodo refers to the neighborhood and the park...
These days, Uruguay seems to be on everyone’s lips. Last weekend The Wall Street Journal declared Colonia and Carmelo a “great escape”. Celebrity Chef Bobby Flay also took refuge from the harsh northern winter in Uruguay during their summer season. What is it about...
Shredded chicken with ground walnuts, cheese, and chilies is a flavorful main dish. A fundamental of Peruvian creole cuisine, this dish known as Ají de Gallina in Spanish, is a hallmark. Its roots are firmly placed in the country’s colonial history when Lima was a...
Hi Guys, this is an exciting day to share with you! This is the first of twelve food and wine pairing videos I did in conjunction with Emiliana Orgánico winery, one of the leaders in sustainable and organic wines in Chile. Last May during two days, I let...
The neighborhood of Bellavista has evolved and matured while keeping that same bohemian flare that the area is known for.
The dairy industry has convinced us since birth that a balanced diet must include dairy, but if you yearn to see that six-pack again (or for the first time) ditching the dairy is key.
One of the lesser known classic wineries in Chile, alongside heavy hitting names like Concha y Toro, Cousiño Macul, and Santa Rita, Santa Carolina is celebrating 135 years as a winery and has made a major transformation in its product.
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