On my way to Buenos Aires I decided to stay in Sao Paulo for a week with my cousin Gabriel, who is a cook. Gabi has worked in some pretty upscale kitchens in the city, and thus fairly well connected to the local food scene. The plan is to go for a 5 day gastronomic tour of Sao Paulo, touching the good, the avant garde, the classic, and the source. Sao Paulo is a great city (in every aspect, although I mean culinary-wise), and what follows is an account of the places we visit. We start today with lunch at an Argentinian place offering "creative fusion", called Paula Cocina. For dinner we will visit chef/local celeb Alex Atala's D.O.M. restaurant, apparently the top pick in the city. more reports to come.