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Chef Mexico

Top Mexican Chefs Discuss What They Look For in a Cook

Street Gourmet LA founder Bill Esparza and I had the opportunity to interview four of Mexico’s preeminent chefs: Tabasco’s Aquiles Chavez, the Yucatan’s Arturo Fernandez, Ensenada-based Benito Molina and Mexico City’s Mikel Alonso. They...
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Chef Mexico

Top Mexican Chefs Discuss Ensenada’s Culinary Importance

Street Gourmet LA founder Bill Esparza and I had the opportunity to interview four of Mexico’s preeminent chefs: Tabasco’s Aquiles Chavez, the Yucatan’s Arturo Fernandez, Ensenada-based Benito Molina and Mexico City’s Mikel Alonso. They...
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Chef Mexico

Top Mexican Chefs Discuss Respect for Their Gastronomy

Street Gourmet LA founder Bill Esparza and I had the opportunity to interview four of Mexico’s preeminent chefs: Tabasco’s Aquiles Chavez, the Yucatan’s Arturo Fernandez, Ensenada-based Benito Molina and Mexico City’s Mikel Alonso. They...
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Mexican Food

Congreso Ensenada Gastronómica: Behind the Scenes with Mexico’s Best Chefs

  • Food
  • September 5, 2011
A last second call to arms from Street Gourmet LA founder Bill Esparza led us to Ensenada and Congreso Ensenada Gastronomica, a conference that convened in the Hotel Coral event space, where top chefs...
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Seafood Ensenada

Manzanilla: Enjoying Straightforward Seafood Near a Baja Bay

After a long day of experiencing intensive back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back cooking demos at Congreso Ensenada Gastronómica, it was obvious where the after party would be, at Manzanilla, a funky restaurant from Benito Molina and chef-wife Solange...
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Mexican Food Baja

Silvestre: Benito Molina Sparks Zinfandel Vineyard in Summer

Our gluttonous group raced from restaurant to restaurant, eating at 20 spots over the course of 48 hours. Several restaurants on our Baja bender warranted further exploration, but time wouldn’t allow it. Thankfully, near...
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