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Festival Day Zero : Tulum 2022

Hoje queria falar de um festival que venho frequentando a anos e recomendo muito aos amantes de música eletrônica. O Day Zero Tulum acontece agora no dia 10 de Janeiro de 2021 e conta com Line Up pra lá de especial que inclui Damian Lazarus, Dj tennis, Bedouin e muitos mais.

Você pode comprar o seu ticket através deste link:
https://dayzerofestival.com/tickets/

A experiência do Dia Zero se apóia nos pilares da imersão e conectividade cultural, compartilhando espaço entre o mundo antigo e a humanidade moderna. Do pôr do sol ao nascer do sol, cada momento é tecido dentro da estrutura da energia do local. Essa conexão com o ambiente e com o eu é o que ajudou a criar o ambiente ideal para experimentar a melhor música eletrônica do mundo.

A ligação essencial com o mundo natural e a comunidade local guiou o compromisso do Day Zero em promover um programa de sustentabilidade ambiental que garantirá o retorno contínuo do evento à terra antiga. A equipe do Day Zero se dedica a esse processo e recruta profissionais da indústria cujo único objetivo é deixar o local mais limpo do que o encontraram e livre de poluentes perigosos.

A evolução contínua da história do evento é o motivo pelo qual o Day Zero é reverenciado como a epítome da rave moderna, oferecendo à sua comunidade global um caminho para o despertar transcendental – onde quer que ele chegue.

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Day Zero Festival: Tulum 2022

Today I wanted to talk about a festival I’ve been attending for years and I highly recommend it to electronic music lovers. The Day Zero Tulum takes place now on January 10, 2021 and has a special Line Up that includes Damian Lazarus, DJ tennis, Bedouin and many more.

You can buy your ticket through this link:
https://dayzerofestival.com/tickets/

The Day Zero experience is based on the pillars of immersion and cultural connectivity, sharing space between the ancient world and modern humanity. From sunset to sunrise, every moment is woven into the energy structure of the place. This connection with the environment and the self is what helped create the ideal environment to experience the best electronic music in the world.

The essential connection to the natural world and the local community guided Day Zero’s commitment to promoting an environmental sustainability program that will ensure the event’s continued return to the old land. The Day Zero team is dedicated to this process and recruits industry professionals whose sole objective is to leave the site cleaner than they found it and free of dangerous pollutants.

The continuing evolution of the event’s history is why Day Zero is revered as the epitome of modern rave, offering its global community a path to transcendental awakening – wherever it goes.

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Tree House: Um oásis no coração da zona hoteleira de Tulum

Centrada em uma cozinha ao ar livre, a Tulum Treehouse é uma pousada híbrida que facilita o intercâmbio entre artesãos, chefs, fazendeiros, artistas e designers para a preservação e evolução das tradições artesanais mexicanas. Durante a minha última temporada de 4 messes em Tulum no ano de 2021 o charmoso Oásis no centro da zona hoteleira foi a minha residência. Posso afirmar que sem dúvida este secreto refúgio apenas para convidados é um dos meus cantinhos favoritos na cidade.

O pequeno hotel, possui um restaurante também, apenas para convidados e amigos de amigos. Toda a temporada traz sempre um dos melhores chefes do México e do mundo para pilotar a sua cozinha. Não sendo o bastante, o local ainda recebe diversos artistas do cenário musical e realiza eventos 4 vezes na semana.

Juju Coelho em Tree House Tulum

Projetado pelo COLAB Design Office com curadoria de interiores de Annabell Kutucu, o Tulum Treehouse abrange cinco quartos, um restaurante ao ar livre, um estúdio de trabalho com um forno de cerâmica ao ar livre e uma loja da Xinú, a perfumaria botânica mexicana. As janelas se abrem para áreas de jantar ao ar livre e uma enorme mesa de jantar para 20 pessoas na cobertura oferece vistas espetaculares da selva sem fim. Nossos fabricantes vêm de origens muito diferentes, mas estão unidos em seu compromisso de usar materiais locais, orgânicos e sustentáveis ​​sempre que possível para a criação de um espaço colaborativo excepcionalmente bonito e acolhedor.

Tree house Tulum
Juju Coelho em Tree House Tulum

Situado entre a selva tropical e o litoral caribenho, na vibrante e agitada Beach Road de Tulum, o Treehouse é um farol cultural de uma vila antes sonolenta em meio a uma rápida transformação. Como a Medina de Marrakesh ou South Beach nos anos 80, a Tulum de hoje é um lugar de caos, promessa e potencial. Em seu centro criativo está a Treehouse, onde palestras semanais, apresentações musicais, oficinas de artesanato, seminários ecológicos e residências de artistas se inspiram na rica cultura de Yucatán e nutrem uma conversa dinâmica sobre o futuro de Tulum.

Quarto Tree House

A madeira Tzalam de origem local contrasta em toda a casa com cimento branco polido.Visite o local e experimente a interseção do design internacional excepcional com as tradições artesanais locais.

THE KITCHEN

A cozinha da casa se deleita com a generosidade natural do México e a diversidade de sua culinária regional. Os pratos sazonais rotativos são cozinhados em fogo aberto alimentado exclusivamente por lenha. O milho, o coração e a alma da cultura culinária mexicana, é finamente moído em um moinho de pedra e preparado com técnicas que remontam aos tempos pré-hispânicos, incluindo antigas formas de fermentação. Juntos, nos engajamos no discurso sobre o futuro da cultura alimentar, por meio de workshops, experimentação e colaborações artísticas lideradas por Edoardo Fiaschi, chef executivo do Slow que chega até nós por meio do Noma. Fechado durante o dia para todos os hóspedes, exceto para pernoitar, abrimos à noite para aqueles com reservas para o jantar.

Cozinha Tulum Tree House
Tree House Tulum

ARTISAN STUDIO

Convidamos nossos residentes a investigar novos diálogos culturais e possibilidades de preservação do conhecimento tradicional. Artistas residentes recentes incluem Carlito Dalceggio, um artista visual cujo trabalho entrelaça a mitologia com reflexões sobre as tradições maias e técnicas de argila antigas, e Uxii, um artista autodidata e ceramista de Mérida que investiga a escultura de argila pré-hispânica. A artesã residente Francisca Ocampo, uma mestre oleira da cidade de Santa María Atzompa, oaxaca, construiu o forno no jardim e criou as cerâmicas atualmente em uso na cozinha e disponíveis no armazém.

Tree House Tulum

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Tree House: An oasis in the heart of Tulum’s hotel zone

Centered on an outdoor kitchen, Tulum Treehouse is a hybrid inn that facilitates the exchange between artisans, chefs, farmers, artists and designers for the preservation and evolution of Mexican artisanal traditions. During my last season of 4 months in Tulum in the year 2021 the charming Oasis in the center of the hotel zone was my residence. I can safely say that this secret invite-only hideaway is one of my favorite spots in town.

The small hotel has a restaurant too, just for guests and friends of friends. The entire season always brings one of the best chefs from Mexico and the world to pilot your kitchen. Not enough, the place still receives several artists from the music scene and holds events 4 times a week.

Juju Coelho em Tree House Tulum

Designed by the COLAB Design Office with interior curatorship by Annabell Kutucu, Tulum Treehouse comprises five rooms, an open-air restaurant, a work studio with an outdoor ceramic oven, and a store by Xinú, the Mexican botanical perfumery. Windows open to outdoor dining areas, and a massive 20-seat rooftop dining table offers spectacular views of the endless jungle. Our manufacturers come from very different backgrounds, but are united in their commitment to using local, organic and sustainable materials wherever possible to create an exceptionally beautiful and welcoming collaborative space.

Tree house Tulum
Juju Coelho em Tree House Tulum

Nestled between the tropical jungle and the Caribbean coast, on Tulum’s vibrant and bustling Beach Road, Treehouse is a cultural beacon of a once sleepy village in the midst of rapid transformation. Like the Medina of Marrakesh or South Beach in the 1980s, the Tulum of today is a place of chaos, promise and potential. At its creative hub is the Treehouse, where weekly lectures, musical performances, craft workshops, ecological seminars and artist residencies are inspired by the rich culture of the Yucatán and nurtured a dynamic conversation about Tulum’s future.

Quarto Tree House

Locally sourced Tzalam wood contrasts throughout the house with polished white cement. Visit the site and experience the intersection of exceptional international design and local artisan traditions.

THE KITCHEN

The in-house kitchen delights in the natural generosity of Mexico and the diversity of its regional cuisine. The rotating seasonal dishes are cooked over an open fire powered exclusively by wood. Corn, the heart and soul of Mexican culinary culture, is finely ground in a stone mill and prepared using techniques that date back to pre-Hispanic times, including ancient forms of fermentation. Together, we engage in the discourse on the future of food culture through workshops, experimentation and artistic collaborations led by Edoardo Fiaschi, Slow Executive Chef who comes to us through Noma. Closed during the day for all guests except overnight, we open at night for those with dinner reservations.

Cozinha Tulum Tree House
Tree House Tulum

ARTISAN STUDIO

We invite our residents to investigate new cultural dialogues and possibilities for preserving traditional knowledge. Recent resident artists include Carlito Dalceggio, a visual artist whose work weaves mythology with reflections on Mayan traditions and ancient clay techniques, and Uxii, a self-taught Merida artist and ceramist who investigates pre-Hispanic clay sculpture. Resident artisan Francisca Ocampo, a master potter from the city of Santa María Atzompa, Oaxaca, built the kiln in the garden and created the ceramics currently in use in the kitchen and available in the warehouse.

Tree House Tulum

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Zamna Festival

Zamna festival in Tulum: New Year 2022



The Zamna Festival is an immersive electronic experience that takes place in one of the most amazing places on the planet, in the heart of Tulum.

In recent years Zamna Tulum has become the meeting point for a wide variety of musical events including some of the most prestigious electronic music parties in the world. A trend that this space is willing to maintain as a tradition every beginning of a new year, thus becoming the true epicenter of the growing electronic scene in Tulum.

2020 ended with 10 magical dates in 4 stages starring some of the most influential artists and showcases on the entire planet; The homonymous cenote Zamna Tulum and Tulum Beach hosted artists such as Paul Kalkbrenner, Black Coffee, Tale Of Us, Diplo, Damian Lazarus, Adam Beyer or Charlotte De Witte and a long world-renowned etcetera.

Zamna Tulum is a space of more than 11 hectares, located in the middle of the jungle and also has a cenote. This natural framework has a great experience in the development of clubbing events.

To start 2022 off on the right foot, the festival brings this incredible line-up to the city.

December 31st Upperground festival. Line up: Artbat – Agents of Time – Braev – Dine Lenny – Fred Lenix – Jos & Eli – Magdalena – Shall Ocin. Tickets can be purchased through this link HERE.

January 2 Claptone Masquerade Tulum festival. Line Up: Claptone – Purple Disco Machine – Eagles & Butterflies – Tom & Collins – Diplo – Gorgon City – Anden. Tickets can be purchased HERE.

January 4th Afterlife festival.
Line Up: Alfa Romero – Argy – Colyn – Fideles – Hunter – Kevin de Vries – Massano – Mind Against – Hostile – Tale of us.
Tickets can be purchased HERE.

January 6th Circoloco Tulum festival.
Line up: Peggy Gou – Dixon – &Me – Honey Dijon – ÂME – Adam Port – Blondish – Job Jobse – Molly -The Ghostbusters – Edward – ADI – O.bee – Tomas Station – Mink – Ali.
Tickets can be purchased HERE

January 8th Black Coffee Tulum.
Line up: Black Coffee – Themba Angelos
Tickets can be purchased HERE.

January 9 Renaissance Tulum festival, Zamna Closing Party.
Line up: Argy – Artbat – Echonomist – Gabriel I – Magit Cacoon, Mathame, Rodrigues jr, Roy Rosenfeld, Sasha Jon Digweed, Sebastien Leger, Sven Bath.
Tickets can be purchased HERE.

I hope you enjoyed and leave your suggestions for electronic parties and events during the new year here.

The city of Los Angeles city by local people

Traveling is good, but traveling with tips from local people is much better. Here are the tips from my local friend from Los Angeles, Alexander David.

@Alexanderdavidb1

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Let’s start with the best hotels in the city. Preferred are:

Chateau Marmont, a boutique-style Hollywood and palace-style hotel that offers an outdoor heated pool, comfortable accommodations, with in-room massage and a gym.

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The Waldorf, a 5-stars hotel in Beverly Hills that also offers a gym and an outdoor pool.

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The Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire, which is on Rodeo Drive, has all the elegance and convenience you need, with pool, whirlpools, spa and more.

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Bel-air hotel, a beautiful historic hotel located in Bel air where you can relax with a full-service SPA.

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And the Peninsula, the last but not least hotel is located in Beverly Hills only twelve minutes from Rodeo Drive. In this Hotel, you have a gym, a complete SPA, an outdoor swimming pool, and many other facilities.

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All are upscale and luxurious hotels!

After staying you need to know where to eat well during your trip. The indicated restaurants are:

The Nobu Malibu, which offers wonderful Asian cuisine to be enjoyed on the incredible terrace overlooking the sea.

Nobu Malibu. Foto: Google

Nobu Malibu. Photo: Google

MR. Chow. The restaurant offers Chinese cuisine in a luxurious and very well-attended lounge.

MR. Chow Beverlly Hills. Foto: Google

MR. Chow Beverly Hills. Photo: Google

Craig’s Restaurant, located in Hollywood, serves Italian food and is frequented by celebrities. The ambiance of the place is a mix of warmth and elegance.

Craigs, Los Angeles. Foto: Google

Craigs, Los Angeles. Photo: Google

Madeo, which also serves Italian dishes, has great reviews and a wonderful atmosphere.

Madeo Ristorante. Foto: Google

Madeo Ristorante. Photo: Google

And lastly the Mastros, a very well recommended steakhouse in Beverly Hills.

Mastros Steakhouse. Foto: Google

Mastros Steakhouse. Photo: Google

And after a good dinner, what about enjoying the night? For this, our guide of the time indicated the nightclubs: Warwick, 1oak, avenue and Night, which are the best and most recommended of Los Angeles.

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Juju Coelho na Salvation Mountain Veste Vestido Due Tree, Colar Dolce & Gabbana, Pulseira Hermès, Bota Country Isabel Marant, Brincos Marc Jacobs e Bolsa Prada.

Meet Salvation Mountain in the Colorado desert

The Mountain of Salvation must be seen close to be fully appreciated, as those who have made the journey will attest.

Its 50-foot height and 150-foot width are made entirely from local adobe clay and paint, being truly unique in the United States and most likely in the world.

From the Sea of ​​Galilee, deep down, the great red heart in the middle, to the cross at the top, the recurring theme of “Love” is everywhere on the Mountain of Salvation. This place is a visionary setting spanning a hill in the Colorado desert, north of Calipatria, near the slab city, several miles from the Salton Sea. It is in Imperial County, California.

Salvation Mountain

The area is dry and not very pretty, but the artwork is incredible, made of adobe, straw, and thousands of gallons of lead – free paint.

Juju Rabbit Pinto on a walk through Salvation Mountain
Juju Rabbit Pinto on a walk through Salvation Mountain
Juju Rabbit Pinto on a walk through Salvation Mountain
Juju Rabbit Pinto on a walk through Salvation Mountain

It was created by local resident Leonard Knight (1931 – 2014). It encompasses numerous murals and painted areas with Christian expressions and Bible verses, although his philosophy was built around prayer the sinner.

The Folk Art Society of America declared “a folk art in a place worthy of preservation and protection” in 2000.

Juju Rabbit Pinto on a walk through Salvation Mountain

This mountain is Leonard’s tribute to God and his gift to the world, with his simple but powerful message: “God is love.”

Leonard’s passion lovingly created this brilliant work of resplendent “outsider” art not only from biblical and religious scriptures such as the Lord’s Prayer, John 3:16, and the Sinner’s Prayer, but also including flowers, trees, waterfalls, suns, bluebirds and many other fascinating and colorful objects.

Juju Rabbit Pinto on a walk through Salvation Mountain
Juju Rabbit Pinto on a walk through Salvation Mountain
Juju Rabbit Pinto on a walk through Salvation Mountain

The best time to visit this place should be spring or fall. During the summer the area is very hot.


Juju Rabbit Pinto on a walk through Salvation Mountain
Juju Rabbit Pinto on a walk through Salvation Mountain
Juju Rabbit Pinto on a walk through Salvation Mountain

With a good temperature, this is a great place for fun pictures. It is certainly an indispensable place on your trip.

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Mexico City, by local people

Traveling is good, but traveling with tips from local people is much better. Here are the tips from my local friend from Mexico City.

Memo Salina. @memosalinas7

Memo Salina. @memosalinas7

Let’s start with the hotel indication:

His favorites, like mine, are the Four Seasons Hotel and the St. Regis. The two are listed on my list of where to stay in Mexico City.

They are wonderful luxury hotels in the Mexican capital, both very well located in privileged regions.

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You are waiting to know where you were well during your trip. For this, the Memo Salinas recommended the Rokai.

Rokai. Foto: Google

Rokai. Photo: Google

One of the city’s best rated Japanese cuisine restaurants, it offers a very good lunch and dinner!

No one likes to stay in the hotel during the night every day of the trip, so our guide of the time stated obligatory stop the nightclubs: 3 Nightlife and Dinsmoor.

Dinsmoor. Foto: Google

Dinsmoor. Photo: Google

Dinsmoor is one of the most exclusive ballads in the City. Its sophisticated atmosphere makes the nightclub very well evaluated. The music can range from electronic to house music.

To finalize this guide with a golden key, the last tip is of a tourist point not to be missed: Chapultepec Palace.

Castelo de Chapultec. Foto: Google

Castelo de Chapultepec. Foto: Google

Also already indicated in my list of places to go in Mexico City, the Palace is one of the most famous architectures of Mexico and is surrounded by a spectacular garden.

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Meet the Hotel Papaya Playa Project, in the City of Tulum

The Papaya Playa Project in Tulum does not boil down to just being in a hotel, but rather a concept of lifestyle.

Frequented by a young and sophisticated boho audience, space is known as “Barefoot Luxury” and was developed by Design Hotels and Emilio Heredia for creative people who are seeking to relax and connect with their inner self and nature.

Juju Coelho in Tulum Rudi Gernreith Bikini and Tohum Bracelet.
Juju Coelho in Tulum Rudi Gernreith Bikini and Tohum Bracelet.

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The paradisiac PPP is located in the Mexican Caribbean and is known to be part of the electronic circuit of Mexico, being connected to the best DJs in the world.

The Papaya Playa Project makes music a key component of the experience, bringing with it the belief that music influences, rather, how your spirit and nature are linked.

Electronic music festival at the Papaya Playa Project.
Electronic music festival at the Papaya Playa Project.

All common areas of the resort encourage guests’ creative collaboration and have as their main goal to promote a holistic and spiritual life.

The place has the highest responsibility for nature and promotes values ​​of simplicity, modesty and respect, celebrating through music and art, cordiality between human relations and the common benefit of the community.

Juju Coelho in Tulum Rudi Gernreith Bikini and Tohum Bracelet.
Juju Coelho in Tulum Rudi Gernreith Bikini and Tohum Bracelet.

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The inspiration for the architecture of the place is the love of nature and all the casitas were built through a Maya technique of internal thermal insulation through the use of a local plant called “Chukum”.

The entire interior is constructed and decorated by artisans and artists from all over Mexico.

Accommodations of Papaya Playa Project. Click on the image to make your reservation through booking.com
Accommodations of Papaya Playa Project. Click on the image to make your reservation through booking.com
Juju Coelho in Tulum Wears Zimmermann Bikini and Tohum Bracelet.
Juju Coelho in Tulum Wears Zimmermann Bikini and Tohum Bracelet.

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The external area of ​​the Papaya Playa Project. Click on the image to make your reservation through booking.com
The external area of ​​the Papaya Playa Project. Click on the image to make your reservation through booking.com

The cool of the hotel is the experience of total immersion with nature without leaving aside the pleasure of having a good service, your private pool at the top of your casita and the privilege of snuggling in your luxurious tree house in the middle of the forest less than 100 meters from the blue waters of the Mayan Riviera.

Juju Coelho in Tulum Rudi Gernreith Bikini and Tohum Bracelet.
Juju Coelho in Tulum Rudi Gernreith Bikini and Tohum Bracelet.

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Accommodations of Papaya Playa Project. Click on the image to make your reservation through booking.com

Acomodações do Papaya Playa Project. Clique na imagem para fazer sua reserva pelo booking.com
Papaya Playa Project. Click on the image to make your reservation through booking.com
Papaya Playa Project. Click on the image to make your reservation through booking.com
Juju Coelho in Tulum Wears Arago Swimsuit and Tohum Bracelet.
Juju Coelho in Tulum Wears Arago Swimsuit and Tohum Bracelet.

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The entire project is based on a constant search to improve our natural environment and the local community.

PPP focuses on many key areas such as solar energy, water treatment and reuse, gardening and planting, local sourcing, fair trade, responsible building, materials recycling, and community involvement.

Papaya Playa Project. Click on the image to make your reservation through booking.com
Papaya Playa Project. Click on the image to make your reservation through booking.com
Juju Coelho in Tulum Rudi Gernreith Bikini and Tohum Bracelet.
Juju Coelho in Tulum Rudi Gernreith Bikini and Tohum Bracelet.

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Connecting the soul and mind of the body, the Spa at Papaya Playa project is based on a cosmic vision concept that combines holistic, therapeutic and medicinal properties stimulating the senses, evoking general spiritual well-being and conveying emotional support, affection and respect.

Juju Coelho at the Spa at Papaya Playa.
Juju Coelho at the Spa at Papaya Playa.
Juju Coelho in Tulum Wears Zimmermann Bikini and Tohum Bracelet.
Juju Coelho in Tulum Wears Zimmermann Bikini and Tohum Bracelet.

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The Hotel is situated at the bottom of the mystical Maya Tulum, where a delightful jungle kisses a pristine beach. In this nourishing environment, you will find a new, unique, luxurious way of creating a real bond with yourself.

Here, pleasure, travel, and livelihood coexist in an eclectic style suitable for the beginning of future ideas. Welcome to the Papaya Playa Project.

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Meet Quintonil in Mexico City

Founded and led by the couple Jorge Vallejo and Alejandra Flores, the Quintonil restaurant is since 2015 in the list of the 50 best restaurants in the world, now occupying the 9th place.

The chef Jorge Vallejo, although new, has a load of gastronomic experiences to envy. Vallejo graduated in culinary arts at Ambrosia, her first professional experience in the kitchen was working on cruises around the world. From there the chef worked in the kitchens of Pujol, the Condessa DF hotels, Habita, Hotel Capital District and in 2010 he served as executive chef of the St Regis kitchen.

Alejandra Flores holds a degree in restaurant management from CESSA, a master in business administration with a hospital focus and a marketing specialist at the Les Roches education center in Switzerland. It was working at Pujol that Alejandra and Jorge met, she was director of operations for the restaurant and Enrique Olvera Group.

When Chef left the hotels, he embarked on a knowledge experience in Copenhagen. Back in Mexico, Vallejo and his wife decided to open their own restaurant: O Quintonil, where Alejandra runs the salon and manages and Vallejo leads the kitchen and menu.

In the renowned high-gastronomic restaurant, the dishes served to carry all the knowledge the chef has brought cooking and studying in kitchens around the world. What makes the menu even more incredible is the use of ingredients typical of Mexican cuisine that are taken from a garden that has in the restaurant itself, thanks to the initiative Origins, founded by Vallejo in partnership with chefs Mauro Colagreco, restaurant Mirazur, in France and Virgilio Martinez, who heads the restaurant Central in Peru. The initiative seeks to keep ingredients, techniques, and customs of the kitchen of small Latin American communities, without using pesticides or any artificial ingredient.

Speaking of the menu, the restaurant presents only the option of a tasting menu that undergoes changes during the year due to the availability of ingredients. This happens with both dishes, as well as desserts and even with the wine and drinks menu. My choice was a 12-course option, where what most charmed me was the reinvention of guacamole, worth a try. The desserts are also stunning, very appetizing.

Quintonil, when compared to another famous and respected restaurant in Mexico, Pujol, could have impressed more, yet it is a sensational restaurant. The presentations were spotless, the dishes delicious and the place is super cozy and beautiful. One of the mottos of the place is to welcome the customers well and treat them like family as well as all the staff and this is very well passed on to those going to the restaurant.

I was very well received and met there, it was a great pleasure to be with the whole Quintonil team and to have this new gastronomic experience. I hope to come back!