Beer of the Week: “Hoppy Red Ale” from Benton Brewery

We've mentioned beers from Benton Brewery here before, but it was only until a couple of days ago that I had the pleasure of having a "Hoppy Red Ale" and their "Vanilla Porter", and it reminded my of why I fell in love with them the first time I tasted some of their brews. Benton […]

April 13, 2017

Is Ensenada Urban Food Star Headed to New York with Anthony Bourdain?

It's been a fantastic couple of years for Sabina Bandera and her team at "La Guerrerense". Her international culinary fame has grown exponentially during that time, having gone from representing Mexico at international food congresses in Asia, to captivating the attention and taste buds of the world's "culinary bad boy", Anthony Bourdain. Nobody is safe […]

April 13, 2017

The 48 Film Project Officially Announced

Budding film makers are being invited to flex their story telling muscles in a one of a kind short film competition this year with the winning team taking home the ultimate prize – the director's seat, writer's table and producer credit on a Hollywood feature film. This international short film competition is the 48 FILM […]

April 13, 2017

How to TJ: Top 10 things you didn’t expect about Tijuana that locals already knew

TIJUANA.- The first thing people think of when they hear the word "Tijuana" is donkey shows, closely followed by violence, narcos, drugs, tequila and even death. None of these are currently happening in Tijuana at a rate different than any other major city, except there's probably more tequila and drugs. But there are many things […]

April 13, 2017

“Tahiti Felix’s Tiki Lounge & Tattoo Parlor” in Tijuana

TIJUANA.- Only in Tijuana can we find a place that is half Tattoo parlor and home to one of the best artist in the business, and half Hawaiian themed bar with a Tiki Room look right out of a Tarantino fantasy. "Tahiti Felix's Tiki Lounge & Tattoo Parlor" is one of the most original concepts […]

April 13, 2017

New Projects are transforming Tijuana’s Downtown

*Read this story in spanish Tijuana's Downtown, El Centro as locals call it, is experiencing a truly interesting moment headed by visionaries in various disciplines. A new scene emerged a few years ago at Dandy Del Sur mainly started by musicians, graphic designers and others in the Nortec movement. This caused a boom in new […]

April 13, 2017

Get ready for ‘Ensenada Beerfest 2014’: March 21st and 22nd

ENSENADA.- Backed by certified beer judges (a lot more sophisticated than it sounds), independent master and professional brewers from Baja California, San Luis Potosi Monterrey, Mexico City and California will compete for 100,000 pesos (about 7,700 dollars) in prizes, although, the real winners will be attendees who will have the opportunity to enjoy their great […]

April 13, 2017

Baja Chefs: “We Fought The Law and The Foie Won”

The prohibitionist whims of the U.S have always been good to Tijuana. In the 1920s, Tijuana became a haven for spirit imbibers escaping the Volstead Act's restrictive laws, attracting a glamorous set to the city and its famed casino and cocktail bars that included everyone from Hollywood royalty to actual royalty. Prohibition is once again […]

April 13, 2017

Baja Artesanal: Funes Craft Brewery tasting

We were also fortunate that Mr. Funes was seated beside us during the pairing, so the talked was all about the beer and everyone's passion for it. Other patrons were anxiously waiting for the first dish while they were talking about what they just heard. The over the table conversations were as interesting as the […]

April 13, 2017

Napa and Guadalupe Valley winemakers meet to build closer ties

TIJUANA.- The Baja California state government, through its Tourism Ministry (SECTURE in Spanish), has set out on creating ties between the Napa Sonoma Mexican-American Vintners Association, or NSMAVA, and the Ejido El Porvenir Vintners Association in Baja, with the aim of establishing a cultural and commercial relationship between winemakers on both sides of the border. […]

April 13, 2017

“Mako Pale Ale” from Agua Mala Brewery

ENSENADA.- Continuing with our culinary (and beer) tour of Ensenada, we'll showcase a very particular Pale Ale, the "Mako Pale Ale" from Agua Mala Brewery. This a golden wheat colored beer, with scents of grapefruit and the typical mix of hops on the nose. On the mouth, it's citric and subtle and tastes of roasted […]

April 13, 2017

Another road game, another loss for Tijuana Xolos

TORREON – Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Calinete suffer yet another loss on road, this time 3-2 against Santos Laguna. Xolos could not mark the special occasion of their 100th first division match by breaking the negative and suffocating statistic that says they can't win on the road in over a year. The home side Santos […]

April 13, 2017

Outrage and disbelief in Mexico over latest cover of TIME

MEXICO.- Yesterday, TIME magazine reveled its latest cover for its international edition, with the main image being that of Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto and "SAVING MEXICO" in big letters advertising a new article that details how the president has seemingly saved Mexico through his reforms. Needless to say, widespread indignation (and incredulity) on social […]

April 13, 2017

Man dies after jumping off Tijuana power distribution center

TIJUANA.- Valentine's Day turned tragic from early on in the city, after a 29 year-old man with a history of mental illness died today by jumping 45 feet from the top of a downtown Tijuana power distribution center, causing traffic chaos and power outages to parts of the city. VIDEO: Moments before the jump Emergency […]

April 13, 2017

Tijuana Xolos highly motivated for away match at Santos

TORREON – Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente will be traveling to the state of Coahuila to take on Santos Laguna in week seven action of the Clausura 2014 season of LIGA Bancomer MX. Tijuana will be competing in their 100th first division match and will face the team that gave them their first win in […]

April 13, 2017

Baja restaurants named as part of Mexico’s top 25

UNITED STATES.- TheDailyMeal.com has once again recognized Baja's fantastic cuisine, this time as part of their list of Mexico's 25 best restaurants. TheDailyMeal.com, one o the culinary industry's largest media sources, previously did a 101 best restaurants in Latin America list, and this time around, nine restaurants from both Tijuana and Ensenada made the list […]

April 13, 2017

Explaining TJ: Drugs

In Tijuana, you don't go looking for drugs, the drugs come looking for you. In almost any dive bar in the downtown area, street vendors will come offer you anything. It ranges from your basic convenient store commodities (cigarettes, bags of chips, chocolates), to full meals (pizza slices, tortas, burritos, sushi and spring rolls), to […]

April 13, 2017

“Belga Sicótica” from Border Psycho Brewery

It's finally feeling a bit like winter, or at least not unseasonably warm like in January (although that is supposed to change in the next couple of days). But the cooler weather has me savoring only one thing: a dark beer. Normally, I would go for a Porter or a Stout, but, I'll stay with […]

April 13, 2017

Tijuana mayor promotes city at medical industry event in Anaheim

ANAHEIM.- Tijuana mayor Jorge Astiazarán Orcí attended the Medical Design & Manufacturing Executive Summit today, to give a lecture about the Tijuana Medical Manufacturing Outlook and as a way to promote investment into the city's medical manufacturing industry. "We already went to see some of the companies that are already in the city. We also […]

April 13, 2017

Porn maker with roots in Tijuana on mission to protect Mexican porn industry

MEXICO.- This week could see the approval of a new bill aimed to combat human trafficking whose impact could, indirectly, harm the production and distribution of pornographic material in Mexico. [/p] Fernando Deira, producer and director of SexMex, the most important adult content producer in the country, wrote on social media a statement warning that […]

April 13, 2017