Hear the term “fish taco” and a formula likely comes to mind: beer-battered, fried white fish (or shark) with white sauce, salsa and shredded cabbage on a corn tortilla. Think Rubios or innumerable superior versions available in every hamlet, town or metropolis of Northern Baja … [Read more...]
THE ART OF SPOONING: Zorro Blanco y Zorro Negro do the Valle Food & Wine Fest, Part 1 now available
In Episode 32 - Zorro Blanco y Zorro Negro do the Valle Food & Wine Fest, Part 1 -- Michael and Sheen talk with Fernando Gaxiola and Andrew Spurgin about the Valle Food & Wine Fest and more. It's now available at the following … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: The return of a king of seafood
They look like dinosaur toes but taste like the sweetest clams you’ve ever had with just a hint of lobster tossed into the mix. At worldwide prices around $80 per pound they can be the most expensive form of seafood in the world. They’re percebes, aka gooseneck barnacles. And, … [Read more...]
THE ART OF SPOONING: Seven Days in the Valle de Guadalupe…all in Two Half Hours (Ep. 20-21 and Video)
In Episodes 20 and 21 of The Art of Spooning podcast -- Seven Days in the Valle de Guadalupe…all in Two Half Hours -- Michael and Sheen discuss the Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California and the new cuisine of Baja with W. Scott Koenig and Drew M. Deckman * * * The audio for … [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...]