Last night, Philip and I had the pleasure of dining at the Union General Armenia de Beneficencia (UGAB). There is a large population of Armenians who live in Buenos Aires - they even have a street named after the country - La Calle Armenia, along which the UGAB, Armenian church and several other Armenian institutions. The UGAB is like the Jewish Community Center in Dallas for Armenians. Every friday night, they host a huge dinner, known as
La Cena de los Viernes, in the main reception hall where the mothers prepare homemade Armenian food, the children wait on diners and the fathers organize the event. There is even a huge bakesale (see left photo) where attendees must reserves dessert in advance because of such high demand! The coolest part is that all the proceeds enable the young people (who are anywhere from 16 - 22) to take a trip to Armenia.
The food was unbelievable, the service was fun, but most importantly
the cause was really cool and we were treated as if we were eating in grandma's kitchen! They really took pride in the event and made sure that we were completely satisfied. It was a really, really cool experience.
Last night, Philip and I had the pleasure of dining at the Union General Armenia de Beneficencia (UGAB). There is a large population of Armenians who live in Buenos Aires - they even have a street named after the country - La Calle Armenia, along which the UGAB, Armenian church and several other Armenian institutions. The UGAB is like the Jewish Community Center in Dallas for Armenians. Every friday night, they host a huge dinner, known as La Cena de los Viernes, in the main reception hall where the mothers prepare homemade Armenian food, the children wait on diners and the fathers organize the event. There is even a huge bakesale (see left photo) where attendees must reserves dessert in advance because of such high demand! The coolest part is that all the proceeds enable the young people (who are anywhere from 16 - 22) to take a trip to Armenia.
The food was unbelievable, the service was fun, but most importantly the cause was really cool and we were treated as if we were eating in grandma's kitchen! They really took pride in the event and made sure that we were completely satisfied. It was a really, really cool experience.
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