{"id":5381,"date":"2025-04-23T06:16:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T06:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.positivemayo.com\/?post_type=chefs&#038;p=5381"},"modified":"2025-04-23T06:16:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T06:16:53","slug":"javier-plascencia","status":"publish","type":"chefs","link":"https:\/\/www.positivemayo.com\/en\/chefs\/javier-plascencia\/","title":{"rendered":"Javier Plascencia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cI think one of the things that worked for me is my boldness (\u2026) If I feel something, I go all in, and honestly, I\u2019ve been really lucky\u2014everything\u2019s gone well for me, and I never get tired of it.\u201d<br\/><\/em>It certainly took boldness for Chef Javier Plascencia to establish himself as one of the leading figures of Baja California cuisine and a key reference in Mexican gastronomy.<br\/>Originally from Tijuana, he grew up surrounded by the aromas of his family\u2019s pizzeria and the discipline instilled by his father. 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