Rosarito’s World Famous Puerto Nuevo Celebrates 17th Annual Lobster Fest Oct. 11
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 1, 2009
Rosarito’s World Famous Puerto Nuevo
Celebrates 17th Annual Lobster Fest Oct. 11
ROSARITO BEACH,
BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO---You very well may have enjoyed Puerto
Nuevo-style lobster at many restaurants in California and Mexico --- on
Oct. 11 you can eat it at a festival where it was invented.
That Sunday from noon to six on Renteria Street (the main thoroughfare) the 17th annual lobster festival will be held in the Puerto Nuevo Lobster Village. Cost for a plate of lobster and three drinks will be $15.
It
is the latest edition of the annual festive celebration of the
delicious spiny crustacean that helped make Rosarito a popular tourist
destination.
The festival is organized by the Puerto Nuevo Restaurant Union and Rosarito’s Convention & Visitors Bureau. Restaurants participating include La Escondida, Puerto Nuevo II, Casa de Langosta, Villa Ortegas, Susanna’s and the Grand Baja Resort.
“Supporting
these type of events is fundamental for Rosarito; we want to show to
our visitors the real side of Rosarito, its food, colors, culture and
warmth of our people,” said Daniel Cortes, President of the Rosarito
Chamber of Restaurants.
The
family friendly festival will include Baja wine tasting, Baja beer
breweries and traditional Mexican Candies, as well as Mexican dance
numbers, live music, raffles, prizes and much more.
“Millions
of people have visited Puerto Nuevo over the past five decades,” said
Rosarito Beach Mayor Hugo Torres. “It has become world famous and one
of the attractions for which Rosarito is best known. The festival is a
great way to enjoy it.”
Puerto
Nuevo, about 10 miles south of downtown Rosarito on the Free Road,
began as a simple fishing village. For local fishermen, in the days
before refrigeration was common, a meal of fresh fried local lobster,
rice, beans and tortillas was common.
Fishermen’s
wives also served this delicious meal to many Americans who came down
for the day to fish --- and fame and demand for luscious lobster
prepared Puerto Nuevo-style grew.
In
the early 1950s a small stand opened near a Newport cigarette billboard
there (which gave the village its name and which translates into Puerto
Nuevo in Spanish) and many restaurants opened soon thereafter.
The
cigarette billboard is long gone but more than 30 restaurants and many
shops now dot what has become one of the most famous lobster
destinations in the world.
More information about Puerto Nuevo and the 17th annual lobster festival is available by dialing toll free 1.800.962.BAJA or visiting www.rosarito.org
(Caption for attached photo: A serving of traditional Puerto Nuevo-style lobster. Please credit photo to Rosarito Beach ConVis.)
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