The Celebrity In Me

So- Buenos Aires is home to some amazing food, especially if you are a steak lover. However, when it comes to a good salad or vegetables, they seriously lack a supply. I recently went to a TGI Fridays to get a salad..... terrible, I know- but it is the only place that had what I was looking for.

So then I got to thinking- there must be a vegetarian or two in this country of 30 million people. While there is probably some tax imposed if you do not support the beef industry here- there mush be good vegetarian food to be had. So I went looking- and I found a few places.

Among them was a closed door restaurant. These are invitation only/ reservation only places- ultra exclusive- in the home of a chef. The menu is 4-6 courses and is set. So if you don't like the food- too bad. So I made a reservation at one of them..... 50 pesos- 5 courses- wine included- what a fantastic change to a 2 lb lump of beef on my plate!

It is called Donde Me Tragiste (where did you take me?) We arrived at a small gate to an apartment complex. Through the gate, you could see a long entrance way- lit only by candles. We rang the bell and waited. Moments later, a man came walking down the long entryway to welcome us. We followed him back and arrived at a small room- with four tables in it. Christmas lights danced to tango music. Candles provided the only other source of light. The coziness and scarce but fitting decorations on the wall only added to the experience. Throughout the night, four men with instruments squeezed into the room to play tango music.

Then dessert came- and with it a comedy show- loud, and flamboyant, and apparently funny ( not in English). We left four hours after we arrived- walking back through the very same gate - that on the outside looks like nothing special- but for those in the know- a treasure awaits inside.