I was driving through Sonoma yesterday, headed north on Hwy 12, and saw the "Sonoma Eats" sign, "Latin Fusion" and "Oaxacan Cuisine", which intrigued me enough to stop, especially because I saw th...
We tried La Calenda for lunch on Sunday 3/17/19 and we liked it. It was about 1.5hr drive from Fremont so I was pretty hungry when I got there. They have some parking on the side of the restaurant,...
On the first day of my New Mexico vacation, I continued to Santa Fe after lunch #2 at Dog House Drive-In. https://www.chowhound.com/post/dog-house-drive-albuquerque-1085900 Our plan was to hav...
This summer, star chefs Javier Plascencia of Baja and Alejandro Ruiz of Oaxaca collaborated to create a seasonal pop up restaurant in San Antonio de las Minas serving Oaxacan cuisine. It's last day...
The previous time I visited Madera, I was drawn by the wine. https://www.chowhound.com/post/wine-tasting-madera-ficklin-vineyards-quady-winery-566515 For my stop in October, I was here to chec...
Salinas has another Oaxacan kitchen. Opened last year, Jugueria La Tropical is located in the strip mall behind Chase Bank in the Alisal district. The window signs promise “100% Oaxaqueña”. A s...
" . . . NAFTA’s health impacts include a rise in caloric intake in Canada, but its effects have been especially significant in Mexico. Even in renegotiations today, big food companies are lobbying ...
On the drive down to the chowdown at La Simpatia, I took the coast route passing through Pismo Beach and Oceano to do a little chow-spotting. The most exciting development was Los Tamales Poblanos ...
Big discovery! For photos, see my blog <http://jimleff.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-best-mexican-i-ever-found-in-nyc.html>, but note that this is the same text. BTW, along same lines, see "The Best Sic...
A month ago I was finally passing through at the right time to check out Viva Oaxaca in Petaluma.
In the menudo thread I've talked about some of my favorites at La Soledad, a Oaxacan bakery. https://www.chowhound.com/post/menudo-mornings-salinas-1038283?commentId=9904391 Today I was back t...
Everytime i'm in a grocery store or cheese shop, i stop by to see if they have oaxacan cheese but i only see the normal french, italian, and american varieties. i'd rather not buy it online and ha...
What are your favorites on the Westside? Thanks!
Recently I learned that Greenfield in southern Monterey County has one of the highest concentrations of indigenous Oaxacans on the Central Coast. Conservative estimates start at 4,000 and range to...
Last week my parents and I had a casual lunch at Taqueria Mi Ranchito. It’s located next to La Princesa market in the same shopping center as Kragen, a couple blocks east of the freeway. My first...
Last month I had a chance to try Yatzeche in Seaside with my parents guided by Ed Dibble's posting on this small Oaxacan place. http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/314572 We dropped in at 1pm ...