Los Cabos, Mexico's premier culinary travel destination, has announced plans for celebrity chef/restaurateur Richard Sandoval to act as the region’s culinary ambassador through December 31. The collaboration is the result of a partnership between the Los Cabos Tourism Board and Richard Sandoval Restaurant Group.
As part of the agreement, Sandoval's Zengo restaurants in New York City, Santa Monica, Denver and Washington DC will feature a special “A Taste of Cabo” menu featuring dishes inspired by some of Los Cabos' top chefs including Esperanza, an Auberge Resort's Executive Chef Gonzalo Cerda, One&Only Palmilla's Chef Larbi Dahrauch, Las Ventanas al Paraiso's Executive Chef Fabrice Guisset and The Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort's Chef Raul Che. Diners will also have the chance to enter to win a trip to Los Cabos via Instagram for the 9th Annual "Sabor a Cabo" food and wine festival later this year.
"We are very excited to have a celebrated and influential chef like Richard Sandoval act as the Culinary Ambassador for Los Cabos", said Eduardo Segura, Managing Director of the Los Cabos Tourism Board, "It is through great partnerships like this that we are able to spread awareness of the destination's growing culinary scene to consumers in the US."
"Teaming up with the talented chefs in Los Cabos was a culinary match-up for the ages. The final products represent the culinary culture and talented chefs of a region of Mexico that has always been an inspiration for many of my dishes. The collaboration between my team and the Los Cabos team resulted in a menu full of imagination, flavor, beauty and tradition," said Richard Sandoval.
Specialty dishes inspired by the Los Cabos chefs include a wonderful selection of seafood including Sea Bass Tiradito (inspired by Chef Gonzalo Cerda, Esperanza, an Auberge Resort), Pan Seared Sea Scallops (inspired by Chef Raul Che of Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort), Octopus Carnitas "Bibimbap" (Inspired by Chef Fabrice of Las Ventanas), al Paraiso, and Chocolate Clam Ceviche (inspired by Chef Larbi of One&Only Palmilla).
As part of this collaboration, all four participating Zengo locations will be featuring Los Cabos branded signage and check presenters. Additionally there will be a steaming destination video in-restaurant for the duration of the program in NYC, Washington DC and Santa Monica.
The social media campaign portion of the partnership will officially launch on September 15 at all four Zengo locations. The contest will invite restaurant guests to enter by following @LosCabosTourism on Instagram, snapping a photo of their meal at Zengo and posting the picture using the hashtag #TasteOfCabo. Submissions will be accepted through October 27 and a winner will be selected and announced on October 28.
For a look at the special Los Cabos menu, visit http://www.richardsandoval.com/zengodc/uploads/menus/zengodc-los-cabos-menu.pdf; for more information on Los Cabos visit http://visitloscabos.travel/.