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Baja California Cuisine for a Cause: Sunday, Oct. 18th in Point Loma

October 13, 2015 // 0 Comments

Baja Chefs on the Point, Stone World Bistro & Gardens, Point Loma, San Diego, California

SAN DIEGO – Join some of San Diego and Baja California’s best chefs and winemakers at “Baja Chefs on the Point” for an afternoon of amazing food and tastings this Sunday, October 18th from 2-6PM at Stone World Bistro & Gardens in Point Loma. There’s no border wait [Read More]

Mexico’s First Mall-Based “Food Hall” to Open in Tijuana

January 19, 2015 // 7 Comments

TIJUANA, BAJA CALIFORNIA – Food Garden, an operator of culinary spaces, has announced that Mexico’s first mall-based food hall will have its grand opening in Tijuana in April 2015. The new concept will include over 11,000 square feet of space within the city’s prestigious Plaza Rio. The [Read More]

El Jardin de Adobe: A Foodie Oasis in the Valle de Guadalupe

October 6, 2014 // 3 Comments

Chef Ryan Steyn, El Jardin de Adobe, Adobe Guadalupe, Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico

VALLE DE GUADALUPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA – On a steamy 95 degree August day in the Valle de Guadalupe, chef Ryan Steyn’s new restaurant – El Jardin de Adobe at the Adobe Guadalupe vineyard – appeared at the end of a dusty path like a welcoming mirage. Cozily nestled in an [Read More]

Verde y Crema: Farm-to-Tijuana Dining

June 3, 2014 // 5 Comments

Verde y Crema, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

TIJUANA – Although his new Tijuana restaurant, Verde y Crema (Green & Cream) is still less than a year old, Hermosillo-born Chef Jair Téllez is no stranger to farm-to-table and use of the freshest, local ingredients in creating a memorable dining experience. His Valle de Guadalupe [Read More]

Trip Report: Escape to Baja’s Wine Country Tour, 5/24

May 26, 2014 // 5 Comments

AlXimia, Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico

VALLE DE GUADALUPE – El Gringo rolled with his Señorita and 6 other north of the border adventurers yesterday for our second Escape to Baja’s Wine Country tour. After a quick drive to San Ysidro and a walk across the border, we rendezvoused with our tour guide Fernando Cuevas, [Read More]

Cooking for Cancer 2014: Mexican Cuisine for a Cause

April 24, 2014 // 0 Comments

Cooking for Cancer, Contemporary Mexican Cuisine, La Jolla, California

LA JOLLA – On Monday, May 19th, 2014, Finch’s Wine Bar and Bistro in La Jolla, California will open their kitchen to six world-renowned executive chefs who will prepare six courses of contemporary Mexican cuisine. The courses will be accompanied by the delicious wines of Baja [Read More]

Valle de Guadalupe: Spend a Great Day in Baja’s Wine Country

April 7, 2014 // 9 Comments

Adobe Guadalupe, Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico

VALLE DE GUADALUPE – Baja’s Valle de Guadalupe, just outside of Ensenada and 90 minutes from the border, has a history of farming and viticulture that dates back to the 16th century and the Spanish. In the early 20th century, Russian immigrants fleeing religious persecution from [Read More]

How to Spend a Perfect Day in Tijuana

January 29, 2014 // 4 Comments

Avenida Revolucion, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

TIJUANA – Spending a perfect day in Tijuana is problematic only due to the challenge in narrowing down a list from a seemingly endless amount of events, restaurants, markets, shops, galleries, museums and other possibilities from which to choose. Baja California’s largest city, Tijuana [Read More]

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]