Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Conchas de Piedra Reopens on Feb 3


Conchas de Piedra is Drew Deckman's raw bar located on the grounds of the Casa de Piedra winery.

Conchas de Piedra - Facebook

Trip Report: Gourmet Globetrotter


This is a very comprehensive trip report about the author's three day trip to the Valle and its neighboring attractions.  His report includes a mention of their stop at the little zoo located in El Porvenir which might be the zoo's first mention in any article I have read about the Valle (and I've read quite a few).

He also mentions this blog which in my opinion gives his piece a lot of credibility.  


Saturday, January 27, 2018

New Website: Lechuza Winery


Lechuza is one of my favorite wineries in the Valle (Thomas Keller must think so too, because their wines are served at The French Laundry).  They recently launched a beautiful new website.  You may want to bookmark it as tastings at Lechuza are by appointment only.  You can also sign up for their newsletter on the site which will keep you informed about upcoming events and releases.


Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Video: Culinary Institute of America - Malva Restaurante

Here is a very cool video produced by the Culinary Institute of Amareica featuring Chef Roberto Alcocer and his excellent Valle restaurant, Malva.


Saturday, January 13, 2018

Animalón Reopens March 2


Javier Plascencia's Animalón which got it's start last summer as a pop-up will reopen on March 2 with chef Oscar Torres joining the team.



Thursday, January 11, 2018

Concert: Los Ángeles Azules and Fobia

Update:  Concert has been confirmed: APM Producciones




A word of caution here as I can find no other confirmation of this image posted by @tijuana_trendy on Twitter.  I'll post additional info when (or if) it becomes available.

Sunday, January 7, 2018

La Casona Bistro & Cava


Other than what's on their Facebook page I do not have any additional info about La Casona. (I really need to get down to Valle soon and check out a bunch of places.)


Best Baja Dishes 2017

Grilled Ribeye Steak - Deckman's En El Mogor
W. Scott Koenig and Bajadock dine extensively in Baja. They both published lists of their favorite dishes of 2017.  (Valle de Guadalupe is well represented)

SanDiegoRed - Gringo's Choice Awards: Baja California's 10 Best Dishes of 2017

BajaDock's Best of Baja 2017

Deckman's Reopens


After taking a break for the holidays, Deckman's has reopened.  

With good weather in the forecast for next weekend we might need to head to the Valle.  It's been a couple of months since we've had a meal at Deckman's which is one of life's great pleasures.


Friday, January 5, 2018

Trip Report: Gypsy Sols


Here's an excellent trip report from back in May:


Karisma Hotels & Resorts @ El Cielo


Travel Agent Central posted the following information about Karisma Hotels  & Resorts's Valle expansion plans.
Karisma Hotels & Resorts is also expanding into new regions. Namely, Baja California’s increasingly popular wine country. This year brings an all-out push for El Cielo Vineyard, Villas and Spa by Karismain the Valle de Guadalupe. 
It’s about an hour south from San Diego. We are building 30 two-bedroom villas there. You open the door of the balcony and you’re just in front of the vineyards of El Cielo, which means ‘heaven,’” Daniel Scheiman, Karisma’s senior business development manager for North America, tells us.
He describes the accommodations at El Cielo as “luxury, standalone villas with their own pool, Jacuzzi, living room, dining room and fireplace.”

The luxury villas are not all inclusive, but groceries are available at local markets, as well as wineries.

Karisma is positioning itself as a market leader with the winery concept.
“We really are the first ones to do something like this. Normally, when you go to Napa or Sonoma, you go to a winery, but you aren’t able to stay there.

We already have two villas in place at El Cielo. By the spring of 2018, we will have 28 more of them. We will also add an addition 83 hectares to the 38 we have planted now. The winery produces 15 different labels of wine with 14 different grapes. We’ve already earned awards at the Belgium World’s Fair of Wine. El Cielo is one of the best wineries in all of Mexico and we wanted to give our clients the experience of staying there,” said Scheiman.

The villas, he added, are especially well-suited for the destination wedding and family group vacation market.

“By 2019, we’re going to be building a standalone hotel over there,” he said.
More Info

El Cielo Villas

El Cielo Winery - Facebook

Wednesday, January 3, 2018