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 Entertainment | Restaurants & Dining | June 2007 
Mexico Boutique Hotels Sets the Stage for Culinary Travel
 PRNewswire
| | Culinary travel - a body and soul-satisfying way to discover a culture. |
Puerto Vallarta - Who doesn't love a memorable meal? Especially when on vacation! And while Mexico Boutique Hotels' entire collection of one-of-a-kind accommodations offers food and drink as exceptional as the venues they are served in, the following epicurean possibilities will be of particular appeal to ardent gastronomes and connoisseurs of the good life.
Celebrating the art, culture and taste of the Mexican table, the luxuriously intimate 16th century Casa de Sierra Nevada in San Miguel de Allende hosts the Sazon school of Cooking. You can opt to immerse yourself or merely dabble in all things gastronomic - taking trips to local mercados (markets) laden with produce from Mexico's fertile heartland, indulging in wine tastings and gourmet dinners featuring regional cuisine, and learning the tricks of the trade from local and visiting chefs who share fabulous heirloom recipes. Among the names long synonymous with Mexican cuisine are prolific cookbook authors Diana Kennedy and Patricia Quintana.
Enjoy Three Squares Like You have Never Known
Elegant and easy-going, the intimate Casa las Brisas, just north of Puerto Vallarta, is one of those rare gems where all-inclusive is a very good thing. At this beachfront hotel, food is a passion and life revolves around nothing more strenuous than enjoying the next great meal! Owner Marc Lindskog is so into fresh and fabulous food that he is also a proprietor of AgroGourmet, a specialty store that the area's primo restaurants and gourmet cooks rely on for perfect organic produce, dressings, dips, and other diverse and delicious delicacies. To keep things interesting, the hotel alternates the types of cuisine served, so the menu is never the same twice.
Indulge Your Taste for Glamour
One of Mexico's most exceptional eateries, Mi Cocina is the focal point of the sophisticated Casa Natalia in historic San José del Cabo - a captivating town favored by the elite, who bypass busy nearby Cabo San Lucas. Offering outstanding Euro-Mexican cuisine under the stars in one of the prettiest, most romantic courtyards you will ever see, chef-owner Loic Tenoux is a master of haute cuisine that excites the senses and palate-pleasing plates enjoyed al fresco amidst fountains, flowers, and flickering firelight. And you would do well to sample the terrific tequilas on hand.
Learn What Mexican Food is Really all About
If you want to experience authentic Mexican country cooking, Hacienda Sepulveda, a charming 17th century rural mansion in Lagos de Moreno, is an ideal place to do it. Using recipes handed down over generations, the cocinera (cook) has been with the owners for more than 30 years and still makes dishes the old-fashioned way. What's more, some of them are no longer found on any other menu today! Plus you can savor them just about anywhere you like on the property, or in the delightful dining room itself, featuring original thick stone walls and high ceilings. In the morning, a woman in traditional Mexican dress rings a bell to let you know that coffee, juice and pastries await you on a small table outside your door. At night, local musicians serenade guests.
Dine Like a Dignitary
Presidents George W. Bush and Felipe Calderon broke bread recently at Hacienda Xcanatun's Casa de Piedra in Merida, the atmospheric heart of the Mayan world. So chances are, you and yours will also be impressed! Once a hacienda harvesting sisal, today this charming colonial-style hotel maintains that best of hacienda traditions: every day is a feast day. So meals are exceptional and bountiful, plates incorporating Caribbean, Yucatecan and international ingredients using French techniques. Live music and an extensive list of wines and spirits enhance your experience.
Prepare Popular Plates With a Playful Chef
The historic yet avant-garde Mesones Sacristia hotels in Puebla - a World Heritage Site and Mexico's gastronomic capital - offer unparalleled Pueblan cuisine, wine tastings, and cooking classes that folks are raving about. Mole and chiles en nogada are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to heritage plates originating in Puebla. Chef Alonso Hernandez conveys an appreciation for the area's culinary tradition through market visits, tours, and hands-on preparation of meals, which you get to enjoy and then recreate back home. Courses range from one to five days, with an English translator on hand and the barman known to pop in and share some of his recipes, too.
About Mexico Boutique Hotels: Mexico Boutique Hotels is a collection of upscale independent hotels throughout Mexico offering outstanding attributes and a unique vacation experience. Desirable destinations in their own right, each member of this prestigious group has been chosen by a team of bicultural travel and hospitality professionals with an in-depth knowledge of Mexico. Savvy travelers appreciate the emphasis on highly personalized service and a level of distinction and intimacy rarely found, each hotel one of a kind and typically smaller than 50 rooms.
CONTACT: Sylvie Laitre, Mexico Boutique Hotels, +011-52-322-221-2277, Sylvie@mexicoboutiquehotels.com |
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