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CITYBEAT SUMMER GUIDE: Place your order

May 10, 2019 mgardiner

CITYBEAT SUMMER GUIDE: Place your order

We may not have much of a winter in San Diego but two months of gray skies make summer’s arrival special. As May Gray descends on San Diego, now is a good time to figure out what’s on the docket after June Gloom leaves and summer actually does arrive. For many foodies, that means … [Read more...]

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WORLD FARE: Chef interrupted: El Jardín Parque Gastronomica

January 29, 2019 mgardiner

WORLD FARE: Chef interrupted: El Jardín Parque Gastronomica

When Asmel Salazar returned to Tijuana after working at Azurmendi in Larrabetzu, Spain (one of the world’s 50 best restaurants according to the experts at the website of the same name), it seemed Tijuana, if not the world, might be his oyster. The initial idea to start small with … [Read more...]

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WORLD FARE: Carne Asada reimagined at Tacos “Don Esteban”

October 9, 2018 mgardiner

WORLD FARE: Carne Asada reimagined at Tacos “Don Esteban”

"Carne asada” means different things to different people within different contexts. The term translates literally as “grilled meat,” but can refer to the dish, a backyard barbecue or a street party revolving around grilled marinated beef offered for build-it-yourself tacos. But … [Read more...]

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THE ART OF SPOONING: Poke and Ceviche: Dishes or Concepts? (Part 2, Episode 15 and Video)

April 2, 2018 mgardiner

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...]

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WORLD FARE: Time traveling on a boat of romaine at Caesar’s Restaurante

January 17, 2018 mgardiner

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...]

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