Call me adventurous, call me foolish, but when an opportunity presents itself, I love to jump. That’s how I found myself spending 24 hours in Tijuana on a beer crawl/food adventure before heading further south into the Valle de Guadalupe for the weekend. I know Tijuana gets a bad rap. Everyone has a story of … Continue reading
I was excited when Omar aka Oaxacking mentioned he would be coming into CDMX with me and my pals to hang out with us while we were there. I’m happy for any chance I have to hang out with Omar, and it’s an added plus for me to have a Spanish speaker to help navigate the … Continue reading
Every so often when I travel, I eat a meal that plays with my palate and pushes my mind in such a way that I leave the meal with feelings of regret because I know I’d only scratched the surface of the talents of the cook/chef. There are restaurants, little hole in the walls, market … Continue reading
One of the reasons I love Oaxaca so much is that it gives me the opportunity to step outside of my everyday persona to become someone who is more outgoing than in my regular life. I have developed connections though social media and I foster these relationships because I want to continue to be engaged … Continue reading
My week in Oaxaca, this year, starts at the end. I am sitting at the Houston airport, having completed the first leg of 3, on my long journey home to Vancouver. I started writing a few posts during my trip, but throughout the week, I felt that most of my experiences were part of a … Continue reading
“The event” to be at this year at the El Saber del Sabor Festival, according to anyone I talked to, was the dinner held at Origen restaurant on Dec 1st, 2014. Chef Rodolfo Castellanos hosted Pablo Salas of Amaranta restaurant in Toluca, Mexico and Alex Stupak from Empellón in NYC. Chef Alex Stupak has been on … Continue reading
Going to Oaxaca is supposed to be my time to slow down, eat well, relax, and catch up on posting. But it seems that when I’m there in the moments between my eating adventures, relaxing takes precedent over posting, so I fall quite behind. When I return from Oaxaca each year, I am thrust into … Continue reading
