Tag: Tienda Latina

Empanadas

I don’t know if it’s just me, but Argentina has been poking me in the back trying to get my attention. A friend is touring through there right now. The first leg of the Amazing Race took place in Argentina on last night’s show. The Falkland Islands are in the news… again.  And my grandfather’s…

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Tienda Latina Lunch!

Our friends Bernardo and Carlos at Tienda Latina, not only have Edmonton’s best shop for all things Latino, but they also make one helluva a great roast beef torta (sandwich). If you are hungry at lunchtime, and happen to be driving by the intersection of Argyll Road and 99th Street (Edmonton) pull into the N.E….

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2011 in Review

Today is December 31, 2011. Long gone are the days when Michael and I would head out and celebrate until midnight. Instead, we stay in, eat pizza, drink a bottle of Prosecco, remain in our most comfortable of clothes, listen to tunes, watch a movie, and basically relax. Truth is, it is also the night…

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Tienda Latina – 2nd Year Anniversary!

Tienda Latina (Argyll Foods) 9844 – 63 Ave Edmonton AB (780) 438-3684 Our friends Bernardo and Carlos are celebrating the 2nd year Anniversary of Tienda Latina. Haven’t been yet? Go. Located still at the corner of Argyll and 99th Street, the shop has morphed into a Latina specialty store, and the “corner shop” items like…

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Tres Carnales

Up until today, my exposure to Mexico, Mexican people and Mexican food, has been, in order: 1. Speedy Gonzales2. Tijuana Brass  (The link plays music. You’ve been warned). 3. Visiting Tijuana by car, our 1974 Ford Station Wagon, my sister and I rolling around like loose golf balls in the back of the car on…

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Happy Anniversary Argyll Foods – Tienda Latina

Congratulations to Bernardo and Carlos for reaching their first year anniversary at Argyll Foods, now also known as Tienda Latina!I first met Bernardo this past January, and was instantly smitten with his little shop on the corner of 99th Street and Argyll Road. You can read the original post here: Mexico on Argyll. Michael has…

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