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 border. I’m a big fan of your music, your artistic vision, your conviction, [Read More]
As a San Diego-based writer of Mexican food, culture, and travel, I’m in a fortunate position both geographically and gastronomically. The international border and gateway to Baja California is only twenty tasty minutes away by car. Across the frontera lies a plethora of culinary delights — [Read More]
MEXICO CITY – Baja California and its cuisine were represented again this year at the World Forum on Mexican Gastronomy (FMGM) held at the National Arts Center (CENART) in Mexico City. The fourth annual event was conceived and presented by the Cultural Conservatory for Mexican [Read More]
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 Army massed to defend their right to Rock and Roll All Night – and presumably – Party Every Day. Making their landing on [Read More]
VALLE DE GUADALUPE – Forget the Javier Plascencia you think you know: the celebrity chef who appears on national network cooking shows; the restaurateur and heir to the family business who deals with the details of his high-profile Bracero Cocina de Raiz in San Diego; the auteur who tweezed his [Read More]
TECATE – Held in and around the oak-shaded organic gardens of La Cocina Que Canta – the famous wellness retreat Rancho La Puerta’s cooking school – October 27th’s El Sabor de Mujeres de Baja featured dishes from 15 of Baja California’s top female chefs, Valle de Guadalupe [Read More]
TIJUANA — The San Ysidro border crossing between San Diego and Tijuana is the world’s busiest point of entry — processing around 300,000 commuters daily. And today, as you return relaxed, refreshed, and reinvigorated from your long weekend in Baja California, it feels like every single one of [Read More]
MEXICALI, B.C. – Mexicali – a border town 90 minutes east of San Diego – is known outside of Baja California primarily for its agriculture, its maquiladoras, its Chinatown (la Chinesca), and that Grateful Dead song (is there anything a man don’t stand to lose?). And though most are aware [Read More]
SAN DIEGO – On Wednesday, March 9 from 6 -10PM, San Diegans will have the opportunity to sample the cuisine of Master Chef winner Claudia Sandoval and Master Chef 4th place winner Nick Nappi during RESTORING VALOR, a fundraising dinner and silent auction being held at Border X Brewing in Barrio [Read More]
TIJUANA – “Let’s add a little more water to the mix. There’s a certain consistency it reaches when you know that it’s ready.” Baja California chef Ryan Steyn drizzled a bit of water from a glass into my hands and I continued to knead my dough for the fresh pastas we were learning to [Read More]
A Gringo in Mexico 