Our man in Argentina

Our man in Argentina
Buenos Aires, home of steak, tango and – momentarily in 2024 – Oliver Lewis. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Oliver Lewis
Oliver Lewis spent three months working remotely from the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. He shares his lessons for Auckland.After several years as a vegetarian and, latterly, a pescetarian, I knew my diet was likely to undergo a meat-orientated metamorphosis upon arrival in Argentina. And so it proved. The South American nation is famous for its gauchos (think cowboys) and asados, where family and friends gather around the parilla (grill) to slow-cook smoky cuts of beef, pork, chicken and sausages (despite my newly acquired nickname – &...

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