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Two days in Fort Worth
Thanks for the info. Bodacious is all over NE Texas, I like their hot links.
I had a beer in H3 and thought it was a bit touristy, but really wanted the roast suckling pig - anyone ever had it there?
Good Eats in Santa Rosa Beach
We are visiting SRB in mid April, and wondering what sort of restaurants are recommended? I've never really been to or eaten in Fla. How does the food compare to Louisiana - any good cajun or creole? What is considered good panhandle cuisine? Any particular specialties we shouldn't miss? Anything we should definitely miss?
Two days in Fort Worth
Mea Culpa, probably confused about the name of the place I was thinking of........ Barbecue places tend to run together in my mind.
Hey - I'm going to visit my son in Stephenville, and we were going to take him to FW, what can you recommend, restaurant wise? Nothing fancy - maybe good steaks? Is there anywhere other than the Stockyards that is worth just wandering around in? Thinking of West U or River Oaks in Houston - anything like that? We've been to the Amon Carter museum.
First Trip to Buenos Aires
Yes. We were staying in a B&B several miles from the døwntown area, and were recommended to go to one of the big tourist hotels where they pick up. We signed up at
the Alvear Palace hotel - I think with the Concierge. Then we just showed up and took a shuttle bus. The taxis are really, really cheap, and generally honest. I saw a note about someone recommending the parks........... There are a bunch of what they call "mustard artists" the scam is that one of them squirts you with a smelly mix of mustard and oil, and their partner notices it (conveniently having a roll of paper towels) and insists on helping you and wiping you off, while liberating your wallet, or watch. Again, we were a few miles from downtown, but in a very nice looking park. The Recolleta park is probably pretty safe, but still........
First Trip to Buenos Aires
Its been awhile since I've been to BA, Palermo was the up and coming area of BA. Very
posh. Stay away from the public parks or you will get robbed. The cementario de Recoleta is beautiful - really, and you will be amazed if you stroll around. Evita's tomb
is there, sort of hard to find - ask.
My wife and I ate in the Recoletta area, there are some great Italian places, BBQ places, etc.
One thing I particularly remember are the Empanada places around Florida st, which is the ritzy shopping street. Cheap, delicious, food is everywhere. Food was so cheap, that it would be hard to justify cooking for yourself, plus there's no way you can replicate what they can do on a wood fire. Argentine wine is cheap. A good bottle of Malbec is $3 - 10.
You will enjoy yourself. Its all walking distance, but in 10 days you will get bored. Sign up for a Tango trip at one of the hotels. We did Sr Tango, which was totally touristy, and totally enjoyable. All you can eat and drink and a really good Tango show. Tango is unbelievably sexy when done well. And Argentines are extremely proud, so they generally do very well. The Argentine attitude is a bit uppity, and snobbish, but you will enjoy.
Two days in Fort Worth
I heartily recommend Joe T Garcia's, which is located near the Stockyards. If the weather is nice, which is possible in March, eat on the patio, which is absoulutely beautiful - at least it was in early September, when my wife and I ate there.
Another place is Angelo's bar bq, which is only open for lunch, and when they sell out they close. Not much on atmosphere, but pretty good bbq.
There are a number of places in the stockyards, very, very, touristy, but if you wander around and find something tasty - go for it. I've eaten there and thoroughly enjoyed it,
and I'm a local.
Where to get boudin balls?
Boudin balls would be a good example of Cajun food, not NOLA. I don't know if you can even get decent boudin in the city. Not sure if it helps, but if you are driving through La on I-10, stop in Sulphur (exit 23) and find either The Boiling Point or the Sausage Link. They both have great boudin balls and crawfish pistolletes and all other kinds of Cajun foods. Although you can also find in places like Thibodeaux and Houma which are not too far from NOLA. I don't have any good suggestions over there, but any small town Cafe to the South or West of NOLA should have a version of what you want.
Do Jalapenos differ across the US?
I grow lots of jalapenos and other peppers and have for 30 years in SE Texas. In my experience, the hotter the weather, the hotter the pepper. Also the more stress the plants have (such as not watering for a few days) the hotter they are. Finally, different peppers will cross pollinate if you grow them in a small space. I grew TAM mild japs next to Tabasco chiles and they would take paint off....
