A Gringo in Mexico

Remembering Ray

VALLE DE GUADALUPE, B.C. – One of my favorite people in the Valle de Guadalupe winemaking community passed away suddenly yesterday. As the news and shock spread, I woke up to no less than a dozen tributes to Ray Magnussen [Read More]
Around the World at Mantou Gastropub

ENSENADA, BC – “Mantou” are a type of Chinese steamed bun and a carb staple of northern China, where wheat is more readily available than the rice grown and consumed in the south. It’s believed that the Mongols [Read More]
2nd Annual Sabor Latino Features Baja California Cuisine

SAN DIEGO – On Saturday, March 18th, 2017 from 1:00 – 5:00 PM, The 2nd Annual Sabor Latino Food, Beer & Wine Festival returns to the Fashion Valley Mall in San Diego. The culinary event is part of the 24th San Diego [Read More]
An Open Invitation to Roger Waters: Play our Wall at the San Diego-Tijuana Border

Dear Mr. Waters, My name is Scott Koenig. I write about food and culture in Mexico, with a focus on the state of Baja California — located just twenty minutes from our home in San Diego across the Mexico-United States [Read More]
MXCNAS: Elevating Mexico’s Female Chefs

SAN DIEGO – “Female chefs have been sidelined by a misogynist media in Mexico and the US that tends to only talk about the same male chefs time and time again,” Sergio Muñoz, writer, businessman, and financier [Read More]

Isla Espiritu Santo: The World’s Aquarium

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LA PAZ, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR – I slipped off my flip flops, hiked up my backpack and waded into the warm water of Bahia La Paz, just off the malecon in La Paz, Baja Sur. [Read More]
Baja California Flavor Takes Center Stage at Sabor de Baja 2015

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Loreto: Adventures in Dude Town

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8 Ways to Eat (and Drink) Your Way through Rosarito Beach

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KISS Army Mobilizes on Southern Border

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TIJUANA – Explosions were heard in the vicinity of Estadio Gasmart in Tijuana’s del Cerro neighborhood Saturday night, as the city’s 10,000-strong battalion of the KISS [Read More]
TIJUANA INVADED BY ZOMBIE HORDES!

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And in this Corner…

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Why I Feel Safe as a Visitor to Tijuana

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