Jackie Bryant
Jackie is a freelance writer based in San Diego, California. She focuses on food, beverage and travel and can often be found crossing the border into or out of Mexico. Originally from New York, she now spends her days writing by the beach.
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Masienda, a broker and importer for small-scale Mexican farmers of landrace corn, provides quality corn that help elevate Alta California cuisine.
Mexican food has been getting a lot of attention in the United States, which has Mexican chefs trying their luck at opening restaurants across the border. But they soon find out it's not as easy to find success north of the border.
It’s hard to think of a time before burrata but, before Mimmo and Stefano Bruno immigrated to Los Angeles, "nobody knew what it was."