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Hierbabuena Restaurante – Devoted to Local and Organic

July 21, 2016 by Akiba 2 Comments

 

Welcome to Hierbabuena Restaurante

Welcome to Hierbabuena Restaurante

While Los Cabos is not want for great restaurants (it’s easy to frequent the busy towns of Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo), for those who venture out, the pay-off is discovery of a diverse and passionate dining culture. I had been hearing glowing reports about a restaurant located in the small town of Pescadero near Todos Santos.  After a day at Cerritos Beach, we headed for Hierbabuena Restaurante which is set in a beautiful and bountiful organic garden where almost all of the ingredients are sourced for creative and healthy dishes. Beyond the modern outdoor façade, an airy rustic space awaits.  It has a casual feeling as there are no walls or windows and it is cooled by Pacific Ocean breezes. The seasonal menus shines a spotlight on what’s fresh right now and you can expect crisp, fresh salads, seared vegetables, locally caught wild fish, organic chicken, steak, brick-oven pizza and traditional Mexican dishes.  What they don’t grow, they source from their local neighbors, independent farmers, where there is an abundance of organic produce such melons, strawberries, figs, guava and sapote.   MenuGardens

The garden is brimming with vegetables and flowers that flourish under the watchful eye of the owner, Marcos Ramirez, who brings his culinary and gardening skills to Hierbabuena from years in Napa Valley.  He was raised in his mother’s Mexico City market restaurant where he was influenced by an array of fresh products from all over Mexico.  At 15, he went to work as a dishwasher and throughout his young life, he experienced nearly every position in the restaurant business and was introduced to many different types of cuisines.  This led to his ultimate goal of being a restaurateur.

Produce for Sale

The concept is very basic: to offer the freshest, ingredients with little manipulation so the natural flavors shine.

Marcos menu page pescado

Wild Yellow Tail Caught Locally

Pizza

Fresh, ripe tomatoes and spicy basil for a killer pizza

Carrot Ginger Coconut Soup

Carrot Ginger Coconut Soup

Marcos menu page berza

Arugula Salad with Shaved Parmesan, Nuts and Pomegranate

There is a full bar that is separate from the dining area where fruit and herbs such as mint, basil, rosemary and cilantro are muddled, infused and simply snipped for pretty and fragrant garnishes.

Mojito with Fresh Mint

Mojito with Fresh Mint

Marcos proudly offers Mexican wines from Ensenada, Guadalupe Valley and Guanajuato but he also includes wine from Italy and Spain.  Marco’s project for next season is to do a wine tasting one day a week with all Mexican wines – Mexican terroir – which are concentrated and complex, full-bodied and aromatic, generally with a higher alcohol content than European wines. The northern end of the Baja California peninsula is, in fact, one of the New World’s oldest wine-growing areas. Jesuit priests cultivated vines here in the 18th century, and the first commercial winery, Bodegas de Santo Tomas, opened in 1888.

Hierbabuena Restaurante is a celebration of the very finest of our regional food products. Marcos takes the concept of “farm-to-table” seriously, working with the freshest ingredients from his gardens and the nearby farms to design the seasonal menus.

Directions:  Turn just past the Pemex/Oxxo on the road to Rancho Pescadero. Hierbabuena is about 2/3 of the way to the beach from the highway.

Open from 12:00 noon until 9:00 pm – Closed Tuesdays

Closed month of September

Chamomile

Posted in: About, Eat, Learn, Shop Tagged: farm to table, Guadalupe Valley, Hierbabuena Restaurant, Hierbabuena Restaurante, Huachinango, Mexican wine, Organic, Pescadero

The Common Table – Urban Kitchen and Mixology

June 21, 2015 by Akiba Leave a Comment

Friends invited me to a restaurant last week they were really excited about – The Common Table.  It has a fresh menu, good service, a well thought out wine list carrying only Mexican wines and a full bar with Paco, the Mixologist at its helm.  Indoor seating with air conditioning is not only inviting, it’s almost a necessity for the hot summer months. The outdoor seating overlooks the Cabo Marina and is a great place to people watch.  The concept is urban kitchen – everything is made in-house with no preservatives and is organic, sustainable, prepared with pride in craftsmanship, respect for farmers and local, organic sourcing.

We wanted to sample the small plates and it has plenty to choose from:  ceviches, tacos, sliders, sashimi, spring rolls, rabbit, octopus and more.  We started with a daily special of tuna tataki that was spicy, served with scallions and avocado and topped with aioli and very finely slivered fried onions. Our table shared this and we all agreed that it was fabulous. The orange grilled octopus  wrapped in lettuce stuffed with red onion, jalapeno, cilantro, slaw and orange evoo was the best “pulpo” we have eaten.  Then we moved on to sliders and the braised short rib mini tostadas. The salad was substantial with fresh yellowfin tuna, shrimp, eggs, bacon, sprouts olives and lettuce. For dessert, the chef brought out a gorgeous carrot cake that was made with agave nectar instead of sugar.

Tuna Tataki

Tuna Tataki

Shrimp Slider

Shrimp Slider

Our group loves this new restaurant in the Cabo Marina and we can’t wait to go back.

Chef Miguel, originally from Tijuana with training in a French restaurant in New York, is a treasure.  He puts his heart and soul into the preparation and presentation – a real artist at work.  The Manager, Rene, is from Cuba and he was super helpful and informative.  Rene is excited about the music as well as the food.

The current live music lineup from 8:00 to 11:00 pm:

Wednesday:    Violetta Maria Poletek, Violin Maestra

Friday:             Kimbara, Fusion Spanish Guitar

Saturday:  Chaplin – Bohemian Acoustic Guitar Players

 

Drinks are 2 for 1 Monday thru Friday 2 pm to 7pm

Telephone:  (624) 143-5114          www.commontable.mx

Next door to Ruth Chris on the Marina in Cabo

Posted in: Eat Tagged: Common Table, farm to table, Los Cabos music, Los Cabos restaurants, Organic, Urban Kitchen

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