Francis Ford Coppola made quite a splash when he first took up part time residence in Buenos Aires, dropping $900,000 on a Palermo pad, eating lunch alone outside at Gardelito taking in "La Omisión de la Familia Coleman" at the Timbre 4 theater in Boedo. The months leading up to the filming of his Argentine movie--Tetro--weren't all sweetness and light, however: five thieves broke into his swank pad on Gorriti and stole his computers (including, we were told, the script for the movie).

Now, via a recent AP story, we learn that he's here for the low production costs and onda italiana, he's been to a Boca game, and the original script was never stolen. Most importantly, we learn that he's ready to cook:

"Italian families emigrated to Argentina and the United States, and very often brothers in the same family would go two different directions," Coppola explains, relaxing in the courtyard of his new home and studio, which comes complete with the steel barbecue grill no self-respecting Argentine would do without.