An Ode to Tijuana Street Tacos
In 2019, my friends Fernando Cuevas, Francisco “Paco” Perez and I launched Three Amigos Taco Tours. Our mission is to take the curious [Read More]
Baja California
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]
FIRST LOOK: El Original Pastel de Crepas Tijuana Bistro
Of all the industries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurants have been dealt one of the toughest blows. News of national and [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]
Celebrating Baja California’s Women Winemakers
Edible Baja, a collaboration between Edible San Diego, one of the city’s leading gastronomic periodicals and Baja Test Kitchen, an [Read More]
La Central: A Taste of Oaxaca in Baja’s Wine Country
When my family and I visited Oaxaca in 2013, I had two items to check off my foodie bucket list: Learn to enjoy mezcal, the region’s [Read More]
You Might Pay More For Tijuana Tacos
By: Juan Miguel Hernández Translation: W. Scott Koenig Originally published in Español at El Sol Tijuana. June 27, 2019, Tijuana — The [Read More]
Edible Insects as Haute Cuisine
Edible insects were a mainstay of the Mesoamerican diet and have been consumed in Mexico for centuries. Not typically considered alongside [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]
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]