Trick or Treat: Brunch at Fierro Hotel

We finally made it to brunch at the Fierro Hotel in Palermo. And what can I say: Everything they write and blog about it on the internet is true. It’s great. Go!

You pay 150 Pesos, and they serve you five delicious courses, bread & jams, a very good Bloody Mary, fruit, juice and tea. The portions are not big, mind you, but I swear even the husband who does not only like his food well prepared but also in a certain quantity actually rolled out of the place afterwards.

And it was delicious. This month’s tasting menu started off with a fruit salad and some bread, jams and the traditional Dulce de Leche. Then we had an egg prepared at 63° C, followed by a combo of Leberwurst & Schwarzbrot, some Asian snack that looked like a Bahji, and a seaweed fritter with joghurt dressing. Then came the catch of the day – a nicely prepared white fish with courgette puree – and a Goulash with real Spätzle. How we managed the pear crumble is still a mystery to me but it was so good that I had to give it a go.

I actually don’t know how often they change the brunch menu, but I can’t wait because then I can go again.

As to the ambience, brunch is served in the regular breakfast a.k.a. dining area of the hotel that offers a view at the small garden and the open kitchen where you can watch the chefs do their magic. The décor is tastefully modernish, the seats are comfy and the waitresses make up for their slight absentmindedness by being very friendly.

So what are you waiting for? Go!

Travel Notes: Barcelona

Now and then, timing is everything, and during the last weeks luck was seriously on our side. I had to fly to Germany on business, the husband had to go there at the same time, and we managed to take a week off for a short well-earned vacation.

We flew to Barcelona, where we rented a holiday flat in the Sant Marti neighborhood. Leaving behind the winter in Buenos Aires and enjoying the summer temperatures in Spain was only part of the fun.

We took walks along the beach and through our favorite barrios. We ate fish and tapas whenever we could and went to our favorite church, the Catedral del Mar, and lit a candle. We spent one afternoon on the beach sunbathing and doing nothing, and we finally visited the city museum, a thing we hadn’t managed to do while still living there. But the best part of course was meeting old friends and catching up with them.

In one case, we did this up north on the Costa Brava coast in beautiful S’Agaro. Our friends took us there on a day trip to give us the chance to get away from the busy city streets and enjoy a break at the waterside. The one-hour-drive in itself was very nice since it took us through the green hills of the hinterland and gave us plenty of time to chat with our friends – and listen to the international music mix that our driver a.k.a. DJ Jaume played for us.

S’Agaro is one of the smaller coastal towns on Costa Brava with a beautiful bay and a small harbor. A well-maintained footpath along the coast connects the different bays and beaches, and we took it for a relaxed stroll underneath the pine trees, checking out the vista and the picturesque villas that stand along the way. We went as far as Sa Conca bay with one of the best beaches in Spain, and then returned to S’Agaro for a delicious paella and a glass of red wine. Ah, just one of those perfect summer days. Again, thank you, guys!

Apart from spending a very relaxing week free of work and recharging the batteries, our trip to Barcelona once again confirmed our determination to come back as often as we can manage and perhaps grow some form of roots in this amazing city. But for the time being we have returned to Buenos Aires to see what experiences this differently amazing place has in store for us.

I'll keep you posted.