Destinations
South America
A latino explosion of emotions and eloquence meet her pre-Columbian virtue of living in harmony with nature. The Europeans planted the vines and coffee, but their descendants savor their liberty in full swank.

Buenos Aires: a trip-worth expression of Latin America’s street art
Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina is where a metropolis meets an affluent heritage contrasted by its harsh current life. The epitome of untamed politics of the South American continent, ...

Cartagena de Indias: embark on romance in Latin America
People like to romanticize Cartagena. As the horse coaches leisurely clap through its narrow cobbled streets, and the setting sun caresses the colorful heritage façades with its gentle soft and ...

Mendoza: feed your senses where Andes meet the vines of Argentina
Rocks, dust and a scorching sun are the most likely setting for a cacti show, not for the verdant bushes of vines rolling up from the mountains bottoms towards the ...

Toshiro Konishi: interview with Lima-based master of nikkei cuisine
Toshiro Konishi is a Japanese chef, who is globally recognised for his Japanese-Peruvian fusion cuisine known also as "Nikkei". Still a teenager, he worked at Fumi restaurant in Tokyo together ...

Satyricon: legendary seafood restaurant still keeps the tide high in Rio de Janeiro
Satyrs, according to a Greek myth "were represented as goatlike men who drank and danced in the train of Dionysus and chased the nymphs" (source: Collins dictionary). As its name suggests, Satyricon is about having fun and enjoying the pleasures of life, like food and wine. In Satyricon's ...

Roberta Sudbrack: from president’s kitchen to a quiet street in Rio
Roberta Sudbrack is one the most established and lauded chefs in Brazil. She authored a number of culinary books, cooked for the former Brazilian head of state, his international guests ...

Maní: the most impressive Brazilian sourced dining in Sao Paulo
Since 2013 Maní was placed between the 50 best restaurants in the world by the Restaurant Magazine. The delicate and light style of Maní's cooking reflects perfectly contemporary Brazil ...

DOM: redefining Brazilian cuisine through the hands of the chef Alex Atala
The tattooed Brazilian chef Alex Atala is a former punk and DJ, but currently also one of the most watched talents in the globe of contemporary gastronomy. His restaurant DOM ...

Brazilian Q chocolate: made by a socially responsible chef from the exotic Bahia cocoa
Samantha Aquim’s Q chocolate was inspired by her visit to a Brazilian cocoa plantation. As a graduate of École Lenôtre in Paris, she established herself primarily as a chef in Rio ...