Wool Buying and Lunch at Dante's Monday 8/14/07

Dante called and invited Dave and me to a home cooked lunch. Because we walked a long distance yesterday, Dante gave us walking instructions and a time of 1:30 pm to show for a "Dante Cooked Meal." He was going to show us how to cook Chinese. This was a once in a lifetime chance to see the domisticated side of Dante, so we accepted and took off walking about 10 am.

I took the opportunity to buy Earline's wool as we were passing by the shops at Scalibrini Ortiz and Cordoba. I purchased a variety of wools with different colors and textures and ran up a bill of about $50 US for about 3 kilos of wool. Now I had to lug it with me.

We had time to kill so we walked along Ave. Corrientes, the one that runs to the Obilisk, and browsed the shops. We then found the Plaza Almagro which borders Dante's place. It was still too early to show for lunch, so we decided to sample artesinal ice cream at a corner shop. I was disappointed with the last ice cream I tried as it seems to be a mixture of sweet gummy stuff which I suspect is dulce de leche, and our ice cream. This sample came closer to what we Americans consider ice cream but still, it seems more gummy. I am uncertain how they can mess up cream, sugar, flavorings and freezing it, but they do.

We knocked on Dante's door which is located at SArmiento 3815 PB

#c. We were greeted and led through a long corridor to the back of the house. Dante lives in a humble place with two bedrooms, a small kitchen and living room/dining room combo and two enclosed garden areas that give a cozy feel to the place. He has a little dog called Munica (little doll in Spanish) that is just great. We were treated to appetizers and wine while Dante continued to prepare his beef, onion, curried rice dish. It was delicious and we consumed more rice.

Later in the afternoon, Dante, his friend Janet, Dave and I took the bus for the first time back to our place. It was slower than the subte but not at all uncomfprtable. The cost is 80 centivos for the ticket. You put coins in the ticket machine and it will give you change and a ticket. We got off at Plaza Italia and walked home while Dante and Janet went to another store to buy bungee cords to hold the luggage of three women arriving in the morning. He came to our place without the cords and I have yet to discover if he was able to transport the women and their stuff in his small transport car.