Gastronomic spaces and politics have always maintained a legendary link, even in colonial times. Marco’s Cafe was born in 1801, when a Catalan immigrant named Pedro Jose Marco He installed his culinary business on Santísima Trinidad and San Carlos streets (now Adolfo Alsina y Bolívar). In that place, the independence heroes met and conspired against the royalists, while they ate a plate of locro and sipped a glass of wine.
That local landmark is no longer in that location and in its place is a multi-story building. But to celebrate Argentine independence you can remember, from the taste and flavor, those independence struggles by visiting a gastronomic redoubt on the weekend. Some interesting proposals to honor from the palate are:
EL CAFÉ DE MARCO – Lieutenant General Juan Domingo Perón 1259, Downtown
Located in front of the Argentine Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, The Café de Marco is the redoubt where members of the fraternity and curious visitors meet to savor a menu of historical and regional tinge. The gastronomic venture of Marco Arslaniancarries out the idea of reviving a certain romantic vision of the independence times of the Argentine nation.
For the anniversary, which will be held on Saturday, the restaurant will offer a selected menu that will consist of a meat empanada cut with a knife, a generous plate of locro and a glass of wine to accompany it, and includes a plate of delicious pears for dessert. malbec. All at the modest price of 4,500 pesos.
“It was an idea to recreate it because I mixed a bit of everything I like, gastronomy and history. In fact, I was initiated into Freemasonry in 2005 and studying some of the books, I came across one of Emilio Corbiere. In that book he points out that at the Café de Marco the heroes met and conspired at that time to achieve independence. I keep that going around in my head and I told myself that at some point I am going to recreate it ”, recalls the owner of the premises.
THE PATRIOT COFFEE – Nicasio Oroño 2200, Paternal
At the corner of Nicasio Oroño and Cucha Cucha, you can see the mural of a Jose de San Martin that welcomes visitors with different dishes that can range from pizzas, empanadas, milanesas or regional dishes. On its walls you can see different objects, advertisements and photographs of our national idiosyncrasy.
From Monday to Monday, from 5:00 p.m., the corner patriotic restaurant in the La Paternal neighborhood proposes a meeting with national culinary tastes. Inspired by traditional coffee and Buenos Aires inns, Café de Los Patriotas will offer a special menu celebrating the historic date, whose main star is the locro, for all diners who come to the premises. The proposal is both to eat there or to take away.
ASADERO – Corrientes 400, Olivos
Asadero is a restaurant with fires and seasonal products located in Olivos. As on every national date, the place specialized in typical foods, prepared a special menu with some historical dishes, with personal touches from the house. The price per person is 8,000 pesos.
On this occasion, the welcome will offer some chipás and, for starters, a selection of meat or vegetable empanadas, to suit the diner. The main dish is locro, like most places that commemorate the date, or it can also be a delicious portion of the traditional humita. Finally, dessert is bread pudding. All accompanied by wine or water, coffee or tea.
OLI CAFÉ – Costa Rica 6020, Palermo
On Independence Day, Oli Café breaks the mold and invites Dolly Irigoyen, “A cook we have always admired”. For the date, the place will serve a special lunch, in addition to its usual menu, with dishes designed by the famous chef. Starting at 12:30 pm, the restaurant will offer two meat or spinach empanadas with a fresh salad of the visitor’s choice.
As a main course, you can choose a humita a la olla with sweet chilli, dried fruit toastie and cayote candy or a puff pastry sandwich with thin slices of chorizo steak, leaves, chimichurri, mustard and pickles. To finish, fried cake with Greek yogurt, fried nuts, honey, Mendoza saffron oil and autumn fruit or a torreja of rice pudding, cinnamon ice cream and fruit.
by RN
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