Out in Southern California, L.A. food critic Jonathan Gold makes fun of authentic Mexican chef Rick Bayless — read all about it in Gustavo Arellano’s food blog “Stick a Fork in It.” And don’t miss Bayless responding to Gold in the comment section. They have such inspiring culinary conversations out there.
This was the first year for Gustavo ¿Ask a Mexican? Arellano as a preliminary judge at the Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Contest. Gustavo showed real promise–he sampled a whole lot of good, bad and horrible salsa and came out smiling. So we invited him back for next year. And back home in Orange County, Gustavo was just named managing editor of the OC Weekly. Congratulations, Amigo!