Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - Casa Cupula recently announced the appointment of Chef Agustin Garcia as the Executive Chef of Taste Restaurant.

Chef Garcia has recently returned to his native Puerto Vallarta after a six year stint in the Los Angeles area, where he managed four restaurants including the Vintage Cafe in Whittier California.

In Los Angeles, he developed a love for flavorful organic food, with an emphasis on low fat and high protein choices.

Agustin studied at the College of International Gastronomy in Guadalajara, Mexico. In the Banderas Bay area, he worked at Hotel Westin Regina, Café des Artistes, and Hotel Mayan Palace among others.

His passion is to utilize unexpected flavor combinations creating a unique explosion of Taste on the palate. With a fusion of cuisines served at Taste including Mexican, Asian and Mediterranean, he has reinvented many of the restaurant’s signature dishes including Short Ribs: with a sauce including ten chiles and a red wine chapoutie reduction. Accompanied by roasted organic vegetables in a light vincotto sauce and perfumed sweet potatoes with truffle oil, the dish is representative of his creations and the new direction at Taste.

Other new dishes include a Tropical Ceviche, Fried Wontons with goat cheese and shrimp, a Tuna Medallion in a creamy ginger sauce, selected Rolls of Chicken stuff with chorizo and goat cheese with a chipotle pepper sauce. Dessert menu additions include a delicious Pistachio Flan and a Hibiscus cupcake.

Open to the public, Taste Restaurant is located at Casa Cupula, Puerto Vallarta's luxury boutique hotel for Gay Men, Lesbians and Friends. The restaurant's secluded jungle setting is romantic and relaxing, perfect for a birthday or anniversary celebration, a quiet date or a group of friends. There's also a full bar, wine list and signature cocktails, including the "Cupulini" with chocolate and chipotle flavorings.