Premise of the Trip: Recently I spent 3 weeks living in Buenos Aires, Argentina with the desire to experience the country, culture and enjoy a much needed get-the-hell-out-LA vacation. Argentina had always been on my mind since I visited South America for the first time two years ago. I went to Peru to climb Machu Pichu, chill by the beach and chase some girls. By the end of the trip, I was banging a model (worked for Red Bull), had my own pad in Miraflores and had a solid social circle. I had never had it so good back home, but my business in the states would not grow by itself.
Now I was a bit older and had my sites on Argentina. Before the trip, I did my research, had some tango moves (great way to meet chicks in college) and even had a forum buddy to meetup with.
One unexpected element was that I had a girlfriend who I’d been going out with for about 4-5 months. She knew about my thirst to check out Argentina from our first date onward, so when I bought my plane ticket, I said she could join if she got her own tix and chipped in here and there. She agreed, and the journey began, the first week more of a romantic getaway and then when she went returned to the US I had two weeks for work (done remotely on my laptop) and having my own adventure.
First some shoutouts to two other Data sheets that helped out:
Riker: http://www.rooshvforum.network/thread-9743.html
Dk902: http://www.rooshvforum.network/thread-12805.html
The Flight: Getting to Argentina is the priciest part of the journey. It’ll be $900-$1200 roundtrip based on when you’re going.
Housing: I found out about homeaway.com and its Argentian site that listed places to crash. I paid $34 (!) a night for a 1-bedroom loft in Palermo, a solid neighborhood that’s close to everything by train or bus. The accommodations were excellent, and the my landlord was helpful whenever I had a question.
Getting Around: The Subte (underground Metro) costs $.50 and can get you around town with ease. The buses require a bit more understanding, but if I used google maps ,I could find a route to get anywhere I needed.
Money: The Argentian peso is in constant flux, and averages about 9 pesos to the American dollar. However, you will get the best bang for your bucks through visiting a “cave” which is a storefront with where they will exchange American cash at a rate of 12.5 pesos to the dollar. Yep, you just got 33% more value on EVERYTHING you buy, from a classy dinner to a street sandwich.![[Image: banana.gif]](https://rooshvforum.network/images/smilies/new/banana.gif)
I wish I had brought more hundred dollar US bills, as it would have made everything even more economical.
Food: As a Chef, I fucking love to eat and cook my way through any country I visit. You will eat very well in Argentina and not pay that much cash for a quality meal. I went to some of the finest steakhouses in town included “La Cabrera” (very worth it) and “La Payuca” (pretty good). At Cabrera, a big-ass, perfectly-cooked rib eye with side dishes, papas fritas (French fries) a good bottle of wine and dessert came to about $70 for two. However the best place I ate at was when my gf and I tried to find Payuca, went the wrong direction and stumbled upon Café Nostalgia. For under $50 we had the best steak of the trip, plus fries, salad, a bottle of Malbec, and for dessert an incredible chocolate lava cake with berry sauce and vanilla ice cream. I went back there again on my own and ordered a fantastic salmon with cream sauce and vegetable crepe medley, which was about $10 US.
Street food like the “choripan” a grilled, blood-red chorizo sausage between bread and topped with chimichurri sauce is a great bite at any hour of the day for about $2 US.
Pizza at “El Cuartito” was a standout meal. Argentina has a lot of Italian influence and you can see it in the many pizza and pasta places around town. My Argentian buddy ordered a pizza that had mozzarella, ham and sautéed onions that was fantastic.
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Empanadas can be found everywhere and consist of a savory filling wrapped around flaky pastry dough that is baked (or fried) to crispy perfection.
If you have a sweet tooth, the Alfajores cookie with dulce de leche are short bread cookies surrounding a sweet, caramel filling. They’re a great pick me up when paired with a cup of good cookie.
There’s a lot of European influence around the city, with a street café on every corner. Sitting down to drink a Quelmes beer and eat a handful of empanadas (about $12 for 2 people) was a great way to relax after site seeing for a day. I especially enjoyed the coffee or tea service, where for about $2 you will get a frothy Café con Leche, homemade cookies and a small cup of sparkling water served by a waiter. This sure as hell beats a nasty $4 Starbucks cup of sugar (and yes there are Starubcks and other American crap places like McDonalds EVERYWHERE in Buenos Aires).
Fun Stuff
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For those visiting a foreign locale, I always recommend taking a bike tour the moment you arrive at a city. It’s a great way to ask the tour guide all your questions and find out the good spots around town. I took a tour with my girlfriend and the bike leader, a friendly Argentian girl that was maybe a 7 kept wanting to talk to me because I was a chef. When we parted ways she gave me a kiss on the cheek (which is a completely normal way to say hi or goodbye to friends) and my American gf got ridiculously jealous. I had to hold in my laughter most of the time and suppress a “Sorry if bitches like me when I’m just being social” comment.
Uruguay For a day trip, you can take the ferry across the river for about $50-$100 to visit Uruguay. Colonia is a small, medieval town where you can conveniently take out US dollars from the ATM and bring them over to Buenos Aires. It’s a chill place to visit and get out of the hustle and bustle of Buenos Aires.
Sunday – San Telmo Festival Every Sunday in the San Telmo district is a street fair that’s pretty big. The goods sold by street vendors are cheap, touristy stuff, but the vibe is solid and you can catch tango dancers in the piazza as you chill with a beer. It’d be a great place to day game locals and tourists.
Cooking Classes Obviously I want to learn how to make delicious food for my clients in the states, so I took cooking lesson from an Argentian grandma in her kitchen on how to make authentic empanadas, lentil stew and alfajores cookies with dulce de leche. It was well worth the $75
Women:
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From walking the streets, there are a lot of good-looking Argentinian girls. I would say the average is around a 7, with an occasional 8+ walking by. I’d give Los Angeles a much lower score in comparison, maybe a 6 average, unless you’re on the Promenade on a weekend afternoon. South American girls are noticeably slimmer, probably because they walk around a lot. For Day Game, I would hit up the Alto Palermo mall.
Overall, Argentinian women are cute, and a step above their American counterparts, but they’re not simply waiting for you to say “hello” and then walk to your bedroom. You’ll still have to spit some solid game, figure our your logistics, and not let the fact you’re only staying for a shortterm get in the way.
Night Spots:
When the gf was gone, I rolled out with an Argentinian buddy to:
The Alamo: This place was PACKED on a Friday night, and for about $9 you get entrance and more beer than you can ever drink. It’s considered an ex-pat and touristy hot spot where you’ll find foreigners and Argentinian girls who want to practice their English. I met a good amount of people, guys and girls, and my buddy and I ended up chatting up a group of 3 girls, all 21-year-old students who spoke perfect English and were cute all around. My buddy ended up macking on one girl while I kept another entertained.
Side Note: I wasn’t looking to score a notch as I legitimately like my current girlfriend. She’s a solid 8+ who is sweet, feminine, low-maintenance and is a sexy Latina. That being said, if something truly worth noteworthy crossed my path who knows what would happen. I know from experience (and this forum) that without a strong sexual intent, a notch won't come easily but going out for me was more about exploration and self-enjoyment.
Back to the girls, the chick I was talking to was cute and digging my vibe. I bounced her around the venue before getting bored and wanting to see what else was out there. A simple and effective close if I was single would have been a makeout and pull…or at least a Day 2 dinner at my place. One of the perks of being a chef is that chicks always want to try my food![[Image: smile.gif]](https://rooshvforum.network/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Overall, the Alamo was solid. You’ll be battling some social circles, but there are some cuties in groups of 2 or 3 that are ready to mingle.
Saturday Night Out: I had a fun as hell Sat night dolo when my buddy was stuck at home with exams. I journeyed to Piazza Serrano, where there are a lot of bars and nightclubs. I rolled out around midnight and grabbed a beer at a bar right next door to Kika, one of the big clubs. At that venue it was “flag day” where they gave out stickers of flags from around the world. I put on US and Italian flags and mingled around the bar before hitting it off with three chicks. One was a grenade, but her friend was a tall redhead who was definitely enjoying some American attention.
Soon I worked the room and even got interviewed from some students who were randomly filming a journalism project for their school. A cute blonde was giving me some attention, but her group was too big to pull her away from. In the interview. I complimented their country on how they are smart enough to let people drink until the wee hours of the morning, unlike LA that shuts down around 1:30am.
I went back to the original trio and met a guy friend of theirs who praised “Rose Bar,” a club next door with gorgeous women who would supposedly dig my American vibe and fly style (blazer, shit, jeans and nice shoes). I didn’t see a lot of Argentinian guys dress that well, and my style was definitely a plus.
The redhead pleaded with me to join them at another spot, but I was deadest on experiencing a club.
Heading to Rose Bar, the entrance was about $11, and drinks were also the same price. It was gigantic and packed at 2:30am, and I made way to the outdoor area to chat up girls. I had some catches, but with 3 girls outnumbering me as I was alone, it was not easy to keep the group’s attention or pick off one from the pack. I made some guy friends and tried to use them as wingmen, but I didn’t find anyone I clicked with. Overall, it was a mess and the girls had defenses up to level 10. Clubbing is not my scene, and here it was not worth all the work that must go into social circle game to pull a girl. It’s very similar to LA, and around 5am I bounced. Looking back, I had much better luck at the bars, and would recommend those spots where you can actually maintain a conversation and then ideally bounce them with you to the club or back to your pad.
The Bad Stuff From The Trip:
No extended travel can go off perfectly, and here were some of my less enjoyable moments
Reciprocity Fee: At LAX my gf and I got hit with an unexpected “Reciprocity Fee” that had been initiated by the Argentian government a year ago in which any foreigner entering the country must pay a mandatory $160 fee. We had to purchase these on our phones using shitty LAX wi-fi as our flight was about to leave in 2 hours, which was a mess.
Winter: It’s the winter in the Southern hemisphere in June and while the first week the weather floated around 70-60 degrees F, it soon got colder. I wish I had brought my peacoat, and instead just wore more layers. By the end of the trip I was missing sunny LA.
Cabs: You will get the “gringo” price because cab drivers will drive on unnecessary pathways to your destination. Some of these guys were straight, while others tried to hike up the tab. To get around this, I used google maps to map out my destination. When a cab driver tries to go off course, I had to speak firmly and stand my ground to get them on track.
Sickness: For about 6 days, when it got really cold, I got an annoying sore throat.
Greasy Food: Like all vacations, you can get a little glutinous if you don’t watch yourself. Once the GF left, I got on track health-wise by cooking most of my meals. I definitely ate a good amount of fatty steaks and papas fritas the first week, but once I started shopping at the local market (another hot spot for cuties) I went back to my routine of cooked veggies, eggs, salad, chicken and good stuff.
Things I would Do Differently If I went back:
- Visit Argentina between Oct – Apr, when it’s Spring & Summer
- Bring $500-$1000 in US currency, cause you can live very well with the black market exchange rate
- Spend 1.5-2 weeks in Buenos Aires and then another week hopping around some other cities. Maybe I'd hit up Mendoza (wine country) or the famous Iguaza Falls, but the tickets can get pricey so I may save the falls for a Brazil trip.
My Cultural Takeaways
- Slow Down and ENJOY a night out Most Argentians don’t go out until 10 or 11pm to have dinner on a weekend night, then there’s another hour or two of pregaming and finally you’ll hit the clubs quite late. This is awesome because you can take a late-night nap and feel energized to hit the town.
- Cafés are WAY better than in American Having a waiter serve me a perfectly made coffee as I kick back and read my book were some of my favorite ways to relax.
- Homestays are great ways to travel and make cash on the side. The place I stayed out was excellent and incredibly inexpensive. Meanwhile, I airbnbed my place in LA for 11 nights and it nearly paid rent for the month! Also when I came back, my pad was in great shape.
- It’s not expensive to travel. If you cook yourself some eggs in the morning, and make a sandwich when you’re travelling around, it’s not expensive to travel. I spent maybe $3,000 for the whole trip, with about $1,000 recooped from Airbnb. My expenditures were about $2,000 for 3 weeks in ANOTHER COUNTRY….or the equivalent of hitting up Vegas on two separate weekends. That’s an easy choice in my book.
- Using the forum for meetups is awesomeHaving a local buddy that speaks fluent English, knows the culture and can provide some some guy talk about game and life was a great asset. Props to the forum.
- Eating out is a pleasure and is very inexpensive. In LA, two beers and an entrée will cost $40-$50. In Argentina it’s about $10.
Overall, I had a fantastic time. The whole trip was a giant system reset that got me back in LA with a solid, appreciate mood. Now it’s GO time to bump up my income and plot my trip next year…probably to Asia. Thanks go to my Argentian friend, this forum and all the good people I met along the way that make travel an enriching experience. Salud!
Now I was a bit older and had my sites on Argentina. Before the trip, I did my research, had some tango moves (great way to meet chicks in college) and even had a forum buddy to meetup with.
One unexpected element was that I had a girlfriend who I’d been going out with for about 4-5 months. She knew about my thirst to check out Argentina from our first date onward, so when I bought my plane ticket, I said she could join if she got her own tix and chipped in here and there. She agreed, and the journey began, the first week more of a romantic getaway and then when she went returned to the US I had two weeks for work (done remotely on my laptop) and having my own adventure.
First some shoutouts to two other Data sheets that helped out:
Riker: http://www.rooshvforum.network/thread-9743.html
Dk902: http://www.rooshvforum.network/thread-12805.html
The Flight: Getting to Argentina is the priciest part of the journey. It’ll be $900-$1200 roundtrip based on when you’re going.
Housing: I found out about homeaway.com and its Argentian site that listed places to crash. I paid $34 (!) a night for a 1-bedroom loft in Palermo, a solid neighborhood that’s close to everything by train or bus. The accommodations were excellent, and the my landlord was helpful whenever I had a question.
Getting Around: The Subte (underground Metro) costs $.50 and can get you around town with ease. The buses require a bit more understanding, but if I used google maps ,I could find a route to get anywhere I needed.
Money: The Argentian peso is in constant flux, and averages about 9 pesos to the American dollar. However, you will get the best bang for your bucks through visiting a “cave” which is a storefront with where they will exchange American cash at a rate of 12.5 pesos to the dollar. Yep, you just got 33% more value on EVERYTHING you buy, from a classy dinner to a street sandwich.
I wish I had brought more hundred dollar US bills, as it would have made everything even more economical.Food: As a Chef, I fucking love to eat and cook my way through any country I visit. You will eat very well in Argentina and not pay that much cash for a quality meal. I went to some of the finest steakhouses in town included “La Cabrera” (very worth it) and “La Payuca” (pretty good). At Cabrera, a big-ass, perfectly-cooked rib eye with side dishes, papas fritas (French fries) a good bottle of wine and dessert came to about $70 for two. However the best place I ate at was when my gf and I tried to find Payuca, went the wrong direction and stumbled upon Café Nostalgia. For under $50 we had the best steak of the trip, plus fries, salad, a bottle of Malbec, and for dessert an incredible chocolate lava cake with berry sauce and vanilla ice cream. I went back there again on my own and ordered a fantastic salmon with cream sauce and vegetable crepe medley, which was about $10 US.
Street food like the “choripan” a grilled, blood-red chorizo sausage between bread and topped with chimichurri sauce is a great bite at any hour of the day for about $2 US.
Pizza at “El Cuartito” was a standout meal. Argentina has a lot of Italian influence and you can see it in the many pizza and pasta places around town. My Argentian buddy ordered a pizza that had mozzarella, ham and sautéed onions that was fantastic.
Empanadas can be found everywhere and consist of a savory filling wrapped around flaky pastry dough that is baked (or fried) to crispy perfection.
If you have a sweet tooth, the Alfajores cookie with dulce de leche are short bread cookies surrounding a sweet, caramel filling. They’re a great pick me up when paired with a cup of good cookie.
There’s a lot of European influence around the city, with a street café on every corner. Sitting down to drink a Quelmes beer and eat a handful of empanadas (about $12 for 2 people) was a great way to relax after site seeing for a day. I especially enjoyed the coffee or tea service, where for about $2 you will get a frothy Café con Leche, homemade cookies and a small cup of sparkling water served by a waiter. This sure as hell beats a nasty $4 Starbucks cup of sugar (and yes there are Starubcks and other American crap places like McDonalds EVERYWHERE in Buenos Aires).
Fun Stuff
For those visiting a foreign locale, I always recommend taking a bike tour the moment you arrive at a city. It’s a great way to ask the tour guide all your questions and find out the good spots around town. I took a tour with my girlfriend and the bike leader, a friendly Argentian girl that was maybe a 7 kept wanting to talk to me because I was a chef. When we parted ways she gave me a kiss on the cheek (which is a completely normal way to say hi or goodbye to friends) and my American gf got ridiculously jealous. I had to hold in my laughter most of the time and suppress a “Sorry if bitches like me when I’m just being social” comment.
Uruguay For a day trip, you can take the ferry across the river for about $50-$100 to visit Uruguay. Colonia is a small, medieval town where you can conveniently take out US dollars from the ATM and bring them over to Buenos Aires. It’s a chill place to visit and get out of the hustle and bustle of Buenos Aires.
Sunday – San Telmo Festival Every Sunday in the San Telmo district is a street fair that’s pretty big. The goods sold by street vendors are cheap, touristy stuff, but the vibe is solid and you can catch tango dancers in the piazza as you chill with a beer. It’d be a great place to day game locals and tourists.
Cooking Classes Obviously I want to learn how to make delicious food for my clients in the states, so I took cooking lesson from an Argentian grandma in her kitchen on how to make authentic empanadas, lentil stew and alfajores cookies with dulce de leche. It was well worth the $75
Women:
From walking the streets, there are a lot of good-looking Argentinian girls. I would say the average is around a 7, with an occasional 8+ walking by. I’d give Los Angeles a much lower score in comparison, maybe a 6 average, unless you’re on the Promenade on a weekend afternoon. South American girls are noticeably slimmer, probably because they walk around a lot. For Day Game, I would hit up the Alto Palermo mall.
Overall, Argentinian women are cute, and a step above their American counterparts, but they’re not simply waiting for you to say “hello” and then walk to your bedroom. You’ll still have to spit some solid game, figure our your logistics, and not let the fact you’re only staying for a shortterm get in the way.
Night Spots:
When the gf was gone, I rolled out with an Argentinian buddy to:
The Alamo: This place was PACKED on a Friday night, and for about $9 you get entrance and more beer than you can ever drink. It’s considered an ex-pat and touristy hot spot where you’ll find foreigners and Argentinian girls who want to practice their English. I met a good amount of people, guys and girls, and my buddy and I ended up chatting up a group of 3 girls, all 21-year-old students who spoke perfect English and were cute all around. My buddy ended up macking on one girl while I kept another entertained.
Side Note: I wasn’t looking to score a notch as I legitimately like my current girlfriend. She’s a solid 8+ who is sweet, feminine, low-maintenance and is a sexy Latina. That being said, if something truly worth noteworthy crossed my path who knows what would happen. I know from experience (and this forum) that without a strong sexual intent, a notch won't come easily but going out for me was more about exploration and self-enjoyment.
Back to the girls, the chick I was talking to was cute and digging my vibe. I bounced her around the venue before getting bored and wanting to see what else was out there. A simple and effective close if I was single would have been a makeout and pull…or at least a Day 2 dinner at my place. One of the perks of being a chef is that chicks always want to try my food
Overall, the Alamo was solid. You’ll be battling some social circles, but there are some cuties in groups of 2 or 3 that are ready to mingle.
Saturday Night Out: I had a fun as hell Sat night dolo when my buddy was stuck at home with exams. I journeyed to Piazza Serrano, where there are a lot of bars and nightclubs. I rolled out around midnight and grabbed a beer at a bar right next door to Kika, one of the big clubs. At that venue it was “flag day” where they gave out stickers of flags from around the world. I put on US and Italian flags and mingled around the bar before hitting it off with three chicks. One was a grenade, but her friend was a tall redhead who was definitely enjoying some American attention.
Soon I worked the room and even got interviewed from some students who were randomly filming a journalism project for their school. A cute blonde was giving me some attention, but her group was too big to pull her away from. In the interview. I complimented their country on how they are smart enough to let people drink until the wee hours of the morning, unlike LA that shuts down around 1:30am.
I went back to the original trio and met a guy friend of theirs who praised “Rose Bar,” a club next door with gorgeous women who would supposedly dig my American vibe and fly style (blazer, shit, jeans and nice shoes). I didn’t see a lot of Argentinian guys dress that well, and my style was definitely a plus.
The redhead pleaded with me to join them at another spot, but I was deadest on experiencing a club.
Heading to Rose Bar, the entrance was about $11, and drinks were also the same price. It was gigantic and packed at 2:30am, and I made way to the outdoor area to chat up girls. I had some catches, but with 3 girls outnumbering me as I was alone, it was not easy to keep the group’s attention or pick off one from the pack. I made some guy friends and tried to use them as wingmen, but I didn’t find anyone I clicked with. Overall, it was a mess and the girls had defenses up to level 10. Clubbing is not my scene, and here it was not worth all the work that must go into social circle game to pull a girl. It’s very similar to LA, and around 5am I bounced. Looking back, I had much better luck at the bars, and would recommend those spots where you can actually maintain a conversation and then ideally bounce them with you to the club or back to your pad.
The Bad Stuff From The Trip:
No extended travel can go off perfectly, and here were some of my less enjoyable moments
Reciprocity Fee: At LAX my gf and I got hit with an unexpected “Reciprocity Fee” that had been initiated by the Argentian government a year ago in which any foreigner entering the country must pay a mandatory $160 fee. We had to purchase these on our phones using shitty LAX wi-fi as our flight was about to leave in 2 hours, which was a mess.
Winter: It’s the winter in the Southern hemisphere in June and while the first week the weather floated around 70-60 degrees F, it soon got colder. I wish I had brought my peacoat, and instead just wore more layers. By the end of the trip I was missing sunny LA.
Cabs: You will get the “gringo” price because cab drivers will drive on unnecessary pathways to your destination. Some of these guys were straight, while others tried to hike up the tab. To get around this, I used google maps to map out my destination. When a cab driver tries to go off course, I had to speak firmly and stand my ground to get them on track.
Sickness: For about 6 days, when it got really cold, I got an annoying sore throat.
Greasy Food: Like all vacations, you can get a little glutinous if you don’t watch yourself. Once the GF left, I got on track health-wise by cooking most of my meals. I definitely ate a good amount of fatty steaks and papas fritas the first week, but once I started shopping at the local market (another hot spot for cuties) I went back to my routine of cooked veggies, eggs, salad, chicken and good stuff.
Things I would Do Differently If I went back:
- Visit Argentina between Oct – Apr, when it’s Spring & Summer
- Bring $500-$1000 in US currency, cause you can live very well with the black market exchange rate
- Spend 1.5-2 weeks in Buenos Aires and then another week hopping around some other cities. Maybe I'd hit up Mendoza (wine country) or the famous Iguaza Falls, but the tickets can get pricey so I may save the falls for a Brazil trip.
My Cultural Takeaways
- Slow Down and ENJOY a night out Most Argentians don’t go out until 10 or 11pm to have dinner on a weekend night, then there’s another hour or two of pregaming and finally you’ll hit the clubs quite late. This is awesome because you can take a late-night nap and feel energized to hit the town.
- Cafés are WAY better than in American Having a waiter serve me a perfectly made coffee as I kick back and read my book were some of my favorite ways to relax.
- Homestays are great ways to travel and make cash on the side. The place I stayed out was excellent and incredibly inexpensive. Meanwhile, I airbnbed my place in LA for 11 nights and it nearly paid rent for the month! Also when I came back, my pad was in great shape.
- It’s not expensive to travel. If you cook yourself some eggs in the morning, and make a sandwich when you’re travelling around, it’s not expensive to travel. I spent maybe $3,000 for the whole trip, with about $1,000 recooped from Airbnb. My expenditures were about $2,000 for 3 weeks in ANOTHER COUNTRY….or the equivalent of hitting up Vegas on two separate weekends. That’s an easy choice in my book.
- Using the forum for meetups is awesomeHaving a local buddy that speaks fluent English, knows the culture and can provide some some guy talk about game and life was a great asset. Props to the forum.
- Eating out is a pleasure and is very inexpensive. In LA, two beers and an entrée will cost $40-$50. In Argentina it’s about $10.
Overall, I had a fantastic time. The whole trip was a giant system reset that got me back in LA with a solid, appreciate mood. Now it’s GO time to bump up my income and plot my trip next year…probably to Asia. Thanks go to my Argentian friend, this forum and all the good people I met along the way that make travel an enriching experience. Salud!
"Desserts are like mistresses. They are bad for you. So if you are having one, you might as well have two." - Alain Ducasse
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