While San Diego embraces its newfound love for elevated Mexican cuisine, Baja Norte has been upping its culinary game for nearly a decade. It’s time you took a weekend, or three, and ate your way through a Mexican vacation. Here’s your hit list.
Saturday, October 31, 2015
Restaurant Guide: San Diego Magazine
Friday, October 30, 2015
Trip Report: Friends of a Feather
A destination wedding brought Friends of a Feather to the Valle for the first time. They will be back.
Cuatro Cuatros - Troika - Finca Altozano
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Shout Out: Conde Nast Traveler - Valle de Guadalupe
There are no secrets revealed here, but it's always nice to get some props.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Monday, October 26, 2015
Sunday, October 25, 2015
Trip Report: Perogy-and-Panda
Viños Fuentes - Vinícola Don Juan/Viños Sueños - Sol y Barro - Sol de Media Noche
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Travel Guide: Hadis and Brent - Vale de Guadalupe
This is actually Hadis and Brent's wedding site, but I'm linking to it here because the guide they created for Valle de Guadalupe is excellent.
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
New Restaurant: El Clavo Cocina de Baja
On an industrial stretch of Hwy 3 (a little east of where it meets the toll road) there is an office park that houses a couple of excellent wineries (Madera 5/Cava Aragón, D'Poncelis). About a year ago we visited their tasting rooms and learned that the collapse of the toll road had radically reduced the number of people coming to try their wines. At the time things appeared bleak, but everybody we talked to was very optimistic. They told us that once the toll road was reopened and a planned renovation of the business park was complete they would once again be able attract visitors.
The toll road is now open and the renovation of the business park includes Chef Ryan Steyn's newest restaurant, El Clavo Cocina de Baja.
I am looking forward to checking it out.
Monday, October 19, 2015
Friday, October 16, 2015
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Dining Guide: San Diego Magazine
"Some of Mexico’s top talent has gravitated to Guadalupe Valley to unleash their culinary creativity in this wine-country nirvana."
Shout Outs: Vogue - Javier Plascencia
Vogue goes to the man himself, Javier Placencia, for tips on eating, drinking and staying in Baja Norte.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Monday, October 12, 2015
Trip Report: Baja Nomad - Santiago
The message board, Baja Nomad, is an excellent resource for all things Baja.
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Saturday, October 10, 2015
First Peek: Hilo Nego
@marmolejo tweeted this picture today of the Vinedo Hilo Negro. We've been watching the progress of the construction of this facility located in the northwest corner of the Valle for awhile.
It looks like they're getting close.
It looks like they're getting close.
Friday, October 9, 2015
New Restaurant: Al Forno Butcheria
Ensenada's Al Forno Butcheria has a new Valle de Guadalupe location.
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Bracero's Sommelier on Baja's Wine
Some interesting takes from a guy who knows what he's talking about.
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Free Tasting for Funky Stuff - Valley Girl Wines
Sitara Monica Perez (Valley Girl Wines) put out the following request on Facebook.
Call to Action, lol ... Help me decorate Rancho Valley Girl! I'm looking for cool, funky stuff to hang on my palette fence. Free tasting when you show up with "found art," metal art, wood art, wire art, wine bottle art, cement art or something to plant in my garden. The new El Corcho Rosa to open soon!Sitara Monica Perez - Facebook
Valley Girl Wines of Baja
Monday, October 5, 2015
Wine Recommendations: Mango World Magazine
Note: As Californians we must choose wisely as we are only allowed to bring home 1 liter of wine per person. My wife and I usually bring home a red from Tres Valles and a white (Aime only has one) from Sol y Barro.
