How sweet it is.....

(Katherine) I needed to update today's blog because we finally had the meal we've been waiting for in BA! We've both been holding back on ordering a huge steak dinner, but tonight we went to a place that was recommended by our apartment owner, Mariano, which is called Juana M. It is a wonderful place located close by in the downstairs of a pristine white building off one of the major streets, where they are knows not only for steak, but their salad bar. We have been vegetable deprived since we got here, so we both had 2 heapings of salad before they brought out our meals – we each ordered the Oho de Bife, which translates to 400 grams of rib-eye steak. We also ordered a bottle of Dona Paula, the brand we purchased a Grand Cru, although the bottle on the menu was much more affordable than the one in the shop.


We both savored our dishes to the point where we each left about half a serving to be wrapped up & enjoyed later. I even took it so far as to get another dish from the salad bar & load it up and shove the food into our take-away dish. My Great Aunt Irene from Wisconsin would have be so proud – she was notorious for bringing Tupperware to dinner and packing up every edible item from the table. Growing up in the Great Depression, she learned to scavenge all available food items while dining out and I picked up on that trait. Although it takes a few minutes to sneak food into bags or boxes, now we have a whole other meal for tomorrow!
We decided to top off the evening with a serving of Dolce de Leche ice cream. All I can say is Oh......My......God....... this was literally the best ice cream I've ever had in my life. I'm normally a chocolate conosur, but this was ridiculous. BA is known for their Dolce de Leche, but this is the first time we've both had it here. Let's just say we might have started a new late night tradition.....