CHAITEN — The volcanic eruption of 2008 almost obliterated the small town of Chaiten,…
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A Taste of Chile on Sunday, April 15th
SANTIAGO- For the fourth consecutive year, the city will celebrate the culinary traditions of the country this weekend. Chilean Food Day, this year on Sunday, April 15, was established by presidential decree in recognition of the rich culinary heritage of Chile. The geographical size and diversity of the various climates in each region means that Chile [...]
1,700 People Hungry for Snickers at Lollapalooza
SANTIAGO – Last weekend at Lollapalooza 1,700 people entered the Hungry Snickers Challenge. They were among the 100,000 music fans that attended the festival at Park O’Higgins March 31st and April 1st to see the likes of Björk, Arctic Monkeys and Foo Fighters. Queues led around the Snicker cage as brave, hungry people would one-by-one try [...]
The Vineyard Night Event in Vichuquén Lake
Yesterday, for the seventh time, The beautiful Marina Vichuquén Hotel played host to The Vineyard Night Event for what was a festive and unique occasion filled with wine and live music. The lake was the perfect scenario for the hundreds of people who came to enjoy one of the most important wine festivities in the [...]
Patagonia Wins Gourmand World Cookbook Award
PARIS, FRANCE – For the first time ever, Chile has won the Best Culinary Cookbook of the Year at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in Paris. This award means a lot for Patagonia. Winning the award brings world-wide attention to the beautiful region, and highlights environmental issues that are damaging the natural heritage. The World [...]
Pepe’s Chile: Chilean Pan Amasado
Chilean Pan Amasado – Delicious Homemade Bread Chileans love their bread, and it is a common Chilean food. Chilean pan amasado is a classic kneaded bread that is relatively easy to make. Literally translated, pan amasado is “kneaded bread”. How to make Pan Amasado There are various recipes of how to make Chilean pan amasado. [...]
Live and Kicking with Santiago Pub Crawl
In one of the “Live & Kicking” show’s latest adventures in the growing Santiago nightlife, I LOVE CHILE RADIO staff including DJ Marcial Diaz, as well as Felipe Sánchez Contreras, sound engineer and friend of I Love Chile Radio, once again broadcast from one of those parties they had been hearing a lot about for [...]
Empanadas on the rise in the San Francisco Bay Area
This article is a reprint of an article published in the San Francisco Chronicle on March 8, 2012. by Janny Hu SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Paula Tejeda can tell you all about the empanada scene – or lack thereof – in San Francisco, circa 1995. That’s when she and her then-husband, Dennis, took over Chile [...]
Harvest Festival 2012 in Curicó
CURICÓ – The 2012 Festival of the Harvest will take place on March 23, 24 and 25 in Plaza de Armas in Curicó. This Creole festival is organized by the Curicó Municipality, the Miguel Torres vineyard, the Wine Route of Curicó Valleys and the Tourism and Cultural Corporation Chamber of Curicó. It is waiting for [...]
Foody Chile: Culinary Destinations not to miss in Southern Chile
It’s February, which means the annual migration from the urban jungle of Santiago to the coast, to Chile’s Lake District, to Patagonia and beyond. If you’re heading south the driving motivation might be the volcanoes, the lakes, the greenery of the region, but there are some excellent food destinations not to be missed. Here are [...]