My best meal in Argentina

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Experience in Buenos Aires, Aires

Terracita Asado

Red meat is the lifeblood of Argentina. So naturally, we set out to find the best of the best.

I’d like to think we got close on our last night in Palermo.

As we were planning out our time in Buenos Aires, a quick search on Airbnb Experiences led us to this rooftop asado experience. It looked like the perfect opportunity to connect with fellow travelers while experiencing a local custom, so we booked it.

We arrived at the location and were greeted by our dinner companions for the evening — two young men from London who had been bouncing around Argentina for a few months and an Australian woman from Melbourne who had just arrived in the country.

Shortly after meeting our company, our host, Cami, opened the door and welcomed us up to the rooftop terrace.

It was beautiful, and we were promptly served Malbec as Cami began to share details about her beloved country, the tradition of the asado, and the food we would be enjoying that evening.

Course after course hit the table as we ate, laughed, shared travel stories, learned about Argentinian culture, and even got some recommendations for the remainder of our trip.

The meal consisted of empanadas, blood sausage, pork belly, tri-tip steak, and ribeye steak — a traditional asado a la parrilla (on the grill) — accompanied by Malbec and Cabernet Franc. The ribeye was the best steak I’ve eaten to this day.

The meal continued with dessert — dulce de leche, alfajores, Fernet and coke, and yes, more wine.

We practically closed the place down as our hosts were gracious enough to allow us to stay an hour passed our scheduled time.

It was a wonderful evening and a great reminder of the simple joys found in good food and good company.

Weekly Write-up

I’ve been trying to reduce judgment in my life.

I’m pretty hard on myself. A few years back, I came across the idea that judging others less, leads to judging yourself less.

I thought, makes sense, why not put that into practice?

I don’t want to waste energy judging incomplete pictures of others any more than I want to waste energy being hyper-critical of myself.

After all, isn’t that the blissful state of being we are all chasing?

The state of observance without passing judgment. The absence of anxiety when evaluating our thoughts or actions.

Shifting from judgment to observation allows us to be more curious and less arrogant. We go from assuming we know enough to criticize ourselves and others, to assuming we know nothing, and simply wonder about ourselves and others.

It just feels better. Check the ego and a world of possibilities opens up to you.

Airplane Content

I’ve been a big fan of Tim’s work ever since reading his infamous book “The 4-Hour Workweek”. The man is a wizard who oozes originality, authenticity, and curiosity, which is probably why he conducts such excellent interviews. Check out this podcast he did with writer Morgan Housel.

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Cheers ‘til next week,

T.O.