Buffalo BBQ Paceño Taco [CLOSED]
Buffalo BBQ was one of my favorite restaurants in Baja California Sur during my 2012 culinary tour. Since then, Chef Carlos Valdez moved his flagship Mexican restaurant and grill from the center of La...
El Sinaloense Fish Taco
Northern Baja is the birthplace of the fried fish taco as we know it, but that doesn’t mean Baja California Sur is unfamiliar with the concept. In Ensenada, they double-fry angelito (angel shark) or...
Follow the Craft Beer Trail From Cabo to L.A.
The West Coast has a vibrant beer scene from Seattle in the north to Baja, Mexico, in the south. What? The craft beer trail HAS to end in San Diego? The craft scene in...
Congreso Ensenada Gastronómica: Behind the Scenes with Mexico’s Best Chefs
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...
Interview: Former Mexican President Vicente Fox Discusses Food at Home and Around the Globe
On July 27, I had the opportunity to interview a world leader for the first time. I met with former Mexican President Vicente Fox at Bubba Diego’s in West L.A. He was in town...
Tijuana Tequila Expo IX Spotlights a Signature Mexican Spirit
We rounded the corner at Tijuana’s jai alai palace and encountered a booze-soaked spectacle: twin rows of stalls as far as the eye could see dispensing unlimited pours of tequila. This was the ninth...
