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]
Food
Food in Mexico, Latin America, Baja California.
The Best of Mexican Cuisine Comes to San Diego
SAN DIEGO, CA — The Mexico Gourmet Festival – premiering Saturday, June 1 from 5-9PM at the Embarcadero Marina Park South on San Diego [Read More]
Ten Terrific Tacos in Tijuana
Outside of Mexico City, arguably Mexico’s taco capital, one would be hard pressed to find the sheer variety of tacos served in [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]
The Duck Lady of the Valle de Guadalupe
They say that the best food in Mexico doesn’t come from its restaurants, but from its home kitchens where food is cooked and shared [Read More]
Tiny Tecate’s Big Dining Secret
Restaurante Amores appeared on my radar when “in the know” friends praised the Tecate eatery as one of their favorites in Baja [Read More]
What’s in a Nombre?
Valle de Guadalupe restaurant Deckman’s en El Mogor won the award for “Best Regional Cuisine” at the Gourmet Awards in Oaxaca, [Read More]
The Doña Esthela of Tecate
TECATE, BAJA CALIFORNIA — One of the reasons tiny Tecate was designated a Pueblo Magicó (Magical Town) by Mexico’s federal tourism [Read More]