WORLD FARE: Tacos El Yaqui does backyard barbecue Rosarito-style
It used to be my Sunday ritual: wake up early to play 30-and-over Huff-n-Puff soccer—a gringo on a mostly Mexican team—then slowly sidle into the afternoon eating carne asada, drinking Tecates and...
View ArticleWORLD FARE: A Tijuana taco crawl in the shadow of the Mercado Hidalgo
A tapas crawl in San Diego is hard to come by. A taco crawl in Tijuana a much easier find and a better bet. There may be no better place to do one than on Calle Francisco Javier Mina outside Tijuana’s...
View ArticleWORLD FARE: Great tortas and tacos but no hot dogs
About the only thing you can’t get at North Rosarito Beach’s Sunday Mercado Sobre Ruedas “Los Panchos” is the thing for which they appear to be named: hot dogs. You can get backpacks, jeans, toilet...
View ArticleWORLD FARE: Full flavor, Baja(Med)-style at La Querencia
Chef Miguel Angel Guerrero’s calling card is just above the door, La Querencia: “BajaMed Cocina.” It certainly gets people’s attention, especially considering Guerrero coined and trademarked the term...
View ArticleWORLD FARE: The Taco Stand is proof that San Diego tacos suck
It’s a judgment tossed our direction by La La Landers and other unjustifiably snobby sorts: “San Diego food sucks…except for the Mexican food, which is pretty good.” Damning by faint praise? No, more...
View ArticleWORLD FARE: Fine dining Mexican in the East Village
I cannot definitively rule out the possibility that somewhere, on some street corner in San Diego, there are tacos as good as the ones Andrew Bent is serving. I also can’t rule out the technical...
View ArticleWORLD FARE: Carne Asada reimagined at Tacos “Don Esteban”
“Carne asada” means different things to different people within different contexts. The term translates literally as “grilled meat,” but can refer to the dish, a backyard barbecue or a street party...
View ArticleWORLD FARE: Do San Diego tacos really suck? Part I
A few years back I claimed, “The Taco Stand is proof that San Diego tacos suck.” Hyperbole? A tad clickbaity? Maybe. Have I never enjoyed a good taco in town? Sure I have, but I stand by the notion...
View ArticleWORLD FARE: Do San Diego tacos really suck? Part II: Tuétano Taqueria
It’s been said there are three parts to every taco: tortilla, filling and salsa. There’s a fourth, however, and it may be the most important one: balance. It’s the balance of flavors and textures, and...
View ArticleWORLD FARE: Morocco meets Mexico at Medina
Located just under the name on the façade of Medina (2850 El Cajon Blvd.) are the words “Moroccan Baja Kitchen.” That same billing is on the North Park eatery’s website and most articles about the...
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