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I never really realized but my father, little sister and I have kept an unofficial tradition of going back to Mexico City every summer for the last four years. The reason? To persuade my dad’s friend Don Aurelio to maintain the remnants of his lost empire for yet another year, a couple of dingy apartment…
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It was the second day of the tour and we found ourselves in the middle of “Buttfuck Egypt” as Angel Salgado, The Delirians singer called it. Its true, the lonely streets of Stockton may not be the premiere central California destination but at least you can find some semi-decent Nayarit style Mexican seafood. Picnic Brunch…
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No Going Back Now I spent this last Sunday not sleeping in like every other Sunday but instead in the closest proximity of the motherland: Tijuana. Thanks to the valiant efforts of Street Gourmet L.A and Jahdiel Vargas, Emma Cruz, and all the people at CANIRAC and COTUCO, an impromptu day trip out to the…
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I was made aware of this place by Angie of Ganda Thai Restaurant, the place that James Oseland of Saveur Magazine dubbed “the most authentic Thai Food in America”. After devouring some dry-braised, spicy catfish that wasn’t too shabby there, she informed me that the same owner was about to open a sister restaurant down…
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I have JUST received a call from chef Rocio Camacho (formerly of Moles La Tia that this Sunday she will be doing a brunch buffet at La Huasteca for her Mexican Gastronomy series. The brunch buffet will include only the most typical and traditional of coastal Veracruz region like: Hoya Veracruzana, a soup made with…
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Chente Signage I remember when Bill of Street Gourmet L.A first told me about this place. He would tell me about how Sergio, the Sinaloan cook was doing some damn complex sauces like no other chef in town. He would tell me how Magdalena, the Nayarit born owner and mother in Law of Sergio would…
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Oh, how stoked I was to find out I would be featured in L.A Weekly’s Meet Your Blogger column…until I saw it. The degree of distaste in the comment boards made me feel sick inside, a feeling of angst-ridden distress that my food writing had helped me overcome with the creation of my blog in…
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