Taco Tuesday with Susana Trilling at Galaxy Taco

Hooray for Galaxy Taco's Taco Takeover Tuesdays!! I was beyond excited when I heard that Susana Trilling and Chef Sara Polczynski were this week's guest chefs. These awesome ladies made some seriously delicious tacos. The grilled skirt steak and the braised beef short rib were my fave!! I paired them with a margarita (or three!) and finished them off nicely with the churros. What a great night!! 

DIY: Gold Sombrero

Looking to glam up your next Mexican fiesta?! Pick up a few of these palm sombreros from Party City for only $3.99 a piece and a can of gold spray paint from Home Depot. It's super duper quick and easy. Enjoy!

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Workshop & Wine Wednesdays // Easter Eggs

Our SUPER DUPER popular Workshop & Wine Wednesdays are back!  Join us as we make Mexa-themed Easter eggs.  The whole Mexa-gang is here - Frida, Señor Piñata, Sweet Sugar Skull, Blue Demon, La Sandia, and El Nopal.  Bring your drinks and snacks to enjoy while we craft away the night.  Follow along with our tutorial or design your own.  We'll provide the glitter, paint, sequins and eggs.  

Who: 21 and over - BYOB bring your own drinks and snacks!

What: We'll paint and decorate 6 Mexa-themed Easter eggs.
Where: Casa Artelexia, 2400 Kettner Blvd.#102, San Diego 
When: March 23rd, 6-8pm 
Cost: $20 per person
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Don't live in SD?! No Problem!! You can join in while we live stream our workshop!! Follow us on Periscope to keep up with the fun.

Valle de Guadalupe // Wine Tasting

Looking for a fun day trip? We have come up with the perfect getaway for those of you interested in visiting Baja's Valle de Guadalupe. Get your passports out and leave your luggage at home, we are going on a daycation!

Join us for a full day of eating and drinking in Baja California’s wine country. Our small group provides a social and light-hearted way to savor the best experiences offered in Valle de Guadalupe. We’ll start the day off visiting a few of the smaller, more intimate boutique wineries where we'll have our tastings. After we have had our fill of Baja wines we'll head on over to our dear friend's restaurant where they'll have prepared us a spread for us to feast on. During our meal we'll have a chance to chat with the owners and Executive chef.

Ticket price includes your round trip transportation to/from San Diego, wine tasting at a few of our favorite boutique wineries, lunch at one of Valle's top restaurants. 

Time: 9:30 am - 7:30 pm in San Diego
Location: We will email you once tickets are purchased to let you know where we will meet up.

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Taco Tuesday Takeover at Galaxy Taco with Chef Elexia de la Parra

Last night's Taco Tuesday Takeover at Galaxy Taco was a huge success! The tacos turned out super deliciosos!! I was so flattered when Chef Trey and Chef Christine invited me to be their first female guest chef. Flattered and nervous all at once. :) This was my opportunity to share with everyone what I was experiencing in Oaxaca on my Eat.Drink.Cook.Mexico. tours. Two of the tacos were truly inspired by traditional Oaxaca ingredients - mole negro, chapulines, quesillo and hoja santa. For the third we did a Barbacoa de Res taco and topped it with a tomatillo salsa. They were all a hit! Thank you to everyone that came out last night to share in their love for tacos!! Until next time.

Looking to add a bit of Oaxacan flavors to your kitchen? Check out Casa Artelexia for mole and Specialty Produce for chapulines, hoja santa and quesillo.

{Photos: The three close ups of each taco were taken by Carlos Walther-Meade}

Giant Paper Flower Workshop // April 2nd

Who's ready to make these gorgeous paper flowers with us at Casa Artelexia?! Tania Fischer is back teaching her popular Giant Paper Flower Workshop. This will be a 4 hour, learn-it-all workshop, mixing both her basic and advanced class in one big giant workshop. There will be a brake for lunch (food not included in the price). You will learn how to make at least 4 large paper flowers and some leaves, includes materials (templates, tools, paper, secrets and tips). Plus you'll receive a how to on making your very own backdrop.

Tania Fischer is a Mexican-American artist based out of San Diego. She has a degree in Graphic Design. For the past 3 years she has been developing different giant paper flower techniques. Featured on Hostess with the Mostess, Catch my Party, and other blogs, Speaker at BASH Conference and Martha Stewart American made Nominee (2016). She is excited to teach another workshop, sharing her techniques, and tips as well as having a fun crafting time.

Purchase your tickets here. (LIMITED SEATING)