Serendipity in Rosarito is the bonus for residing here, often in the form of a three-ring circus of sensations.  Strolling downtown on a Sunday afternoon past Pueblo Plaza, I was attracted by a wild cumbia rendition of El Orangutan. Meandering inside the alley, I discovered just outside Susanna’s restaurant the arresting spectacle of a 4-piece combo.  Ordering a glass of …

It is magical how Tijuana keeps re-inventing itself.  I would sooner run to Tijuana for a special occasion meal than any place else.  Only recently, while having tea and a pastry with a Mexican girlfriend at Cafe de la Flor on Avenida Sonora in Tijuana, I became familiar with the phrase La Recta.  La Recta, or the direct one, is …

The moment we crossed the breakwater at Marina Coral on our friend Jack’s sport fisher, anticipation was palpable.  For years my grandsons Jake and Zachary, respectively 13 and 15 years old, had rhapsodized, “When are we going to Todos?” This was D-day.  We were underway to Todos Santos Islands, not to be confused with the also famous town of the …

No, they are not characters in a Tom Stoppard play. Palomino and Carignan are grapes, two varietals grown in our own Guadalupe Valley. Their merit is that as “uvas de temporada” or seasonal grapes, they require no irrigation.   In the New World, the Americas, irrigation is a widespread and accepted practice.  In Europe,  it is strictly prohibited under penalty of …