Last night we finally made it to THE nightlife institution of Rio – Rio Scenarium in Lapa – a bar cum antiques and junk shop in a gorgeous old shop house spreading over three floors with a capacity of hosting about 3000 nightowls in search of life samba and other dancing music:
The whole place is decorated with antiques and nicknacks. that can be purchased during the day and serve as abundant decoration at night. There seems to be an endless stock to replenish the decorations bought.
We arrived early which allowed us to take in all the details and wonderfully kitschy decorations and secured our party a table. A couple of hours into the evening the band started playing samba and the place was packed with such a diverse crowd of people from anywhere and everywhere and in all ages, sizes and shapes:
We had a great night with friends – definitely a place to come back to!
Today’s Sunday lunch turned out to be a relaxed all afternoon spreading affair spent with friends over a salad, steaks and a cold chardonnay – one of my favorite ways to end the weekend – here comes the recipe for
Pasta salad going green for 6 as part of a lunch to serve with grilled beef or fish
- 500g of short shaped pasta boiled and drained
- bunch of spring onions finely chopped
- 2 cucumbers finely chopped
- 300g of frozen peas defrosted
- 300g of broad beans
- bunch of green asparagus blanched and sliced
- fresh herbs such as parsley, dill, basil, coriander
- olive oil
- lime juice
- slat and pepper
Mix all the ingredients together and dress with the lime juice and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and serve warm or cold as part of a lunch meal or buffet. Easy to prepare ahead and you might want to replace any veggie you do not fancy with any other green one you do!
makanandcomida 
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