Tijuana

Grupo Plascencia: Tijuana Tastemakers’ Roots Run Deep

December 15, 2013 // 6 Comments

Grupo Plascencia, Baja California, Mexico

TIJUANA – El Gringo paid his driver and stepped out of the cab and into the crisp November afternoon in the Zona Rio neighborhood of Tijuana. Shielding my eyes from the autumn sun, I looked up at the modern glass and concrete business tower that houses Chef Javier Plascencia’s Mision 19 [Read More]

BC Culinary Fest 2013: Culinary Expo at CECUT

October 29, 2013 // 0 Comments

2013 BC Culinary Fest, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

TIJUANA – On Friday October 25th and Saturday October 26th, the Tijuana Cultural Center (CECUT) highlighted the best cuisine from Baja’s many and varied restaurants, vintners, craft brewers and other culinary artisans and producers. The Culinary Expo held at CECUT (and free to the [Read More]

TIJUANA INVADED BY ZOMBIE HORDES!

October 27, 2013 // 1 Comment

Zombie Fest 2013, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

TIJUANA – IMPORTANT NEWS BULLETIN: Saturday, October 26th, 2013. Tijuana was invaded by Zombie hordes today, who roamed the streets in and around Avenida Revolucion and other areas of the metropolis, terrorizing citizens, shunning souvenir vendors, spooking zebra-painted donkeys and wreaking [Read More]

Baja California Culinary Fest 2013: An Appetizing Array of Food & Events

October 18, 2013 // 1 Comment

Baja California Culinary Fest 2013, Baja California Norte, Mexico

TIJUANA – On Thursday, November 14, a press event to kick off the 3rd Annual Baja California Culinary Fest was held at Chef Martin Gonzales’ TOAST Enoteca and Cucina restaurant in San Diego’s East Village. El Gringo joined other members of the foodie press to learn more. The [Read More]

Tijuana Art Walk & the Rebirth of Pasaje Gomez

September 16, 2013 // 4 Comments

Pasaje Gomez, Tijuana, Baja Norte, Mexico

TIJUANA – “In the sixties and seventies, when you walked down the stairs from the street into Pasaje Gomez, the place was filled wall-to-wall with tourists buying souvenirs from the various shops — all of which were occupied by vendors and in high demand. That was a boom time for [Read More]

Tijuana Cuisine: From the Street to Baja Med

September 2, 2013 // 4 Comments

The Food Garden, Tijuana, Baja Norte, Mexico

TIJUANA – The “Baja Med” culinary scene has been on the radar for the past several years. Bourdain and Zimmern have reported on it, and LA food blogs have put the spotlight on Tijuana chefs who are driving the current tastes and trends. Miguel Angel Guerrero, Javier Plascencia [Read More]

ReDiscover Tijuana: Mingei Museum, San Diego

July 21, 2013 // 0 Comments

SAN DIEGO – On Friday, July 19th, the Mingei International Museum in San Diego’s beautiful Balboa Park presented ReDiscover Tijuana, an evening of art, music and food heralding the 124th anniversary of our metropolitan neighbor to the south. The ultimate goal of the evening, as stated [Read More]