Is NOM 199 the Biggest Threat to Traditional Mezcal? Maybe so…
It’s the big day. You’ve been practicing for months and now the race is about to begin. Leading up to the start of today’s race, you received lots of encouragement. […]
An Asian Food Connection in Mexico? Of course!
Chef Jet Tila, whose parents opened the landmark Los Angeles Bangkok Market, tells us how important Mexico is to the incredible Asian food scene of So Cal. Tila says his […]
Ed Draves Samples… L.A. Cetto Wines of Baja California
I’ve been rumbling around this region of Mexico since the early 1990’s. For awhile, I think I knew every pothole on both routes to get to Ensenada from Tijuana. While I get there less frequently these days, my love affair with Mexico started in this region and the cities of […]
Ed Draves Samples… Sotol Por Siempre
Here’s something a little different for you to try, Sotol. My first experience with this spirit was at the first annual Taste of Mexico Celebration held at St Vibiana’s in Los […]
Dining with Dave… The 2015 Taste of Mexico
Every year Los Angeles celebrates the authentic flavors, ingredients and traditions of the wonderful cuisine of our neighbors to the south, Mexico. Known as the Taste of Mexico, this annual […]
A Killer Red Mole Recipe for your Dia de los Muertos Celebration
With Day of the Dead, skulls and skeletons upon us, a few friends have contacted me asking for mole recipes, a traditional dish at this time of the year. So… here’s […]
Ready, Set, Go… it’s time for the Annual Taste of Mexico
Each year the stars align and the result is a wonderful night of food, fun and delight as an assortment of the best chefs in Los Angeles combine to throw […]
Dining with Dave… finding our whey to La Cava de Marcelo, south of Ensenada
Wine and cheese are two words usually associated with places like Napa Valley and France, not the dry dusty climes of Baja California. But that is exactly where I was […]
Ed Draves Samples… Mezcal Jarabe de Pico
I first became aware of this mezcal through Eduardo Belaunzarán of Wahaka Mezcal. We asked Eduardo, who also writes Mezcaleando, if he would give us his list of 5 Mezcals You Have to Experience and Jarabe de Pico was on this list. Fast forward a few weeks and as I was […]
Ed Draves Samples… Mezcal El Jolgorio Tobalá
I’ve worked in San Baltazar Guelavila for years and recently had the opportunity to visit Maestro Mezcalero Gregorio Martinez at his palenque. Gregorio is the man behind El Jolgorio’s Tobalá. Considered nobility in the world of mezcal, the tobalá is known by many as the “King of the Magueys”. We […]
