The original Grand Velas revolutionized the all-inclusive resort sector in the Riviera Maya when it opened there more than 10 years ago. And now comes Grand Velas Los Cabos, which is guaranteed to be a game-changer for Mexico’s Baja Peninsula…
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Photo of the week: Langostine at Grand Velas Los Cabos
This is the langostino al carbon from Frida restaurant at Grand Velas Los Cabos, the newest edition to the Grand Velas resort family. The langostine is served with a chipotle-molasses sauce, esquites (corn salad) and a little blanket made from red chilies (like a spicy fruit roll-up)…
THIS JUST IN: pdn Taste – 2016 FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS!
Winners were announced today for the PDN Taste – 2016 Food Photography Awards, and I won two categories! PDN Taste is the most prestigious food photography contest in America…
Photo of the week: Four Seasons Punta Mita yacht
This is one of my all-time favorite sunsets. I took this during a cruise aboard a beautiful 55-foot yacht operated by the Four Seasons Punta Mita, 45 minutes north of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Review: Acre, farm-to-table in San Jose del Cabo
Fat drips from a fifty-pound hog, splashing onto the fire. Sparks flicker into the hot Mexican air. The pig has been roasting over the mesquite embers since sunrise. The temperature outside is already sweltering, made even hotter by the blistering rotisserie, which is cranked by hand, inch-by-inch, throughout the day. By 5 p.m., as the …
Quick Look: Mar Adentro, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico
There’s a stunningly beautiful new hotel opening in Los Cabos. It’s called Mar Adentro, and it is currently in its soft-opening phase. The resort is designed (and owned) by Miguel Angel Aragones, one of Mexico’s most incredible architects. Here’s a quick look around. Exterior views: Standard king room: Restaurants and public spaces: The beach: Evening …
Photo of the Week: San Jose del Cabo, Mexico
Ah, Los Cabos. How I’ve missed you (I shot this photo in 2011), but I will see you again very soon. I just booked my flight. I look forward to photographing the spectacular new Mar Adentro hotel from famed architect Miguel Ángel Aragonés, plus…
One Perfect Morning: Playa del Carmen
I’ve just finished watching a the sunrise from the beach in Playa del Carmen. The coastline at dawn here is always eerily silent, the quietest it will be all day. For a few hours at most, no one is stirring. The dozens of bars and restaurants that line the shore appear abandoned, like a ghost town.
Challenge the Chef: Tortilla Soup at Las Ventanas al Paraiso, Los Cabos (recipe included)
In honor of Cinco de Mayo, here’s a flashback to the time I challenged the chef at Las Ventanas al Paraiso in Los Cabos with my tortilla soup, which ended up on the resort’s dinner menu for a while.
Quick Look: Sian Ka’an Biosphere, Riviera Maya, Mexico
Anyone who traveled to Mexico’s Riviera Maya 20 years ago (before it was ever called the Riviera Maya) will fondly remember the bucolic beauty (and perceived remoteness) of this part of the Yucatan …
Top 10 Mexican Restaurants in the Yucatan Peninsula
A culinary revolution is sweeping the Yucatan Peninsula from Playa del Carmen to Cancun. A new wave of chefs, most of whom are not from here, are reviving the Mexican and Mayan traditions of a region that not too long ago was widely panned – and rightly so – as a culinary wasteland.
20 Best Things I ate in 2015
As usual, I ate a lot of amazing food this year. I eat in restaurants almost daily – sometimes twice or even three times a day. Not everything ends up being delicious, sadly. But in the end, I always find more good than bad, or else I wouldn’t have continued doing this for the past …
Where to Eat (high and low) in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
San Miguel de Allende has always been a great destination for food. This cobblestoned colonial town in the Sierra Madre mountains of central Mexico has long been known for its incredible carnitas vendors and rotisserie chicken shops. It was about 10 years ago that the town starting getting more serious about its fine dining. The …
Pit Stop: La Sauceda, Guanajuato Mexico
The road to San Miguel de Allende from Guanajuato (or the airport in Leon) passes through what literally feels like the middle of nowhere in Mexico’s high desert. But just when you think this part of the world is completely barren and deserted, you’ll pass through a tiny hillside village called La Sauceda. Blink, and …
Street Food Tour of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Tacos! Elote! Tortas! Birria! Churros! Chicharrones! The best street food in San Miguel de Allende.
OC Press Club Awards!
Great news from the Orange County Press Club Awards last night! I am happy to announce that I received six awards — the most individual awards of any journalist at the gala. I am humbled and honored to have swept 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in the restaurant-review category (for Waterman’s Harbor, Orsa & Winston …
