Tourists worldwide are flocking to Buenos Aires, often called the Paris of South America.

The 2001 currency crisis had a remarkably positive effect on the country. Unable to import expensive foods, Buenos Aires restaurants are now cooking with Argentine staples like Pampas grass-fed beef and using locally produced, organic ingredients. The result is a spectacular array of Argentine-nouvelle cuisine of incredible quality and originality. Chefs cannot produce it fast enough in the expanding array of Buenos Aires restaurants, particularly in trendy Palermo Viejo.