What started out as Elvira Varela’s home kitchen, serving guests on her backyard patio, has evolved into a bustling brick and mortar restaurant with diners eager to experience her cooking. Continue reading
Tag: Mexican Cuisine
Review: Maria Isabel.
It’s always impressive when chefs decide to open another restaurant concept in the same city. Continue reading
Review: Elena’s Mexican Restaurant.
By far one of the hottest restaurant openings in 2024 was Elena’s Mexican Restaurant. Continue reading
Review: Donaji.
This casual restaurant has a strong focus on different preparations of maiz (corn). Continue reading
Review: Señor Sisig.
Señor Sisig might not be new to the Bay Area but surprisingly I had never tried their Filipino-Mexican fusion food before. Continue reading
Review: Cosme.
Being the foodies that we are, we had to squeeze in one final meal before our flight back to San Francisco. Continue reading
Tulum.
Next stop on our vacation after chaotic Mexico City was Tulum for some serious R&R. Continue reading
Mexico City.
First stop of our Mexico vacation was Mexico City, the hustling and bustling capital with roughly around 9 million people living there. Continue reading
Review: Guacamole 61.
After reading rave reviews of this newly opened Mexican spot in the Ghetto Gourmet area of Berkeley, I knew I had to check it out. Continue reading
Review: Calavera.
Oakland has certainly changed within the last decade. Now with hip bars and restaurants, the downtown area has really grown to an eclectic fun place to visit. Continue reading