{"id":52487,"date":"2015-03-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/royalresorts.com\/blog\/gearing-up-for-the-cancun-riviera-maya-wine-food-festival-march-12-15\/"},"modified":"2021-11-30T16:52:33","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T16:52:33","slug":"gearing-up-for-the-cancun-riviera-maya-wine-food-festival-march-12-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/news\/gearing-up-for-the-cancun-riviera-maya-wine-food-festival-march-12-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Gearing up for the Cancun &#038; Riviera Maya Wine &#038; Food Festival, March 12 -15"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The pans are sizzling and the bottles are being uncorked as the Mexican Caribbean prepares for the foodie event of the year, the Canc\u00fan-Riviera Maya Wine &amp; Food Festival, March 12-15.<\/p>\n<p>Sponsored by Food &amp; Wine Magazine, Gourmet Awards, Travel &amp; Leisure and Air France among others, the Canc\u00fan &amp; Riviera Maya Wine &amp; Food Festival has become one of the area\u2019s most popular events. This year\u2019s festival line up features conferences by avant-garde Spanish chefs Juan Mari Arzak and Joan Roca, wine and spirits tastings hosted by leading sommeliers, a sunset catamaran cruise, cooking classes, gala dinners and a gourmet tasting village.<\/p>\n<p>For groups of 20 to 24 people, the cooking classes with a celebrity chef are great way to spend the morning of March 13 or 14 and naturally they include lunch and a wine pairing after the session. This year\u2019s participating chefs are: Martha Ortiz and Martha Chapa (Mexico, March 13), Patricia Quintana (Mexico, March 13), Mikel Alonso and Bruno Oteiza (Spain, March 14, already sold out), Aquiles Ch\u00e1vez (Mexico, March 14), Yerika Mu\u00f1oz (Mexico, March 15), Carmen Ram\u00edrez (Titita) and Maria Teresa Ramirez Degollado (Mexico, March 15)<\/p>\n<p>The tempting Gala Dinners include aStar Chefs Dinner in which 20 top chefs from Mexico and invited countries take diners on a culinary journey through the New World.<\/p>\n<p>The list of participating chefs reads like a who\u2019s who of the Latin American dining scene. Alejandro Cuatepotzo, Alicia Gironella, Aquiles Ch\u00e1vez, Bruno Davaillon, Gustavo Palma, Cristian Morales, Christian Reyes, Daniele Muller, Erik Villar, Eugenio Villafa\u00f1a, Felipe Quezada, Francisco Flores Obieta, Gregory Gourreau, Henri Charvet, Hubert Keller, Irving Quiroz, Joanat\u00e1n G\u00f3mez Luna, Laurent Cantineaux, Laurent Pillard, Lula Mart\u00edn Del Campo, Pablo Salas, Paola Gardu\u00f1o, Philippe Fournier,\u00a0 Rafael Zafra, Roberto V\u00e1zquez, Fantino, Susanna Palazuelos, Tyler Thaxton and Xavier P\u00e9rez Stone prepare their signature dishes and wines from Mexico, France, Argentina and Spain are the perfect pairing.<\/p>\n<p>Spanish Legends &amp; Star Chefs in Mexico brings together six celebrity chefs from Spain who will offer a five-course meal paired with the finest Spanish wines, a prospect that has proved so popular that the event has already sold out!<\/p>\n<p>The Divas of Mexican Cuisine Gala Dinner pays tribute to the creative contribution of that women have made to Mexico\u2019s culinary heritage and their role in shaping the national cuisine. It brings together the talent and passion of 10 shining stars that have become ambassadors for their country and its food scene on the global stage. The chefs taking part are: Martha Ortiz, Martha Chapa, Ma. Teresa Ram\u00edrez Degollado, Carmen Ram\u00edrez (Titita), Yerika Mu\u00f1oz, Lula Mart\u00edn Del Campo, Alicia Gironella De\u2019Angeli, Paola Gardu\u00f1o, Susanna Palazuelos.<\/p>\n<p>The Festival also features three wine and spirits tastings hosted by some of the world\u2019s most famous sommeliers, including Veronique Rivest from Canada who is ranked number two in the world. Guests will sample exceptional wines and spirits from the Americas and Europe or sip bubbly from the Mo\u00ebt &amp; Chandon champagne collection.<\/p>\n<p>The closing celebration is the Barefoot Elegance beach party with cocktails, champagne and music by renowned French DJ Claude Challe from the chic Parisian nightspot, the Buddha Bar.<\/p>\n<p>The Festival founder and president is David Amar, a longtime Royal Resorts member who has a passion for Mexico and its rich heritage.<\/p>\n<p>For the second year running, the latest luxury property in the Royal Resorts Collection, Grand Residences Riviera Cancun and El Faro Grill are participating in the Festival. Award-winning French chef Yann Cozic will be serving up a sumptuous sampler selection of dishes at the Gourmet Tasting Village on March 14 and 15.<\/p>\n<p>Grand Residences will have two stands, one for El Faro Grill serving smoked salmon, blinis and sparkling wine, and a second one located in the French market area of the Gourmet Tasting Village where foodies will be able to snack on delicious charcuterie, pickled mushrooms, vichyssoise with smoked salmon and dainty macaroons for those with a sweet tooth.<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crmfest.com\">www.crmfest.com<\/a> for more information on the different events, times and locations and to purchase tickets for the dinners, wine tastings, cooking classes or the Gourmet Tasting Village.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Gearing up for the Cancun &amp; 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