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: Poke and Ceviche: Dishes or Concepts? (Part 2, Episode 15 and Video)
Here is the second part of Michael and Sheen's discussion with Nino "Neens" Camilo and Juan Carlos Récamier about poke and ceviche and their role in today’s food scene. The Podcast audio is now available at the following … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Street food with a fine dining attitude
I’m passionate about street food. I’m also passionate about fine dining. And I’m really passionate about street food done with a fine dining attitude. And that is precisely what I found at Taqueria Criollo (2nd between Floresta and Espinoza) in Ensenada. Read more … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Eating Nemo at Tacos Nemo
It’s well settled fish tacos neither originated in San Diego nor emerged from Ralph Rubio’s head like Athena from Zeus’. Nor is it likely they originated in San Felipe where Rubio found them on a 1974 Spring Break trip. The truth of their origin is somewhat South of San Diego and … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Finding the flavor of Ensenada at Mercado Los Globos
There may be no surer way to take a city’s temperature—and find its flavor—then at its public market. A trip through Barcelona’s La Boqueria or Paris’ Marché Rungis gives you a sense of each city. The color, low-key chaos and culinary gems in Tijuana’s Mercado Hidalgo do the … [Read more...]