Cooking Class with Javier Plascencia
Week of July 12, 2025
With a distinguished culinary career spanning over 30 years, Chef Javier Plascencia is known as a free spirit who never tires of learning and experimenting with new ingredients. His passion for cooking and the restaurant industry makes him a great entrepreneur and a magnificent chef. Having established successful restaurants in Tijuana, Valle de Guadalupe, San Jose del Cabo, and Todos Santos, and having received numerous accolades, including a James Beard Award Nomination, he has now achieved Michelin Star status with his restaurant Animalón in Valle de Guadalupe, a magical space set beneath a 200-year-old oak tree. @javierplascencia, @animalonbaja
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