Picture this… a way to help us continue our Summer Vocational Camps in Oaxaca
As many of you know my foundation hosts a week of Vocational Camp each summer in Oaxaca. Here’s some pics if you want to take a look. Last summer Chef […]
Dining with Dave… checking out the torta ahogada in Guadalajara
A Guadalajara Classic… the torta ahogada. From El Bigotes and Mr Pacos The Torta Ahogada is almost as synonymous with Guadalajara as an In-n-Out Double Double is with Southern California. […]
Dining with Dave… Taste of Mexico 2016
I was at the first Taste of Mexico in 2010 at St Vibiana’s in Los Angeles. It was the first food event I covered when I was doing some work […]
TAR Airlines… keeping it simple in Mexico.
Keep it simple. Often times that’s the best advice you can get. Especially if you want to run an airline. TAR Airlines in Mexico seems to be doing just that, […]
5 Mezcals Everyone Needs to Experience… with Alberto Morales of Wahaka Mezcal
I sent a note to Bricia Lopez of Guelaguetza Restaurant in Los Angeles a few years back asking if she could connect me to a guy making mezcal in San Dionesio Ocotepec who I had heard about. I was doing some writing for the Multi Cultural Cooking Network and wanted […]
Dining with Dave… La Toscana de Oaxaca
“Dave” she asked me years ago as I was talking with a friend in Huatulco, Oaxaca, “have you ever eaten at La Toscana?” I had to confess I had not. […]
Matzo Balls in Mexico? For Rosh Hashana? Ask Pati Jinich…
One of the first members of the Board of Directors for my foundation was a Mexican, American, Baptist, Catholic, Agnostic, Jew. I never knew back then that like America, Mexico has a lot of people with incredible mixed backgrounds. As some call it… Mestizaje. I came across this great read from […]
Dining with Dave… Elotes Hermanos Padilla en Queretaro
It’s not really a restaurant. It’s more like a cantina… for corn lovers. When I was in Queretaro recently, I made a side trip to Tequisquiapan, about an hour outside of […]
5 Mezcals Everyone Needs to Experience… with Eddie Gunn of Taco y Taco in Las Vegas
Traveling for weeks at a time in Mexico, it’s hard not to think of home here in Las Vegas. The struggle for me is that almost as soon as I […]
Dining with Dave… Pasión del Cielo, at the Airport in CDMX
I’m generally not a big fan of most local airport food options. Generally they over price and under deliver. That leaves travelers with few choices outside of the standards like […]
