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 premier, smoky [Read More]
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A Gringo in Mexico: The Best of 2014
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – As we enter 2015, it’s time to take a look back at some of the destinations, events, cuisine and people that were [Read More]
Dining in Oaxaca: 12 Essentials in Mexico’s Food Capital
OAXACA DE JUAREZ, OAXACA – Over 10,000 years ago, small tribes that had hunted and searched for food during the Ice Age settled into the Valley [Read More]
Get Over the Volcano: An Open Letter to Anthony Bourdain
May 5, 2014 Dear Mr. Bourdain, My name is W. Scott Koenig. I am a San Diego-based blogger at www.AGringoInMexico.com, a small site I started about [Read More]
Chowzter announces winners for 2014 World’s Tastiest Fast Feasts
LONDON – On Sunday, April 27, the second Chowzter World’s Tastiest Fast Feasts Awards took place at London’s L’Anima Cafe announcing the [Read More]
Weaving Rugs and Culinary Traditions in Teotitlan del Valle
TEOTITLAN DEL VALLE, OAXACA – Over 20,000 years ago, small Mesoamerican tribes roamed the frozen Valley of Oaxaca to hunt mammoth, deer and [Read More]
Traditional Temazcal: Sweatin’ with the Oldies in Oaxaca
OAXACA DE JUAREZ, OAXACA – As El Gringo’s taxi rolled into the dirt road, ramshackle neighborhood of Privada Villa Alta on the outskirts [Read More]
Night of the Radishes: Playing with Food in Oaxaca
OAXACA DE JUAREZ, OAXACA – In the 16th Century, the Spanish brought many new food staples to recently conquered Mexico. One of these staples [Read More]
FMGM 2013: Celebrating Mexican Cuisine
ACAPULCO – The Foro Mundial de Gastronomia Mexicana (World Forum on Mexican Gastronomy) kicked off yesterday in Acapulco at the Mega Expo [Read More]