baja cuisine

Female Chefs Celebrated during 2016 Baja Culinary Fest

November 1, 2016 // 0 Comments

La Cocina Que Canta, Rancho La Puerta, Tecate, Baja California, Mexico

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]

El Clavo Nails It in the Valle de Guadalupe

August 8, 2016 // 0 Comments

El Clavo Cocina de Baja, Chef Ryan Steyn, Valle de Guadalupe, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

VALLE DE GUADALUPE, B.C. – When I visited chef Ryan Steyn’s El Clavo Cocina de Baja last year at its former location next to winery Madera 5 in Ensenada’s industrial zone, I asked the chef about his new project’s name. He explained “El Clavo means to ‘nail it’, to do something really [Read More]

Choosing Chilis: Tijuana’s Festival Del Chile En Nogada

September 4, 2015 // 2 Comments

6th Annual Festival del Chile en Nogada, Cien Años Restaurant, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

TIJUANA, B.C. – A block of Avenida Revolución between 7th & 8th streets became the focal point for the 6th Annual Festival Del Chile En Nogada on Sunday, August 30th from noon until 9PM. Here, a gathering of fourteen hopeful chefs and cooks prepared their version of chiles en nogada: a [Read More]

Le Petit Pinche Francés: Running on Taste Memory

July 28, 2015 // 1 Comment

Le Petit Pinche Francés, Torres Alegre y Familia, Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico

VALLE DE GUADALUPE, B.C. – Taste memory is an integral thing when preparing regional cuisine. The best chefs and restaurateurs have it and constantly tweak ingredients until their dishes taste just like their mothers’ – and their mothers’ before them. Recipes can be transcribed and handed [Read More]

Baja California Flavor Takes Center Stage at Sabor de Baja 2015

July 14, 2015 // 0 Comments

Sabor de Baja, Rosarito Beach Hotel, Baja California, Mexico

ROSARITO BEACH, B.C. – The third annual Sabor de Baja will be held again this year in the ocean front gardens of the Rosarito Beach Hotel on Wednesday, August 26th from 5-9PM. The white attire, end-of-summer garden party is widely considered to be one of the premier food, wine and beer events in [Read More]

Photographer Josue Castro Cooks Up Visual Feast at CECUT Tijuana

June 7, 2015 // 0 Comments

Josue Castro, CECUT, The Kitchen, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

TIJUANA.– For two nights, May 20th and 29th, Tijuana’s Cultural Center CECUT opened its doors and Tijuana photographer Josue Castro welcomed a sold out crowd of the region’s foodies, dignitaries and press to his new photo exhibit, Puro Hedonismo/Hedonismo Puro. The photo series consists [Read More]

La Cocina de Doña Esthela named FoodieHub “Best Breakfast in the World”

June 2, 2015 // 0 Comments

La Cocina de Doña Esthela, Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico

LONDON, UK – On Sunday, May 31, Valle de Guadalupe restaurant La Cocina de Doña Esthela was awarded “Best Breakfast in the World” by international culinary website and mobile app FoodieHub. The award was presented at the organization’s third annual global awards ceremony held at famed [Read More]

Tijuana’s Food Garden Plaza Rio Hosts Inaugural Event

May 21, 2015 // 0 Comments

Food Garden Plaza Rio, Zona Rio, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

TIJUANA, BAJA CALIFORNIA – Food Garden Plaza Rio held it’s inaugural event the evening of Tuesday, May 19th, marking the official opening of Mexico’s only mall-based food hall. Food Garden Plaza Rio was designed around similar food hall concepts – such as Mexico City’s Mercado [Read More]

Koi Sushi Rolls Out the Good Stuff in Playas de Tijuana

May 13, 2015 // 0 Comments

Koi Sushi, Playas de Tijuana, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

READ THE FULL STORY AT SanDiegoRed.com PLAYAS DE TIJUANA, BAJA CALIFORNIA – When thinking of sushi on the west coast, Tijuana may not spring to mind as a destination for the Japanese specialty as do north of the border raw meccas San Diego, Orange County and Los Angeles. But why not? After [Read More]

El Jardin at Adobe Guadalupe Launches Seasonal Menu

May 6, 2015 // 0 Comments

El Jardin de Adobe, Adobe Guadalupe, Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico

VALLE DE GUADALUPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA – In 2014, acclaimed South African chef Ryan Steyn partnered with award-winning vintner Tru Miller to open El Jardin de Adobe, their outdoor campestre kitchen nestled on an idyllic, sun-dappled patio beneath olive and pepper trees at Adobe Guadalupe. El [Read More]