Javier Plasencia (September 2nd 1967) Born and Raised in Tijuana, Mexico. After High School he went to study Culinary Arts in San Diego, California. Chef and Owner of Restaurante Villa Saverios that has been awarded with the “Distintivo H” , distinction that is given by the Tourism Board of Mexico and supported by the Federal Mexican Government for achieving excellent standards in the management of quality and hygiene. From of 2004, 2005 until 2007 Villa Saverios was awarded with the best wine list on mexican wines, an Award given by Rodolfo Gerschman, Director of "Catadores" Magazine, edited in Mexico City and distributed by "Reforma" News Paper. On the month of December of 2006, Villa Saverios Restaurant was awarded by culinary critics Enrique Castillo Pesado y Victor Hugo Rodriguez in their book from the series "Conoce y Viaja" as being within the one hundred best restaurants in Mexico.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Owner Chef of Cafe Saverios Chapultepec and Gastronomia Fina de Saverios (Catering) from 2001 until the date ( Only the most outstanding is cited ) First Guest Mexican Chef by the "Avenues of Art & Design", West Hollywood CA to the Event of Tables of Ten as a representative of Regional Mexican Cuisine, to the Festival of Food and Wine, as an exponent of Baja Med Regional Cuisine, along with Chefs of the stature as David Myers, David Le Fevre, Chef Wolfgang Puck.

RECIPES
The recipes of Chef Javier Plascencia has been published in several national and international magazines such as Food & Wine, Catadores Magazine, Sabor & Arte, La Buena Mesa in Reforma Newspaper of Mexico City, Home & Garden San Diego, Food arts and Baja Traveler.

BAJA CALIFORNIA CHEFS ASSOCIATION
As a Founder and President of the Baja California Chefs Association organized important food and wine related events, gala dinners,
courses and contests, inviting distinguished Chefs all over Mexico like Monica Patiño, Ricardo Muñoz Zurita, Federico Lopez, Sylvia Kurzyan, Ricardo Bonilla, etc. As a President and Founder Chef Javier promotes the cuisine of Baja California around the globe. In the Beginning of 2005 Mr,. Juan Fernando Healy (General Director of Frontera Newspaper) invited Chef Javier to participate in the Diary
to write a gastronomic weekly column. Currently, Chef Jorge Javier Plascencia is in charge of the gastronomic district of Tijuana.
Adviser of gastronomical events for "Camara Nacional de la Industria Restaurantera Canirac Tijuana- Tecate”. Director and Founder of the First Farmers Market, project that is being planned for 2008 in Tijuana B.C. Mexico. Active Member of the California Restaurant Association and from the Slow Food International.

2002-2007
Invited as a representative of the Mexican Regional Cuisine at the Food and Wine Festival, in San Antonio Texas. Participant of the Forum Mexican Cuisine of the School of Chef Salvador Gallego in Moralzarzal Madrid , Spain. Member of Vatel Club of Mexico A. C. Since March 2006.

OTHER PROJECTS
Through the Baja California Chefs Association we are always developing and encouraging new cooking talents. During the Vendimia festival in Valle Guadalupe, as General manager of gourmet food for Saverios, I designed the menu and the banquets for some of the top wineries in Baja, like Adobe Guadalupe, Viñas de Liceaga, L.A. Cetto and Casa Domecq, among others. One point of particular interest for me, is to promote the gastronomical richness of Mexico, and the great quality of our local wines, products and organic produce, both locally and internationally, by integrating Mexican cooking techniques into every dish we serve. Designed and served the menu for important gala events for various diplomatic parties, from around the globe. Likewise, I was personally invited by the Governor of Baja California to cook for the Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, on his first official visit to Baja California. More recently, I enjoy working to develop new dish and serving proposals by finding the balance between color, texture, aroma and flavor.Chef Javier currently owns and operates the Following Restaurants: Villa Saverios in Tijuana, Baja California, Caffe Saverios in Tijuana, Baja California, Casa Plasencia in Tijuana, Baja California, Fine Catering in in Tijuana, Baja California. and Romesco Baja Med in Bonita, California, and it's been successfully operating since may 2006.