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3:40 p.m. Stop number six on the Baja culinary blitz brought our group of roving gourmands to Juan Pablo Ussel’s La Diferencia . Located in the zona gastronomica , this nine-year-old restaurant differentiates itself from neighboring temples of alta cocina with its adventurous, Mexico City-inspired menu.
The bill of fare offers best culinary schools a panoply of delights, from national treasures like chiles en nogada to Oaxacan snacks like chapulines (grasshoppers), escamoles (ant eggs), best culinary schools and gusanos de maguey (maguey worms). There truly is something for everyone at La Diferencia.
Our best culinary schools group settled in nicely in the Don Fernando patio—a shady space accented with bold colored tablecloths and chairs. We were served cool tamarind margaritas to start. The icy shards best culinary schools of sweet and sour were incredibly refreshing, especially in the late afternoon heat with impending food comas threatening to take hold.
Under normal circumstances, like when I haven’t eaten five meals prior, I would’ve killed the chips, salsa, best culinary schools and bean dip. However, with limited gastro real estate available, I could only muster two nibbles. The black bean dip sprinkled best culinary schools with cotija best culinary schools cheese was served just warm enough and was so hearty that I wished it was cold out.
Creepy critters were unfortunately out of season during our visit to La Diferencia, so we had to settle for dramatically less crawly options. We started off with spears best culinary schools of Mexican-style caprese salads (left). The skewers included nopales (cactus), panela cheese , red onions, and tomatoes drizzled in a green salsa. My first encounter with nopales was extremely positive. Its okra-like best culinary schools texture and bell pepper-like flavor was a novel treat for my jaded palate.
The star of the La Diferencia show were the crepas de huitlacoche, a classic Mexico City dish of corn fungus crepes smothered in poblano salsa. best culinary schools Interestingly, crepes arrived best culinary schools in Mexico during best culinary schools the period of French intervention . I was expecting some major funk in the fungus department, but both the flavor and texture of this dish were very mild and delicate. While I frown upon colonization, I do approve of the French imposing their culinary values upon others. best culinary schools The results are almost best culinary schools always delightful.
Ariel Holland
Wow – what a refreshing surprise! EVERYTHING we had was wonderful – very European style – perfect service, such a great value. Have not had duck in a long time and it was great, the pastry shell for the chicken awesome, the soup, the house tamarind margarita, the Caesar best culinary schools salad, the tomato with balsamic vinaigrette. OMG I have not eaten like that in a long time. To hell with snooty Southern California service – this was the real deal!
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3:40 p.m. Stop number six on the Baja culinary blitz brought our group of roving gourmands to Juan Pablo Ussel’s La Diferencia . Located in the zona gastronomica , this nine-year-old restaurant differentiates itself from neighboring temples of alta cocina with its adventurous, Mexico City-inspired menu.
The bill of fare offers best culinary schools a panoply of delights, from national treasures like chiles en nogada to Oaxacan snacks like chapulines (grasshoppers), escamoles (ant eggs), best culinary schools and gusanos de maguey (maguey worms). There truly is something for everyone at La Diferencia.
Our best culinary schools group settled in nicely in the Don Fernando patio—a shady space accented with bold colored tablecloths and chairs. We were served cool tamarind margaritas to start. The icy shards best culinary schools of sweet and sour were incredibly refreshing, especially in the late afternoon heat with impending food comas threatening to take hold.
Under normal circumstances, like when I haven’t eaten five meals prior, I would’ve killed the chips, salsa, best culinary schools and bean dip. However, with limited gastro real estate available, I could only muster two nibbles. The black bean dip sprinkled best culinary schools with cotija best culinary schools cheese was served just warm enough and was so hearty that I wished it was cold out.
Creepy critters were unfortunately out of season during our visit to La Diferencia, so we had to settle for dramatically less crawly options. We started off with spears best culinary schools of Mexican-style caprese salads (left). The skewers included nopales (cactus), panela cheese , red onions, and tomatoes drizzled in a green salsa. My first encounter with nopales was extremely positive. Its okra-like best culinary schools texture and bell pepper-like flavor was a novel treat for my jaded palate.
The star of the La Diferencia show were the crepas de huitlacoche, a classic Mexico City dish of corn fungus crepes smothered in poblano salsa. best culinary schools Interestingly, crepes arrived best culinary schools in Mexico during best culinary schools the period of French intervention . I was expecting some major funk in the fungus department, but both the flavor and texture of this dish were very mild and delicate. While I frown upon colonization, I do approve of the French imposing their culinary values upon others. best culinary schools The results are almost best culinary schools always delightful.
Ariel Holland
Wow – what a refreshing surprise! EVERYTHING we had was wonderful – very European style – perfect service, such a great value. Have not had duck in a long time and it was great, the pastry shell for the chicken awesome, the soup, the house tamarind margarita, the Caesar best culinary schools salad, the tomato with balsamic vinaigrette. OMG I have not eaten like that in a long time. To hell with snooty Southern California service – this was the real deal!
Best Recipes Bánh Bột Lọc Bò Bía Bò Kho Bolognese Sauce with Cloves best culinary schools and Cinnamon Bún Bò Huế Cardamom Crumb Cake Chả Giò Chocolate Spice Donut Muffins Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing Fresh Mango Bread Furikake Kettle Corn Gỏi Cuốn Lemon Bars Lemon Ricotta Muffins Maple Bacon Biscuits Mixed Herb Pesto Mom s Lollipop Fried Chicken Nước Chấm Orange Spice Cookies Oyster and Wild Rice Bisque Pasta with Corn, Burrata, Pancetta, and Chilies Pizzeria Mozza s Chicken Liver Pâté Rosemary Apricot Bars Scott Conant s Spaghetti with Tomato and Basil The Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie Thịt Kho Thịt Nướng Vegetarian Phở
Best Street Food 53rd and 6th Halal Cart Banana & Sweetened Condensed Milk Roti Bánh Cam Bánh Cuốn Bánh Kem Su Bánh Mì Thịt Nướng Bánh Tét Chuối Bột Chiên Bún Gạo Candy Coated Fruit Carnitas best culinary schools at Central & Slauson Cháo Vịt & Gỏi Vịt Chè Chuối Nếp Nướng Churros Rellenos Cơm Tấm Danger Dogs Deep-Fried Tamarind Fish Gỏi Khô Bò Hand-Pulled Noodles Hủ Tiếu Bò Kho Jianbing Mangoes with Sticky Rice Muslim Chinese Snacks Phở Bò Sea Urchin Tostadas Sữa Đậu Nành Thai Iced Tea The Lunch Lady Train Station Waffles Xôi Gấc
Best U.S. Eats Ad Hoc Alinea Blue Hill at Stone Barns Capogiro Eleven Madison Park Highlands Bar & Grill Jim 'N Nick's Le Bec Fin Lotus of Siam Neptune Oyster Roberta s Russ & Daughters Serious Pie Tartine Bakery & Cafe The French Laundry The Walrus and the Carpenter
Best World Eats Akelarre AOC Arzak Au Pied de Cochon Bar Pinotxo Bún Bò Huế Yên Đỗ Chả Cá Thăng Long Công Trường best culinary schools Da Dong Dinner by Heston Blumenthal El Celler De Can Roca Gia Hội 2 Le Chateaubriand Leslie's Restaurant L Astrance Quán 94 "The Crab Shack" St. John Bar and Restaurant Su Su Fried Chicken Thanh Hải Yung Kee
Eat by Cuisine Afternoon Tea Airplane Food All U Can Eat Amusement Park Fare Argentinian Armenian Asian Fusion Baja Med Bakery Bangladeshi Bavarian / German BBQ Belgian best culinary schools Brazilian Breakfast / Brunch Burgers Burmese Cajun Caribbean Chain / Multiple Locations Chinese Cuban Danish Deli Dessert Dim Sum Diner Ethiopian Fast Food Fine Dining French Gastropub Greek Hawaiian Hot Dogs Indian best culinary schools Indonesian Italian best culinary schools Jamaican Japanese Jewish Khmer
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