Cabo San Lucas, A Place To Lose Yourself & Love It

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Cabo San Lucas, is the kind of place you can find yourself easily getting lost in. Not in any negative sense of the statement, more so what we mean is Cabo is the kind of place you Would Want to get lost in. Cabo is beautiful simply because of the array of cultures that come together every day on its shores to be amazed by its astounding landscapes. 
From the local restaurants making the food that is greatly responsible for creating the California fusion craze, down to the local shops making traditional clothing, Cabo San Lucas is a place to lose yourself and find yourself all at the same time.

We recently were in Cabo for sadly only a limited amount of time, while taking acruise through various ports on a Carnival Cruise. Having only a few hoursusually means you have to either do the tourist thing or find a place to eat and get back to the boat. In Cabo that is not that case as so many wonderful things to do are all possible as soon as you touch down on the land. From horseback rides and catamaran tours to fine dining and great shopping, a cab ride is almost not needed because everything is so close.

We chose to eat at the famous Lorenzillos Live Lobster House (in operation since1863) and we couldn’t have been happier. Huge, fresh lobsters are on display for your to choose from or just stare at / take pictures with. Not only is Lorenzillos famous for their lobster and shellfish dishes, they also make one of the meanest yellow fin tuna steaks (served over a pink peppercorn and cognac reduction, known as the “Henry Morgan.”)

After we ate a few plates of lobster croquettes and Bruja Del Mar (Angus Steak stuffed with shrimp & lobster, topped with Bearnaise Sauce) we had to roll ourselves out of the restaurant to go find a bar and have a few drinks.

We quickly stumbled upon Squid Roe, where we had more rum & cokes and freezin gcold Patron shots than we could count. It’s funny cause in bars in the States,yeah the goal is to make money off of the customer, but bar staff can sometimes have hilarious egos, but in Cabo, the staff all seem like they really just wanna chill with the customers, because if your having a great time, so are they.

That is unless you go in with a nasty attitude and in that case you wil quickly see where that gets you.

With a bit of time left to do some shopping (get your haggle on, its all part of the great game of life) we picked up some beautiful handmade choncletas, dresses and things of that nature for our loved ones as well as some great tequilas to take back on the ship.

All in all Cabo San Lucas is the type of place you could vacate too frequently or even retire too. Take our word for it, make a few phone calls before you arrive and see how friendly everyone is. 

 By saving the amount of time we did getting around in town, we were able to provide ourselves with a bit of real rest & relaxation by hitting up ME by MELIÃ Cabo (ME Cabo for short).

Now for those of you not in the know, ME Cabo is one of those places you simply must hit up in this lifetime, it would be like taking one trip to New York and not riding a subway, seeing The Statue of Liberty or going to Manhattan, (a sin of sins.) We had about 3 hours to kill, so we figured why not go and sip on exotic drinks while lounging poolside taking in the amazing weather.

We were able to get a cabana and consume enough libations (trust us even if you hate mojitos, you will fall in love with one of the many they have on their menu) and get enough Sun that we almost didn't want to go back to the ship.

ME Cabo or to put it better Nikki Beach is like the Sunset Strip & South Beachall rolled into one big show. Honeymooning couples looking to really start off their marriage right, college grads looking for a party worthy of bragging about or the couple in search of the love they have no time to tend too because life won’t allow it, all need to make reservations immediately at ME Cabo.

Nikki beach is great because they invite the party to them instead of pushing away the vibe that overcomes you as soon as you touch down in Cabo. Every night could be something different from their amazing White Parties, Tequila Parties, St. Patrick's Day Parties to whatever the day may be, they are ready to celebrate and do so with class.

Just look at the photos and understand why we sound like little school girls talking about Justin Bieber, the place is amazing in every aspect you could imagine and from the looks of it, isn’t looking to lose that label anytime soon.

 Source: http://supremeplate.blogspot.mx/2012/01/cabo-san-lucas-place-to-lose-yourself.html

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Food: El Dorado holds golden recipe fish taco

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Did you know the best fish tacos are in LA PAZ, and LOS CABOS, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, México?
Don't forget to try them when you come to La Baja.
Please read this interesting article!

Aquiles Demerutis, right, brought his love for the fish taco to Rehoboth Beach, where it is the signature dish at his restaurant, El Dorado. / SCOTT NATHAN/THE BEACHCOMBER

 

REHOBOTH BEACH -- Nearly 30 years ago, Aquiles Demerutis discovered the fish taco in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. He took the idea back to his taco stand in his hometown, Guadalajara, and tried to recreate it.
"I tried to make them, but the tacos weren't as good as they were when I tried them in La Paz," he said. "I didn't know what the key was."

He then moved to Cabo San Lucas a few years later, where he discovered the secret.
"It's the plain, beer-battered fish, the freshness of the salsa and the freshness of everything that makes a good taco," he said.
Fast forward to 2006, when Demerutis brought his love for the fish taco to Rehoboth Beach, where it is the signature dish at his restaurant, El Dorado.
"It's the perfect combination of the soft corn tortilla with the crispiness of the fried fish and fresh cabbage," he said.

The fish tacos are made with beer-battered mahi mahi and served on a soft corn tortilla with cabbage and a mild, mayonnaise-based dressing.
"At first, people didn't want to try the fish tacos," he said. "People were skeptical, but once people tried them for the first time, they fall in love with it."

For those looking for a healthier or gluten-free choice, he said the fish can also be grilled.
Demerutis calls the menu at El Dorado simple, featuring tacos, burritos and quesadillas.
"It's not your typical Mexican or Tex-Mex that East Coast people are used to," he said. "Everything is made fresh to order, and everything is made from scratch on the premises every day, from the salsa, to the beer batter, to the desserts."

Specialty burritos are also a hit, Demerutis said. The Puerto Vallarta burrito combines grilled shrimp and spicy chorizo, while the Cozumel burrito has grilled mahi and scallops. Both of them have guacamole, romaine lettuce, chipotle and pico de gallo. A veggie burrito is also available featuring grilled or beer-battered tofu.

Another popular pick is the ceviche, made with mahi marinated in lime juice and mixed with tomato, onion and cilantro.

And if you're looking for a beverage, in addition to a number of Mexican beers, El Dorado prepares homemade sangria and margaritas made from scratch.

 

Source: http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20120503/ENTERTAINMENT11/205030353

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Valentine's Day in Cabo

What are your plans for Valentine's Day in Cabo?

Cabo Amazing will gladly help you with any of these ideas. Contact us! caboamazing@gmail.com

The first thing you need before arriving to Cabo, is to have a hotel reservation. If you would like to make this a very special and romantic vacations, we suggest some hotels:

Temptation Resort and Spa

Cabo San Lucas

• Me Cabo Resort and Hotel,
• Pueblo Bonito Pacifica Resort and Spa

Tourist Corridor

•  Esperanza – An Auberge Resort,
• Ventanas Al Paraíso,
• Secrets Marquis Los Cabos,

San José del Cabo

• Temptation Resort and Spa,
• Barceló Los Cabos Palace Deluxe, 
• Cabo Azul Resort and Spa
  

Cabo Azul Resort & Spa

Transportation

Secondly, transportation arrangement from the airport to your destination. This might be private transportation or a shared shuttle. You can check the rates with us! A good service, professionally licensed transportation and state certified tour guide with a fleet of fully insured Escalades, Suburbans and Vans. Courteous and luxurious services, supplying cold bottled water and cold towels to all of the clients while in transport. All of the drivers are certified and speak English fluently.

Sunset Cruise

While in Cabo, a good idea to watch the sunset with your soul mate, is on a romantic Sunset Cruise sailing throught the Pacific Ocean. Whether in love or looking for it, Climb aboard the decks of our 100+ foot classic wooden sailboat for some romantic fun. A perfect setting: antique wooden sailboat, World Famous arch and of course the Cabo sunset. Check the tours we recommend:

• Cabo Escape: Sunset Cruise
• Cabo Legend: Sunset Cruise

 

At night, maybe you would like to have a dinner reservation. But let’s make this a very special moment! Perhaps a private chauffeur waiting for both of you  at the hotel and taking you into a romantic restaurant, while enjoying a glass of champagne  with beautiful background music. The most romantic restaurants in Cabo are:

Sunset Da Mona Lisa Restaurant

 Cabo San Lucas

• Sunset Da Mona Lisa – Italian cuisine,
• Puerta Vieja – Mexican cuisine,
• Romeo y Julieta – Italian cuisine, El Farallon (at Capella Pedregal) Seafod cuisine
  

Tourist Corridor

• Pitahayas (at Sheraton Hotel) Mexican, Pan-Asian & Pacific Rim cuisine,
• Arrecifes (at Westin Hotel) Seafood, Mexican cuisine
  

San José del Cabo

• Agua (at One & Only Palmilla Hotel) - “Mexiterranean” cuisine,
• El Mesón del Ángel – Mexican cuisine

What else can you do?

• Rent water taxi and go to Lover’s Beach
• Hire a Mariachi Band or a Trio to play romantic mexican songs
• Book a couples massage on the beach
• Take a horseback riding tour on the beach

Contact us if you need more ideas, if you would like us to help you with a reservation or rates caboamazing@gmail.com

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Posts Tagged ‘los cabos new restaurant’

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A Fresh Find in Cabo

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012 - by Ashley Alvarado



Make your reservations now. The highly anticipated Corazón de Alcachofa restaurant has finally opened in Cabo San Lucas, and the reservations are already pouring in. It’s easy to understand why.



This place is simply wonderful. It’s the fifth spot for a market-driven micro-chain with locations as far-flung as Guadalajara, Mexico City, and West Hollywood. A favorite of celebrities and politicians, Corazón de Alcachofa has earned praise for its innovative menus created daily and based on the freshest, highest-quality local ingredients available.

Some locations have their own farms, and the Cabo San Lucas outpost is still researching options. The chefs at Corazón de Alcachofa masterfully incorporate farm-fresh ingredients, celebrating their essence rather than masking them with overly intricate recipes or heavy sauces.



On my evening there, we began with a refreshing blood orange mojito (fresh blood orange and pomegranate juices with Bacardi Superior) and a chile-mango margarita that came in a chile-rimmed glass. The menu is listed on white boards throughout the restaurant, with the number of plates available listed beside each item.

The menu changes nightly, but there are certain items that appear regularly.

The two appetizers we sampled are among those permanent offerings, and I’m thankful for it. Rib eye chicharrones are a delicious, gourmet twist on pork rinds. Our server described them as meat candy, a tiny bit sweet and hard to put down. She was right. Th octopus carpaccio appetizer is easily the best octopus I have had in my life: Served on a bed of tomatillo puree and topped with red onion and chile, it’s just a little bit tangy and melts in your mouth. The kitchen slow-cooks its short rib entrée for three hours. The result is savory, hearty, and so rich that it feels almost decadent.

Don’t leave without sampling the desserts: On our night, we devoured a Pavlova filled with fresh berries and house-made horchata ice cream.



Ashley Alvarado knows (and loves) the Baja. She has has spent her life exploring the peninsula and has written extensively about Baja travel. Ashley currently serves as managing editor of Los Cabos Magazine, and also contributes to Los Cabos Guide.

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Why Travel Teaches Us To Appreciate Good Food

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Anna Brones

Travel and food writer, Marketing Manager EcoSalon

This is the latest installment of Foodie Underground.

Only one day into a trip to Baja, Mexico, and my friend Megan and I had come up with our official "Taco Challenge." (Because when you travel, you should always have a challenge.) This one involved eating at least one taco every day. Three days into the trip, and not only did we have another fellow traveler on board with the Taco Challenge, we were developing a full-blown taco ranking system. Based on a scale from one to five, the taco eater was required to rate both the taco and the ambiance of where it was consumed. Such are the challenges when eating while traveling.

Travel and food go hand in hand. Why do you think there are so many destination specific foods topping the trend lists for 2012? Because food in itself is a form of travel, letting us explore no matter if we're in the country of the food's origin or thousands of miles away.

So let's get back to Mexico.

The best tacos, as most anyone will tell you, are to be found at the simplest taquerias. Concrete floors, open walls, maybe even a grapefruit tree planted in the middle. There may be a TV in the background with a Spanish speaking sports announcer. Near the kitchen a man in an apron may be cutting charred pieces of pastor from the large vertical spit. There will be a centerpiece of freshly sliced cucumber and several bowls of salsa, and if you're really lucky, you'll even have a full toppings bar to choose from; Pickled onions, guacamole, cilantro, four kinds of salsa and fresh cabbage are standard. At this point, it's impossible not to eat well.

When you travel, food can be best when it's at its simplest form. Take away the stars, the fancy menus and fancy décor and what are you left with? Food. Food that represents a local community and culture. So you forget about words like "organic" and "local" and "artisan," because when it comes down to it, what's on the plate in front of you represents something beyond that.

Later, we drive along the Pacific, and in between a taqueria and the beach, there is a basil farm. In an otherwise arid landscape with prickly cacti and desert rocks, there are also pockets of lush, verdant, farmland. The smell of basil seeps through the open car windows. There is an instant feel of being better connected to the land where food comes from. At home, the smell of basil is reserved for studio apartment windows and farmers markets. Here it's simply part of the air.

But even Baja has an organic market. A glorious spread of food, art and music, tucked into a corner of San Jose del Cabo every single Saturday market. There's even artisan cheese at Mercado Organico, along with homemade bread and fresh vegetables in wooden crates.

And the organic portabello tacos, covered with a layer of herbs and cheese and grilled right in front of us? They get a five.

There is an ongoing debate about the value of organic. Where does your organic come from? Because a farm doesn't have the resources to get organic certification, does that mean their produce isn't as good as the larger scale farm that's mass producing organic lettuce? When we focus on simply one element of food we forget about all the rest: who grew it, how it was grown, where it was grown. Blindly choosing certified organic is a sign of not truly thinking about what we eat. It's just as bad as choosing a restaurant simply because they serve up figs wrapped in bacon and pour their bourbon drinks into a mason jar.

Choosing food because you know where it comes from, and that it was made with intention, and not because the latest hip food blog told you to eat it is a different story. A quesadilla grilled on the beach, made with fresh tortillas and cheese beats an organic wheatgrass smoothie from the trustafarian owned juice shop any day. And a restaurant doesn't have to be fancy, it just needs to serve up fresh food with a community feel. That's the reminder we get when we travel, and the ideal that we should all embrace when it comes to food we make and eat at home.

Good food, from good places, with good people -- if we can make that a 2012 food trend, we'll be doing well. With or without tacos.

Editor's note: This is the latest installment of Anna Brones's weekly column at EcoSalon, Foodie Underground, discovering what's new and different in the underground food movement, from supper clubs to mini markets to the culinary avant garde.

Images: Anna Brones

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anna-brones/food-travel_b_1195194.html

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