An Ode to Tijuana Street Tacos February 1, 2021 // 3 Comments 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]
FIRST LOOK: El Original Pastel de Crepas Tijuana Bistro May 13, 2020 // 0 Comments 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]
You Might Pay More For Tijuana Tacos June 27, 2019 // 0 Comments 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 June 25, 2019 // 2 Comments Edible insects were a mainstay of the Mesoamerican diet and have been consumed in Mexico for centuries. Not typically considered alongside [Read More]
Tatanka Baja Fish & Steakhouse: Ensenada’s Best New Restaurant February 5, 2019 // 0 Comments 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]
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]
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]
FMGM 2014 Puebla: Preserving Mexico’s Culinary Traditions November 26, 2014 // 0 Comments VIDEO: A Gringo In Mexico’s perspective on the 2014 World Forum on Mexican Gastronomy (FMGM). PUEBLA, MEXICO – As El Gringo [Read More]
Traditional Temazcal: Sweatin’ with the Oldies in Oaxaca December 30, 2013 // 8 Comments OAXACA DE JUAREZ, OAXACA – As El Gringo’s taxi rolled into the dirt road, ramshackle neighborhood of Privada Villa Alta on the [Read More]
Tacos Los Claros: Eating Good, Fresh and Cheap in Los Cabos November 12, 2013 // 11 Comments SAN JOSE DEL CABO – When we took a 3 week family trip around Baja California Sur last year, one of our favorite discoveries was Tacos [Read More]