Animalón: Third Time’s a Charm April 22, 2019 // 0 Comments 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]
Tiny Tecate’s Big Dining Secret November 20, 2018 // 1 Comment 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? November 7, 2018 // 0 Comments Valle de Guadalupe restaurant Deckman’s en El Mogor won the award for “Best Regional Cuisine” at the Gourmet Awards in Oaxaca, [Read More]
Mexico’s First Mall-Based "Food Hall" to Open in Tijuana January 19, 2015 // 5 Comments TIJUANA, BAJA CALIFORNIA – Food Garden, an operator of culinary spaces, has announced that Mexico’s first mall-based food hall will [Read More]
Verde y Crema: Farm-to-Tijuana Dining June 3, 2014 // 7 Comments TIJUANA – Although his new Tijuana restaurant, Verde y Crema (Green & Cream) is still less than a year old, Hermosillo-born [Read More]
Trip Report: Escape to Baja’s Wine Country Tour, 5/24 May 26, 2014 // 5 Comments VALLE DE GUADALUPE – El Gringo rolled with his Señorita and 6 other north of the border adventurers yesterday for our second Escape [Read More]
Valle de Guadalupe: Spend a Great Day in Baja’s Wine Country April 7, 2014 // 9 Comments VALLE DE GUADALUPE – Baja’s Valle de Guadalupe, just outside of Ensenada and 90 minutes from the border, has a history of [Read More]
How to Spend a Perfect Day in Tijuana January 29, 2014 // 4 Comments TIJUANA – Spending a perfect day in Tijuana is problematic only due to the challenge in narrowing down a list from a seemingly [Read More]
Grupo Plascencia: Tijuana Tastemakers’ Roots Run Deep December 15, 2013 // 7 Comments TIJUANA – El Gringo paid his driver and stepped out of the cab and into the crisp November afternoon in the Zona Rio neighborhood of [Read More]
BC Culinary Fest 2013: Culinary Expo at CECUT October 29, 2013 // 0 Comments TIJUANA – On Friday October 25th and Saturday October 26th, the Tijuana Cultural Center (CECUT) highlighted the best cuisine from [Read More]