This past weekend I chose to celebrate my birthday at the Valle de Guadalupe, one of my favorite places in Baja.
A group of us, including two close friends from out of town, wanted to have a nice dinner in one of the many great restaurants here.
One of our first stops was Viña Emiliana, a beautiful winery with excellent wines. One of the owners, Mili, recommended the restaurant that is attached to the winery, El Tizne.
El Tizne is a outside restaurant with a great kitchen set up. It has a daily set menu with several choices from seafood to meat.
I was so impressed with their explosive flavors in their Tabla de quesos that I cancelled the dinner reservations and decided to explore their menu.
We started with wine tasting enjoying the wines of Viña Emiliana and una Tabla de quesos that had several cheeses from the region sprinkled with beet syrup accompany with homemade pita bread.
Then, we had adoba pork "huaraches" that were delicious in taste. We continued with a textured salad that was grilled topped with fresh cheese and with house mole in the bottom of the salad. This is the best salad I have had in my life since it had several different textures and flavors when combined, create a unique taste that was wonderful. Wow!
Finally, we tried the New York steak cooked perfect for my liking with a creamy mash potatoes and fresh veggies.
The dinner was fantastic and the one thing I was able to take back was their house tizne salsa that is to die for. I mean it, it changes everything. It is black, oily and it adds so much flavor to everything. I am addicted and I am going to have to make a special trip to get more.
El Tizne is another gem of the Valle sitting next to one of the wineries in El Valle!
By the way, I love that two strong beautiful mujeres are the leaders of Viña Emiliana and El Tizne. read more