Travels with a Gourmet

a food lover's travels, memorable meals, culinary trials and gastronomic experiences

Punta del Este is known for being the South America’s summer playground and aside from sun, sand and sea, there isn’t much to keep one occupied which is why it’s worth a visit to the Museo Taller Carlos Páez Vilaró Carlos Páez Vilaró was an Uruguayan autodidact who grew up in Buenos Aires where his works of  graphic …

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It’s the last quarter of the year so I think I’d better write about my best meal in 2015.  Parador La Huella sits on windswept Brava beach of the little town of Jose Ignacio in Punta del Este, Uruguay.  Punta del Este is the Saint Tropez of South America.  It’s where the bronzed and the beautiful get together …

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Can it already be August?  Here’s a flashback Friday post from our Christmas holiday in Punta del Este. Breakfasts usually involve coffee and the medialunas con dulce de leche (the local version of croissants, slightly sweet and served with a caramel spread) and Les Delices in the town center of Punta del Este (or Punta, as …

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