Baja Window to the South Showcases Best of Baja California
From the late seventies through the early nineties, “Tijuana Window to the South”—a thirty-minute show on San Diego public [Read More]
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A Gringo in Mexico Offers Fine Art & Accessories
SAN DIEGO, CA — W. Scott Koenig, aka A Gringo in Mexico, announced that he has partnered with Fine Art America to launch a line of art [Read More]
The Legend of the Baja California Fish Taco
The Mexican Minute with A Gringo in Mexico EPISODE 3: Baja California Fish Tacos Hey everyone! This is Scott Koenig, and bienvenido to [Read More]
United for the Valle de Guadalupe
When our family first visited the Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California’s wine country, in 2012, our road trips took us through the small [Read More]
Baja Omakase: Sushi Among the Vines
“This might be the only place in the world where you can enjoy sushi right next to grapevines,” Paulina Deckman, wife of chef Drew [Read More]
Manifesto to Protect the Valle de Guadalupe
September 22, 2019 — Today, a group of concerned winemakers, chefs, restaurateurs, hoteliers and other stakeholders in the Valle de [Read More]
Animalón: Third Time’s a Charm
Animalón, chef Javier Plascencia’s pop-up in the Valle de Guadalupe, opened for its third season to the public on April 18 with a [Read More]
Top 10 Crises at the San Diego-Baja California Border
SAN DIEGO, CA – When US president Donald Trump declared last week that there was a “National Emergency” at the US-Mexico border, [Read More]
Tatanka Baja Fish & Steakhouse: Ensenada’s Best New Restaurant
Sometimes a meal is so sublime, so surprising and so damn good that I can’t wait to write about it and let the world – or at least all [Read More]
A Gringo in Mexico’s Top 10 Baja Bites 2018
I struggle with my Top 10 Baja Bites list at the end of every year. There are so many talented cooks and chefs and so much good food in the [Read More]