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Argentina

Friday, January 6, 2012

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Argentine Ambiance

Meet up at Divino Lounge to enjoy food, fellowship and gastronomic abundance.

Argentine cooking consists of bold flavors inspired by European and Arab cultures. Immigrants from across the Atlantic were drawn by Argentina’s expansive countryside where they found livestock and agriculture thrived. So, Argentine cuisine is a well-rounded playground of meats, seafood and vegetables. Although it’s difficult to find a more decadent, mouth-watering list of carnivorous specialties—asada (barbeque beef), schnitzels (breaded and fried meat), empanadas (meat in a pastry), chorizo and morcillo (sausage)--what attracts me to Argentine dining is not the food itself, but the communal warmth integral to every meal. The Argentinean legacy of fellowship and gastronomic abundance is what Divino Lounge and Restaurant attempts to offer …

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