I wish I was here

But I'm not, so I'll make up something to look forward to as I reminisce about my vacation in Argentina. Liza is back on Broadway! Holiday parties are upon us! I'll be wearing elastic waistband pants this season because of all the amazing steak I ate in Argentina. My visit to the doctor today was more like Catholic confession. Forgive me, Dr. C, it's been more than 3 years since my last appointment. I've been eating steak and fried potatoes and drinking wine every day for the last week. But I just couldn't help it. Everything was just so darn yummy and cheap! One of the favorite steaks of the trip was a suggestion from the fantastic book The Authentic Bars, Cafe's and Restaurants of Buenos Aires . El Palacio de La Papa Frita is on a tourist filled shopping street but besides us, I only saw one other table of tourists. The rest of the folks were families and businessmen. The book is great because it tells you what the restaurant is known for and as the name says, the palace is known for fried potatoes. The papas souffles are amazing because they're almost a cross between a potato chip and a French fry. Somehow they are puffed with air, so the outside gets crispy while the inside is creamy and potato-y. It's not a clear way to describe something, but it's the best flavor of the thing itself. That also goes for the steak, the bife de chorizo. That cut didn't have the bone on it, but it was still sooooo flavorful. We split the steak and the waiter cut the meat with a spoon it was so tender. The juices pool on the plate and mix with the egg yolk in such a way that makes a really nice sauce. There's no need for ketchup when you have that stuff to dip into. Might sounds gross if you don't like eggs, but I love eggs and I loved that meal. Two drinks, an appetizer of provoleta (cheese layers with ham then grilled), the steak, and the potatoes was 100 pesos. In American dollars that's about 33 bux. In NYC, the steak alone would cost you that much! If you go to Buenos Aires, you will be on Ave. Corrientes because it's near all the tshirt shops and you should eat at the Palace.