Comments on: La Peña del Colorado

By: santelmoloft

santelmoloft — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:10:09 +0000

Hi Paul, here are a few places I found online. The question will be to see whether they will send it to you in Australia and what they’ll charge to do so.
Mercado Libre has the traditional ones here

And Calma Chica is a store here that also has them in brown or white, but I don’t know if they will do online shopping.

You could try calling them (I’m sure they speak English if your Spanish isn’t up to ordering on the phone… that can be hard).

Also, try searching for pinguino jarra (or penguin pitcher in Spanish). There are tons in eBay type stores here in Argentina. If you contact the seller, they may ship to you. You can always use Babelfish to compose the message and/or understand what the seller replies.

Best of luck and if I find another option, I’ll let you know.
Cheers,
Angela

By: santelmoloft

santelmoloft — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:50:52 +0000

Hi Paul… I’ll look into it. I really don’t know if it’s possible to buy them online, but if so… I would guess they can be shipped. There’s got to be a place for penguinos online.
Cheers,
Angela

By: Paul Pettigrew

Paul Pettigrew — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 07:29:55 +0000

Where can we buy a penguino? We have tried uncommongoods.com: they were selling them but have ceased stocking them.
We live in Perth, Western Australia and it is impossible to buy such items here.
We backpacked through Central and South America and enjoyed local wines in Argentina poured from penguinos. We now regret not buying one!!!
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Paul and Trish Pettigrew

By: santelmoloft

santelmoloft — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:19:07 +0000

YES! That would be so great. You’ll have to let me know when you’re here. And if I head to Necochea, I’ll be in touch for sure! Besos…..

By: Katie

Katie — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:22:46 +0000

I’ve listened to Argentine folk music on the radio, but I have yet to attend a live performance. I enjoy that style of music, so I bet I would love La Peña! Next time I am in the Capital, maybe we could meet up.

By: santelmoloft

santelmoloft — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:03:47 +0000

Hey there Still Life in S.A. (not BA… too bad). Thanks for mentioning the vegetarian dishes. It’s true… they do have a number of options. Those pumpkin dishes were really good. I’m jealous that you guys got to hear rehearsals. Better than the radio for sure.

Hi Katie… I think you’d love La Peña. Do you guys get much folklore down in Necochea? I need to go read your blog and catch up on your whereabouts.

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:24:12 +0000

This looks like a great spot to enjoy a night out. I’m sure your out-of-town guests were very pleased with your selection!

By: Still Life in South America

Still Life in South America — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:48:35 +0000

We lived not too far from La Peña del Colorado. It was a great place to get a reasonable, traditional meal. Also, there were some vegetarian options.

Sometimes, if you eat dinner American time, you can hear the singers practicing!