Javier Plascencia

Javier Plascencia is a renowned chef from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, known for his contributions to the development of Baja Med cuisine. As the most famous chef in Tijuana, he has played a significant role in revitalizing the city's food scene. His signature restaurant, Misión 19, aims to showcase the flavors of the region through dishes like duck skewered with licorice and guava dust, risotto with salt-cured nopalitos and charred octopus, and slow-cooked short ribs with mission fig syrup on a black mole sauce. Javier's culinary journey began at a young age, working alongside his brothers in their family's kitchens.