ProVino celebrated its 20th Annual Conchas y Los Vinos Festival last week and concluded with their big event at the Hotel Coral & Marina in Ensenada. The event took place right at the foot of the marina with cool ocean breezes to keep guests somewhat cool from the sweltering sun. It was my first time...
Rosarito, Mexico Rosarito, the small town just south of Tijuana, lies 30 minutes from the U.S. San Diego border crossing and is home to a large expat community largely made up of Americans and Canadians. The town is also a quick getaway for the California vacationers, surfers and retirees that own beachside places to hang...
Chef Javier Plascencia, celeb guest chef, Ambassador of Baja Cuisine, Mexican George Clooney... all these are tags for the laid-back, super chido chef who claims Tijuana and San Diego as home. The chef everyone loves to hang with and cook with has come up with one new, cool project touting both sides of the border...
The Valle Food & Wine Festival returns for it’s 2nd year to Baja at Finca Altozano in Valle de Guadalupe. The sleepy valley of wine makers and chefs is making noise across the globe with mention of it’s exquisite landscape for the rising food scene, wine masters, olive oils, and more. On the weekend of...
Fresh Air & The Great Outdoors Camping in Baja has been “a thing” for a long time but the options have expanded with choices for the adventurous and the delicate alike. Explore one of these experiences; rustic, primitive or glamping within hours of the San Diego, California border. PLAYA SALDAMANDO : Rustic with an ocean...
Summer has been flying by with plenty of opportunities to have some AMAZING food! San Diego and Baja already have such a great selection all year round but summertime means MORE, MORE MORE. Just take a look!
Baja Wine Tour, Valle de Guadalupe | Thursday, July 27th We’ve partnered with MasterChef winner, Claudia Sandoval for an exclusive behind the scenes, luxury food and wine excursion to Baja’s wine country. Valle de Guadalupe is no longer Mexico’s best kept secret with LA TIMES calling it the “NEXT NAPA”, NEW YORK TIMES naming it...
Curated, luxury tours to Valle de Guadalupe has been a Cur8eur offering for several years, highlighting the region and the leaders who are gathering global attention for the area. This week we partnered with California International Business University, whose Master’s students were interested in learning about the unique business environment that has been created on...
No doubt, you have gotten wind of the burgeoning culinary renaissance that has been happening in Tijuana and beyond throughout Baja. With continuous articles on tacos, fine dining, bars, and the like in Bon Appetit, New York Times, Travel & Leisure and more, why would a chef with a successful speakeasy bar and restaurant decide...
Valle de Guadalupe – Cooking in the Valley Under the shade of an ancient oak tree surrounded by vineyards, I stood staring at three cookbooks positioned upright with proud covers on a table, facing the opening of leafy branches. In just a few minutes a crowd of sunglassed, wine-toting guests from Los Angeles to Ensenada, would...
