My idea of a vacation involves heavy doses of street food, and my staycations are no different. Baja is the usual destination with Ensenada the focus even more often than Tijuana. After all, we’re talking about the beach town that is the supposed origin place of fish tacos and … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Time traveling on a boat of romaine at Caesar’s Restaurante
When the successful restaurant group Grupo Plascencia bought Caesar’s Restaurante Bar (Av. Revolución at 5th, Tijuana), it certainly wasn’t predatory business opportunism. It was a bet on Tijuana’s future, on themselves and on a salad. This was in 2008, at the height of Tijuana’s … [Read more...]
A Wedding Reception Meal for the Indulgent
Our daughter, Gwennie Gardiner, is getting married this coming September 1st to Ben Venerdi. Like any father-of-the-bride-to-be the entire process is, it's safe to say, not my favorite thing in the world. It's also safe to say that I was always going to be in charge of figuring … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Frankie’s fame and flavor at Fishmonger’s Market
In today’s overheated food world, a platform counts. Whether it’s opening a restaurant or publishing a book, “followers” and “friends” matter, sometimes at the expense of flavor. So, when Frankie “The Bull” Terzoli—of Bravo TV Top Chef fame and Food Network Cutthroat … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: The passion of Doña Esthela
You never forget the first time—I certainly didn’t—and you always want it to be that way. It rarely is. So it was for me with the real Mexican food I’d been privileged enough to taste as a child. Those flavors, created by middle-aged women rolling out their own tortillas, became … [Read more...]
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