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While the directions are a bit hazy the menus look appealing. We’ll need to make our route to Palermo Soho in Buenos Aires the most trendy neighborhood. We will be treated to knock-knock-dinner, which is Argentina’s equivalent of a pop-up food. All we have to bring with us is a big appetite, and a sense of excitement. It’s that easy. We think it is, until we get to our destination. It’s dark and quiet and appears to be some distance from the vibrant lights of Palermo’s Soho and cafes, restaurants, and boutiques. We check the address. We’re right there, but no door is open to knock. It’s only an unlit wall in the midst of darkness and it’s beautifully decorated with fish, swirls, and garish blocks. However, there’s no door. Then the belly of the fish swings open, and a hand calls. Gaspar Palacio, the host/maitre of the evening. The awkwardness of being in a stranger’s home is swept away by a rapid succession of introductions. Gaspar explaining that his younger sister Lina 25 is the chef, another sister, Julia, will be serving and cooking, and that the others including cousins and family members can help out as required. He’ll sit at the table with us and talk to us about the cuisine and his home country and Weber e310 grill then dance. He dances around the living space, where there is no furniture to create long tables that are filled with condiments, plates, glasses and bottles. Gaspar 26, who is 26 years old is an engineer. Lina also has graduated from university, having recently earned her doctorate however, the brother and sister are having way too much fun playing knock-knocks to cease. Gaspar says. «You know the scenario: A friend of a buddy tells another friend, and so on.» The vibe about the food that was being cooked by the Palacio family was cooking up in their home was noticed by Trafalgar’s South American director, who secured exclusive rights for the dinner as one of the company’s Be My Guest experiences. The recipe that gave the knock-knock meal its fame all around Buenos Aires is adhered to for international visitors, but guests from distant shores get extras: the tango is one, a hands-on cooking lesson of the nation’s favorite pastry, the empanada, is another. Lina said. What we eat during the four-hour event is an abundance of food. Everything is delicious, but some unforgettable. The huge platters are an appetiser. The three courses that follow include empanadas, sirloin, and a grilled steak thinly sliced with sauteed mushrooms, and a red wine jus. It’s one of the most delicious dessert I have ever eaten. The «staff» are eager to share their experiences about food and the life of their hometown. They give us a feeling of the city and what it is like to live, work and play there. This is not something you can find in restaurants. They also want us to share how they like our food. They they are thrilled when we are delighted and not at all surprised by our response to their favorite drinks, yerba-mate. It is a smoky herbal tea. It’s not drinkable, I believe. Gaspar laughs at the idea that it’s an acquired taste. Malbec is the grape from Argentina. is not a issue. The taste is evident from the first sip is the consensus. Once dessert is on its way we are so at home, we race to take a seat in the kitchen’s tiny space to watch Lina as well as her sous chef sister cook up the final course. Another ingredient that is a must-have is a popular national dish dulce de leche, sweet caramelised milk found in every kitchen across the nation. Lina adds it to chopped fruit and then adds thick layers of whipped cream. Then, she crumbles pastry puffs made from meringues into it. It’s not for the health-conscious but it’s still something I’d love to try. Gaspar claimed that he dances at the start of the evening. But what he did not reveal was that he’s an expert and has been teaching professionally for more than six years. He sits in front of us, his partner, Fiorella, who has been waiting on us for a while, is placed in his arms and the music starts. For the first time since meeting two days prior the crowd that was raucous is quiet. We are amazed by the grace and beauty that is the people along with the venue and even its dance.