For a year and a half Chef Flor Franco has been hosting Ceviche's Wednesdays. For the first year they were held at the late-lamented Sirena Cocina in Little Italy. For the first part of this second season they were held at Isabel's Cantina in Pacific Beach. As of next week … [Read more...]
¡Latin Food Fest!: Thinking Outside the Taco
Sometimes we in San Diego find it tough to think outside the taco. Mexican food is all around us. We’re proud of our fish tacos, burritos and carne asada fries. Leaving aside the question of whether some of those even are Mexican food, the Latin food world is bigger than that. In … [Read more...]
The Beautiful Bastard Stepchild of Ceviche & Sashimi: Tiradito of Escolar with Roasted Beet and Corn
I might not have put Peruvian cuisine on my short list of the world’s great cuisines; at least not until I looked at the closest thing there is to on official list of such things: The San Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants. Three of The World’s 50 Best are in Lima: Central … [Read more...]
NEWS: Martín San Román — The very picture of the modern Mexican Chef
Chef Martín San Román is a study in contrasts. A TV chef, he’s soft spoken. A Mexican chef, he’s classically educated in French cuisine. A major figure in the New Cuisine of Baja, he trained in Paris, made his name in San Diego and still helms the kitchen at San Diego fixture, … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: The big flavors of Peru at Café Secret
It is Peru's time to shine on the culinary stage. Three Lima restaurants—Central, Maido and Astrid y Gastón—are on The World's 50 Best Restaurants list (only five in the United States are there). The food at these restaurants applies Peru's diverse cultural influences to its … [Read more...]