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How to Make the Red Snapper a la Talla from Tamarindos Los Cabos

  • June 5, 2021
  • Brad A. Johnson
Step 1, Catch a red snapper. Step 2, Build a fire in your wood-burning oven and pour yourself a mezcal...
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How to Make Sangrita, Mexico City Style

  • May 2, 2021
  • Brad A. Johnson
Mexico City ranks among the world’s greatest destinations for dining. And one of my favorite things about dining in Mexico City is sangrita. Not to be confused with the wine-based…
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Memories of a Mentor, and the Perfect Caesar Salad

  • April 15, 2020
  • Brad A. Johnson
I have often credited chef Frederic Castan as a key figure in my life who put me on the path that inspired me to open a restaurant and eventually to become a critic. He taught me how to make the perfect Caesar salad, among other things.
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Cocktail Recipe: Jasmine Sour Martini from Taj Falaknuma Palace

  • April 11, 2020
  • Brad A. Johnson
If you've got a jasmine bush in your yard (and the jasmine is blooming throughout Los Angeles at the moment), or if perhaps your neighbor has one... Make this drink! This...
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Challenge the Chef: Tortilla Soup at Las Ventanas al Paraiso, Los Cabos (recipe included)

  • May 5, 2016
  • Brad A. Johnson
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.
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Best. Guacamole. Ever. In Zihuatanejo, Mexico

  • August 25, 2014
  • Brad A. Johnson
This is the only guacamole recipe you will ever need, from one of the best chefs in Zihuatanejo, Mexico.
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How to Cook an Octopus, Mexico-Style

  • June 24, 2012
  • Brad A. Johnson
Grilled octopus salad with cactus pico de gallo (Photo by Brad A Johnson) I travel to Mexico frequently???mostly for the food. And whenever I come across a cooking class in Mexico, I almost always give it a shot. Last month I wrote about a class i...
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Is this Mexico’s Best Mole Poblano Recipe?

  • May 30, 2012
  • Brad A. Johnson
Mole poblano at Mesones Sacristia in Puebla, Mexico (photo by Brad A. Johnson) I???ve taken dozens of cooking classes throughout the years in towns across Mexico. And among my favorites were two classes I encountered just last month, days apart. T...
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Amazing Greek Seafood (w/ recipes)

  • July 30, 2011
  • Brad A. Johnson
The new Greek — Brad A. Johnson talks to the world's best Greek chefs about seafood and the evolution of their native cuisine.
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This is the new Lao restaurant in Westminster that everyone will soon be talking about. The pork sausages, the barbecue chicken thighs, the sticky rice, the khao piak (Lao chicken noodle soup)...⁠ Link in stories. 176 5
Finally got around to discovering Del Rey, a super-sexy little speakeasy and tapas bar tucked inside the estate of Villa Royale in Palm Springs. Very tasty. Very cool. More details on the blog. ⁠ 121 4
Villa Royale, Palm Springs. Really cool vibe. Quick review on the blog. Link in stories. Will definitely be back. ⁠ 118 1
A few more scenes from my annual 75 Best Places to Eat in the @ocregister. Hungry yet? ⁠ 238 3
Today's the day! My annual dining guide to the 75 Best Places to Eat in Orange County is live. (The OC Register's print subscribers will find the print supplement in tomorrow's home delivery; unfortunately, the printed version is not available on newsstands.) The ranked list is back for the first time since 2019, plus a big new twist this year. It's behind the paywall, sorry. ⁠ 353 45
#JoshuaTree #Camping #Airstream #vacation #roughingit 87 4
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