The Asador’s Notebook

Your butcher doesn’t speak Argentine
Your butcher doesn’t speak Argentine
The first time I walked into a Miami butcher shop and asked for vacío, the guy looked at me with real sympathy. The way you look at someone who's lost.... Read more...
The Malbec problem
The Malbec problem
A guy at one of our dinners told me he doesn't like Argentine wine. I asked what he'd tried. He said Malbec. I asked which one. He looked at me... Read more...
Nobody Rushes the Fire
Nobody Rushes the Fire
I spent most of my life trying to get somewhere faster than everyone else. Race cars. That was my world. You live in tenths of a second, you brake later... Read more...