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BY SORREL MOSELEY-WILLIAMS

FOR THE HERALD

@sorrelita

The foodie, drinkie aficionado inyour world will invariably appreci-ate a tome related to theirfavourite past-time this Christ-mas. From a pocket-size eats ‘n’drinks guide complete with mapto handy wine books, fill yourbeloved’s heart and belly with thegift of great foodie, drinkie liter-ature. Five new releases in the nickof time to make present-pur-chasing less painful this year.

PURA PASTA Donato De SantisDamn. Any book that starts and

finishes with the images of 64 dirtyplates gets me thinking, hot damn,what were they eating? And so be-gins Donato De Santis’ sixth bookPura Pasta, and the first of a newtrilogy that will be followed up PuraPizza and Puro Dolce.

With a handy guide to tacklingpasta itself, from stuffed to lami-nated doughs, this tome offers upregion-by-region hits, such as lambconchiglioni and saffron stock fromAbruzzo and Molise to peas, beans,mint and parmesan fettucine from

Lazio. MasterChef fans will adorethis gift.

Hardback 599 pesos. Paperback 499 pesos.

LOS BUENOS VINOS ARGENTINOS 2017Elisabeth ChecaOne of Argentina’s most prolific

wine communicators, grande dameElisabeth Checa has just publishedthe 10th edition of her Los buenosvinos argentinos guide.

Kicking off with several articlessuch as Cool Climate Wines and AllArgentine Grapes, La Checa, as she’sfondly known, reviews close to 300wines in her 2017 guide, that arelisted by bodega. There’s also a use-ful index for looking up commentson preferred wines, which as a rule,come with even more useful foodpairings or suggestions. For the foodand wine aficionado in your world.

380 pesos.

EL LIBRO DEL CAFÉSabrina CuculianksyFood-and-drink writer Sabrina

Cuculianksy has a particular pas-sion for coffee that started 10 yearsago, and she kicked off a projectcalled Exigí Buen Café. A decadeon, following workshops, tastings,

coffee fairs and talks and that workhas come to fruition as El libro delcafé. Caffeine addicts will love thisplotted history about black gold.Recounting the origin of beans, thiscomplete book also includes tipson how to taste, making the perfectlatte, preparation methods and thecoffee truck boom. Caffeine addictswill be instantly hooked.

350 pesos

500 RESTAURANTES BARRAS & COMIDA AL PASO BUENOS AIRESJuan Carlos FolaKnown for his often-scathing

food blog Fondo de Olla, food writerJuan Carlos Fola turns his hand topaper and pen as it were with thisuseful handbag-size eating anddrinking guide, his first. Covering282 restaurants, 160 spots for aquick bite, 58 bars and 24 styles ofcuisine, this compact yet compre-hensive guide is especially usefulthanks to its 16 maps.

In Belgrano for a meeting and notsure where to lunch? How aboutDowntown? There’s a plethora ofjoints to choose from with short, ifnot always sweet, reviews. For theBA commuter in your life.

250 pesos.

REPORT VINO ARGENTINO 2017Aldo Graziani with Valeria MortaraWhen two of Argentina’s most il-

lustrious sommeliers combine lit-erary forces to pen their first winereport, it’s time to take note. Andwith more than 400 wines tastedand scored — the first Argentineguide to do so — Reporte Vino Ar-gentino 2017 by Aldo Graziani, incollaboration with Valeria Mor-tara, will prove to be an extreme-ly handy guide ordered by regionand comes with up-to-date car-tography.

Additional power collaborationscome from Matías Michelini (Pas-sionate Wines) who writes aboutMy Heart in Gualtallary, Edy DelPopolo (Susana Balbo Wines) whotalks about Agrelo and AlejandroSejanovich (Manos Negras) on LaConsulta. This guide also namesits top five winemakers paving theway; the top five consistent wine-makers; and top five winemakersto keep an eye on. Still, with 400wines ranked, there’s plenty towork through — and one enor-mous 100-pointer to splurge on.For the serious enophile fan inyour life.

320 pesos.

The gift of edible literature

� Five new releasesin the nick of time tomake present-pur-chasing less painfulthis year.

BY SORREL MOSELEY-WILLIAMS

FOR THE HERALD

@sorrelita

While Cabaña Las Lilas is known forexquisite beef sourced from its ownfarm, the Puerto Madero-basedrestaurant has taken matters up anotch to start raising pork. Just intime for the holidays, too: the Christ-

mas Piggyland offering encom-passes a pre-cooked suckling pigthat will feed between six and eighthungry mouths.Teamed with Provençal-style po-tatoes, apple sauce and two SaintFelicien Edición Especial Malbecs,I’ve been given a sneak preview ofthis succulent piglet and the ver-dict is: this little piggy should come

home with you.Order with 48 hours’ notice. At 3,500pesos, that’s 437 pesos a head, a snipof what restaurants will likely chargefor fixed menus, without having todeal with other people’s families.

Call 011 4313-1336, email restau-rant@restlaslilas.com.ar or What-sapp: +54 911 4098 2470.

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