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A Visit to Rancho E' Cuero in Mendoza

RANCHO E’ CUERO lies up in the mountain of the Valle de Uco in the province of Mendoza. To get there you must drive about ninety minutes from the city to the foot of the Andes pre-cordillera, then the property owners will

send you a 4x4 to pick you up and take you crossing fields of barley and small streams up in the mountain to this property to die for.

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Pop up in Bucco Restaurant Finland

Pop up in Restaurant Bucco Finland.

This year we will be doing things a bit different; the first night on October 19th we will be making an Argentinean asado in the terrace of his restaurant; the second night, on October 20th we will be doing a collaboration menu; expect to see lots of game meat since Jani is an avid hunter and of course lots of fish and berries; some of my weaknesses in Finland.

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Sea buckthorn berries and sauna in Finland

Before I was going to Finland I was already day-dreaming of their ingredients, I was fascinated by the various unheard-of types of berries. One of them stood up more than the other ones: Sea buckthorn berry.

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Asado in Cordoba - Argentina

I drove with a bunch of my best friends from Buenos Aires to Cordoba’s Mountain range to spend a few days at my friend Matias Colombo’s property. It took us about eight hours to get there but I knew we were in for a treat. This story is about the lovely asado that awaited us upon our arrival.

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Dinner at Shortmarket Club in Cape Town

If you are ever in Cape Town I suggest you visit Shortmarket Club in Shortmarket street. I went recently with my brother and a friend.

First and foremost make sure you bring a loaded gun when you come to the restaurant for dinner; not that the neighborhood is unsafe, Shortmarket street is actually quite popular and festive especially on a Thursday night. - I’ll explain later-

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A Day Trip to Lake Bacalar - Mexico

A Day Trip to Lake Bacalar - Mexico

I took a day trip to Bacalar, roughly about 250 kilometers away from Playa del Carmen, Peninsula de Yucatan; Mexico and almost at the border of Belize. We left at around 7.00 am with my friends Stefano and Marisa, an Italian couple living in Switzerland. We drove in a small car through lush rainforest on a muggy hot day. 

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A pit stop in La Pampa - Argentina

A PIT STOP IN LA PAMPA - ARGENTINA

We drove for many hours through wheat fields in the blazing heat in the middle of La Pampa, barely seeing any cars or anyone. Suddenly we blew-up and shredded a tire of our Batan into pieces. We were so amazingly lucky that it happened right in front of an old, dilapidated gas station. 

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