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LA MESA DEL BARRIO 3-HOUR DINING EXPERIENCE
LA MESA DEL BARRIO 3-HOUR DINING EXPERIENCE
LA MESA DEL BARRIO 3-HOUR DINING EXPERIENCE
If you have eaten at Barrio Café or any of the many award-winning restaurants she has created, or seen the articles and television interviews that made you long for a single bite, you already understand what Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza brings to the table.
Her cooking has always been guided by lineage and care. She has said, “I set out to change erroneous perceptions of Mexican cuisine,” and she has done so by honoring the Doñas who taught her, the regions that shaped her, and the traditions she carries in her blood.
La Mesa del Barrio is a three-hour culinary experience hosted at her home in Playas de Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico. It is intimate, generous, and deeply intentional. This is an evening with Chef Silvana in her own kitchen, on her own terms.
Chingona Retreat Offerings
LA MESA DEL BARRIO 3-HOUR DINING EXPERIENCE
LA MESA DEL BARRIO 3-HOUR DINING EXPERIENCE
Chingona Retreats offers intimate, culturally rooted gatherings that center embodiment, ancestral knowledge, food as ceremony, and community care. Our retreats weave somatic practice, storywork, ritual, and nourishment into experiences that support remembering, healing, and collective transformation.
Upcoming 2026 Retreats:
June 11-14
October 8-11
November 12-15
ONLINE COOKING CLASSES
LA MESA DEL BARRIO 3-HOUR DINING EXPERIENCE
ONLINE COOKING CLASSES
Get ready to cook alongside Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza! Soon, The Elsewheres will offer video classes where you’ll master guacamole, explore the layers of mole, and uncover the stories behind ancestral flavors.
More than just recipes, these classes invite you into Chef Silvana’s kitchen, where she shares techniques, traditions, and her unapologetic culinary spirit. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned cook, you'll gain the skills and confidence to bring these bold flavors home.
Stay tuned—this is a kitchen you won’t want to miss!