--- title: "Three days among makers, markets and open kitchens" city: "Buenos Aires" country: "Argentina" lens: "Food & Craft" duration_days: 3 experiences: 6 price_from: "from €530 for two" currency: "EUR" firm_prices: 3 prices_on_request: 3 published: "2026-09-01" canonical: "https://keystothe.city/buenos-aires/3-days-food-craft" source: "Keys to the City" license: "Free to quote and cite with a link to the canonical URL" --- # Three days among makers, markets and open kitchens Buenos Aires, Argentina · Food & Craft · 3 days · 6 experiences · from €530 for two Before the historic boulevards of Buenos Aires stir under the morning fog, your journey begins in the profound quiet of 5:30 AM at L’Épi Boulangerie. ## Day one — The Hearth and the Last: Dawn Flour and Bespoke Stitches Step through the heavy wooden side entry of L’Épi Boulangerie at 5:30 AM in the crisp November spring air, hours before public doors open. The bakery air is thick with pine wood-smoke and wild sourdough yeast. Here, master bakers Bruno Gillot and Olivier Hanocq stoke the massive 1911 brick oven—a living architectural relic that has burned for over a century. Feel the spring of long-fermentation dough beneath your fingers, shaping rustic loaves before sliding them into the glowing embers on long wooden peels. As dawn breaks over Villa Ortúzar, break bread straight from the hearth, tasting the crackling crust and warm crumb alongside fresh espresso. In the afternoon, travel to the peaceful suburb of Hurlingham to enter the private atelier of Casa Fagliano. Operating continuously since 1892, this unassuming workshop produces fewer than 80 pairs of bespoke polo boots per year for global royalty. Walk among floorboards smoothed by 130 years of artisan footsteps, inspecting a wooden last archive holding thousands of hand-carved forms. After selecting rare leathers and undergoing a personal measurement fitting, gather inside the workshop surrounding the family grill for an unhurried parrilla lunch cooked right among the workbench tools. ### L’Épi Boulangerie – Dawn Session at the 1911 Wood-Fired Brick Oven - Morning, 2.5 hours · price on request · Roseti 1769, C1427BWI Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina · Private arrangement · quoted on request Exclusive pre-opening private access to Argentina's historic wood-fired bakery at 5:30 AM. Hands-on sourdough shaping and baking session hosted directly by master French bakers Bruno Gillot and Olivier Hanocq in front of their 1911 brick oven. Provider: https://lepi.com.ar/ ### Casa Fagliano – Private Atelier Tour & Master Bootmaker Fitting - Evening, 3.5 hours · price on request · Tambo Nuevo 1449, B1686EOU Hurlingham, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina · Private arrangement · quoted on request Private visit to the legendary 1892 Hurlingham bootmaking atelier. Tour the historic wooden shoe-last archive, undergo a bespoke measurement fitting, and enjoy a private family parrilla lunch hosted right inside the workshop. Provider: https://www.casafagliano.com/ ## Day two — The Producer's Crucible: Pre-Dawn Harvest and Gaucho Steel Navigate South America's largest wholesale produce hub at 5:00 AM under halogen lights alongside a private chef host. At this hour, long-haul trucks arrive from Argentina's northern provinces laden with spring citrus, Pampas herbs, and prime beef carcasses. Move through private wholesale pavilions meeting citrus growers, livestock producers, and produce brokers as trading reaches its fever peak. Share an authentic pre-dawn market breakfast of hot yerba mate and fresh empanadas alongside truck drivers and primary growers inside the busy market stalls. Late in the morning, venture into the historic countryside town of San Antonio de Areco to enter the private forge of master cuchillero Mariano Draghi. Inside a sunlit workshop lined with vintage anvils, leather bellows, and silver engraving tools, watch Draghi hand-forge high-carbon steel blades for gaucho facones. Witness the shaping of native antler and wood handles, the delicate repoussé silver chaser work, and enjoy a private viewing of Draghi’s historic 19th-century collection of silver blades. ### Mercado Central de Buenos Aires – Pre-Dawn Producer & Wholesale Market Tour - Morning, 3.5 hours · from €100 pp (verified Sep 2026) · Av. Int. Francisco Rabanal 2630, C1437 Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina · Private arrangement Pre-dawn 5:00 AM private chef-guided navigation through the primary produce, fruit, and meat wholesale halls of Mercado Central, featuring direct meetings with regional growers and a market driver breakfast. Provider: https://www.mercadocentral.gob.ar/ ### Museo y Taller de Platería Draghi – Master Knife-Maker & Silver Chaser Session - Evening, 2.5 hours · price on request · Lavalle 387, B2760 San Antonio de Areco, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina · Private arrangement · quoted on request Private forge and workshop session in San Antonio de Areco with master knife-maker Mariano Draghi, demonstrating carbon steel forging, antler handle fitting, silver repoussé work, and private historical blade viewings. Provider: http://www.marianodraghi.com/ ## Day three — Maturation & Flame: Subterranean Cellars and the Open Hearth Descend into the subterranean maturation cellars of Cabaña Piedras Blancas, Argentina's pioneer in small-batch goat and sheep cheeses. Guided by the head affineurs, walk among damp stone aging rooms where wheels of Chevrotin, Crottin, and bloomy-rind cheeses ripen under controlled humidity. Discuss raw-milk microbiology, rind washing techniques, and seasonal milk variations directly with the makers before sitting down for an intimate vertical tasting charting cheese evolution across aging cycles. As night settles over Palermo, conclude the journey with seats at Fogón Asado’s exclusive 10-seat live-fire counter. Eliminating all barriers between kitchen and dining table, sit inches from a roaring open hearth powered by quebracho wood and pine cones. Over a 14-course interactive progression, converse continuously with master asadores who explain ember management, pine-cone smoking, and dry-aging techniques, presenting perfectly flame-seared cuts directly across the counter. ### Cabaña Piedras Blancas – Artisan Goat & Sheep Cheese Affineur Tour - Morning, 3 hours · from €35 pp (verified Sep 2026) · RN5 300 km 129, B6612 Suipacha, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina · Private arrangement Private guided tour through aging cellars with head affineurs at Argentina's leading small-batch goat and sheep cheese producer, featuring deep dives into raw milk aging and a vertical tasting flight. Provider: https://piedrasblancas.com.ar/ ### Fogón Asado – Chef’s Counter Open-Fire Interactive Experience - Evening, 3 hours · from €130 pp (verified Sep 2026) · Uriarte 1423, C1414 Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina · Limited release Front-row counter seating at an intimate 10-seat open-fire grill. Features a 14-course interactive asado tasting menu with direct, continuous dialogue and grilling demonstrations from master asadores. Provider: https://fogonasado.com/ ## The footprint from €530 for two — experiences only; flights and hotels are yours to choose. 6 experiences · 3 firm prices · 3 on request. --- Source: Keys to the City — https://keystothe.city/buenos-aires/3-days-food-craft. Prices are "from" figures per person unless stated otherwise, verified on the dates shown. Quote freely with attribution and a link.