Food Celebrity Anthony Bourdain Praises Baja California Cuisine

Food Celebrity Anthony Bourdain Praises Baja California Cuisine

Currently one of the most influential food celebrities, Anthony Bourdain, host of such television programs as "No Reservations" and "The Layover," recently praised the emerging cuisine of Baja California in an interview with the Austin American-Statesman newspaper. Known for his adventurous approach to food and travel, Chef Bourdain found both in abundance in Mexico.

Bourdain says some of the best and least-appreciated food in the world is coming out of Baja. Chef Bourdain calls the cuisine his ‘dark horse’ due to his belief that the food from the state of Baja California is bound to become a major culinary influencer.

Bourdain recently traveled to Tijuana and Ensenada to explore the food and drink offerings in Baja California. While there, Bourdain tweeted that “La Guerrerense tostadas in Ensenada best meal in Baja so far. Incredible. Complex, sophisticated, fresh--and sold from a street cart!” 

Bourdain also praised shrimp cocktails in Ensenada along with shellfish and Mexican mescal in Tijuana. While in Baja, Bourdain also rode dirt bikes on the beach and shared these pictures with his followers on Twitter.