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Post Data — A Postal Themed Cafe in Recoleta

May 22, 2010 by  
Filed under Buenos Aires, Cafés

A postal themed cafe and pastry shop a stone’s throw from the tombs of Recoleta cemetery, Post•Data is so twee and wonderfully decorated that Hansel and Gretel are probably regular customers. Pretty stamps form the stripes on the wallpaper, old postcards and letters dangle from the ceiling as mobiles and vivid colors glisten on the [...]

Empanadas – The Tasty Pastry That Everybody Loves

May 13, 2010 by  
Filed under Food and Drink

Empanadas are Argentina’s version of fast food. These little pastry parcels are sold almost everywhere and eaten by almost everybody, save the most loyal dieters. They’re chowed down during short lunch breaks, taken home after work for dinner, delivered by reckless scooter riders late into the night, and prepared lovingly in kitchens all over the [...]