Review - La Chorillana

My first negative review...eeek! I tried to be as nice as I could to a restaurant that somehow ruined the Chilean delicacy dearest to my heart—chorrillana.

Get your chorrillana right, La Chorrillana!

Do you believe variety is the spice of life? If so, then La Chorrillana (also known as J. Cruz) restaurant in Providencia is not for you. The popular local hangout only really serves one dish - (surprise, surprise) - chorrillana. Not for the faint of heart (literally and figuratively) chorrillana is a traditional Chilean dish consisting of a mountainous base of greasy french fries topped with fried onions, egg (either single-fried or scrambled) and finished with an abundance of chopped up steak and sausages.

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Review - Golden Circus

Here's a review I did on a circus that came to town. I actually went to this circus with the kids from my community center. The kids were bright-eyed and bushy tailed for their first circus, and I, too, was surprisingly enthralled. In fact, during a trapeze performance i shrieked and winced involuntarily, afraid the acrobats would fall to their deaths, only to open my eyes to the sight of my kids staring at me, the adult, with concern. Apparently I've outgrown neither squealing nor children's entertainment...

Golden Circus: The Greatest Show on Earth-Chilean Style

Around the time that winter changes to spring in Santiago, you might notice that circus tents sprout up throughout the city faster than you can say Barnum & Bailey. So before these nomadic showmen pack up and head south for the summer, it’s worth it to make your way to a big top and get a glimpse of this fading, but beloved Chilean pastime.

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Review - Café El Observatorio

Here's an article on one of my favorite cafés in a charming bohemian neighborhood just minutes from my apartment.

Treat Yourself to Café El Observatorio

In need of pampering that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg? Reward yourself with a meal at harmoniously posh, yet low-key, Café El Observatorio. Housed on the first floor of an elegantly modern refurbished mansion in the heart of the picturesque Lastarria neighborhood, Café El Observatorio is the gastronomic arm of the El Observatorio de Lastarria foundation.

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