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Tijuana Chef on a Mission

By Claire Caraska / Production Intern/Culture Lust Blogger

Published February 7, 2012 at 10:52 AM PST

This story was published more than 12 years ago.

Chef Javier Plascencia featured in The New Yorker, January 30, 2012.

Tijuana-based Chef Javier Plascencia is on a mission to revolutionize his city's culinary scene and its image through food.

And many are taking notice, including Anthony Bourdain, who recently visited Plascencia's much-buzzed-about Mision 19 restaurant for his popular Travel Channel show "No Reservations", and The New Yorker, who profiled the rising star in last week's issue, "The Missionary: Can an adventurous chef remake his city's image?"

San Diego Magazine went behind the scenes with New Yorker writer Dana Goodyear to learn more about her experiences writing this story. Check out this Q&A.

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Claire Caraska

Claire Caraska served as a production assistant for KPBS Midday Edition and a Culture Lust blogger. As a writer and editor, she has covered music and visual arts for various print and online publications, including San Diego CityBeat, The San Diego Union-Tribune and voiceofsandiego.org. Claire received her bachelor’s degree in communication from UC San Diego, where she spent time on the air at KSDT Radio. An avid audiophile and record collector, she is also a DJ and can be heard playing 60s and 70s soul and funk at local watering holes. Photo by Derrik Chinn.

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