Mision 19: The Place to Be During Baja Culinary Fest
The reason our bus left Union Station so early on a Friday afternoon was so that we could make it to a pair of marquee Baja Culinary Fest dinners in up-and-coming Tijuana. About 30%...
Pig Image Gallery (Part 3)
Pigs have never been more popular. They’re appearing on menus and fueling concepts at a record pace, entrepreneurs are hosting pig-focused events like Cochon 555, and a cottage industry has sprouted up to portray...
Erizo Cebicheria Scallop Ceviche with Chicharrones
Baja is blazing hot right now in the food world, and the breakout chef has been Javier Plascencia, who now owns two of the more progressive restaurants in Tijuana, Mision 19 and the recently...
Week in Pictures: Cacao, Queso, Ceviche + More
Every week involves a seemingly continuous stream of food, drinks and people. Of course not every taste or conversation is post-able, but the range of experiences is usually pretty amazing. Discover some highlights from...
Interview: Chef Javier Plascencia discusses Mexican Cuisine, Hiring Practices, Prized Proteins + Baja Culinary Fest
If the Baja dining scene were a meteoroid, then Javier Plascencia would inevitably be at center mass. Sure, some of his contemporaries are also producing exciting food using local ingredients, including Miguel Angel Guerrero...
Interview: Ivan Morales (Tijuana’s Cerveceria Insurgente)
For decades, the Tijuana craft beer scene has been in the doldrums, but if twentysomething brothers Ivan and Damian Morales have their way, Cerveceria Insurgente will succeed in “liberating you from the tyranny of...
