2023-11-29 02:05:00
The group of Argentine chefs who participated in this mega event of world and regional gastronomy Photo: Maia Chacra
After a ceremony that took almost two and a half hours, an enormous expectation, Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants were announced. And the big winner of the night was Maido, in Peru. In a context of joy and great emotions, Argentina was the protagonist of this mega event with 8 places throughout the ranking of the 50 best.
In the picturesque city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this culinary event of great significance in Latin America took place. The Copacabana Palace, an iconic place in Rio, was the location chosen for the awards ceremony. The evening began with the arrival of representatives of the culinary sites on the red carpet, followed by a welcome cocktail.
The first Argentine appeared in the Top 3 and it was Don Julio. Recently, this temple of Argentine meat made the news when the captain of the Argentine National Team, Lionel Messi, revolutionized the atmosphere by arriving at the corner of Guatemala and Gurruchaga, in the Palermo neighborhood, to have dinner with his family. Here how each of them were positioned in the count.
3. Don Julio, Buenos Aires
La Parrilla Restaurante Don Julio in position number 3 recently made the news for being the place Messi chose to go to eat (Photo: Franco Fafasuli)
The praise and recognition for this establishment in Palermo are numerous, and since its first steps in the gourmet world, Infobae highlighted its exceptional work. In 2019, the prestigious international list “The World’s 50 Best” ranked it 34th, a notable rise from its 55th position in the previous edition.
In addition, the previous year it had reached first place on the list of the 50 best restaurants in Latin America (Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants), where it also won the coveted Art of Hospitality Award in 2018.
17. The Preferred, Buenos Aires
El Preferido de Palermo is, without a doubt, a classic from the Buenos Aires neighborhood that now had its recognition in the ranking (elpreferidodepalermo)
“A beautiful pink-painted house from 1952, owner Pablo Rivera and chef Guido Tassi lovingly recreated a traditional winery spirit with exceptional food,” they expressed in the delivery, about this iconic place in Buenos Aires.
26. Great Dabbang, Buenos Aires
“Chef Mariano Ramon combines Asian flavors with Latin ingredients to create a vibrant culinary genre full of flavor and creativity,” said this Argentine restaurant when presenting the award.
“The truth is that we are not falling yet because we did not expect a result. I think it’s beautiful that the list is given a place to celebrate remains like ours. They are simple, close places. And that the list has diversity. It is a very valuable prize to be with colleagues that one admires and friends, because at this point they are friends,” Ramón told Infobae.
30. Julia, Buenos Aires
Recognized as a temple of indie cuisine, “with clever, avant-garde avocados and micro-seasonal ingredients always stand out,” they expressed when presenting them with the award.
Don julia en el Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants
It would be impossible to guess, from the exquisite dishes that arrive elegantly arranged on the table, that only one man works in Julia’s kitchen. Julio Báez proves to be a true one-man band in his debut restaurant, a cozy space with only 22 seats that bears the name of his daughter.
Among the most notable dishes are the tartar covered with fine shavings of smoked butter, the ribeye accompanied by a soft black and white garlic puree, the refreshing watermelon carpaccio and the tasty longaniza sausage from Chacabuco, Báez’s hometown. At a time when many restaurants are backed by large investors, it is encouraging to find a simple project that focuses on the essentials: the freshness of ingredients, flavor, technique and seasonality.
32. Mishiguene, Buenos Aires
The flavors here are not only intense but also rooted in the culture of culinary research. “Chef Tomás Kalika is raising his flag throughout Latin America,” they acknowledged at the event.
38. Alos, Buenos Aires
To the other places that were chosen to be in this prestigious ranking
Refined cooking techniques are applied to organic and locally sourced Argentinian ingredients to create dishes in which each flavor is masterfully layered. Chef Alejandro Feraud conveys a strong vision at Alo’s when it comes to creating honest haute cuisine with textures and flavors that turn his dishes into divine comfort food.
41. Crizia, Buenos Aires
“This restaurant has the highest quality products in Argentina, with seafood from independent producers,” they said when mentioning this place. Gabriel Oggero is the executive chef of Crizia, in the Palermo neighborhood, from where he preaches both haute cuisine with complex techniques and the hard-working and passionate search for excellent products from our country.
43. Fat Boy, Buenos Aires
Niño Gordo, a place where, as soon as you enter, you feel like you’re in a Won Kar-wai film. In it, Germán Sitz and Pedro Peña combine Japanese, Chinese, Korean and Southeast Asian cuisine equally.
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“We didn’t want to let ourselves be pigeonholed, this is an Asian grill with thousands of possibilities,” they commented in a note with Infobae.
The outstanding chef Dolli Irigoyen has been honored with the Icon Award 2023 within the framework of the 50 Best Restaurants in Latin America awards. The chef was recognized for her “significant footprint in the culinary world” and her “positive impact on the region’s gastronomic industry.”
Dolli Irigoyen has been awarded the Icon Award 2023
“My career is marked by General Las Heras, the place where I was born. My family also has a lot to do with it because they were immigrants: two Basques, a Frenchman and an Italian grandmother. “Each one of them transmitted to me their culture, their customs, their roots and they modified their way of cooking in Argentina with local products,” the chef said excitedly upon receiving the 2023 Icon Award.
Dolli Irigoyen is known for her versatility in the field of gastronomy. “My career begins and is fundamentally marked by the town in which I was born,” she says proudly.
Heir to the customs of an immigrant family, she was born in the Buenos Aires town of General Las Heras, where she began her career as a pastry chef in her home kitchen before opening a restaurant under her name in Buenos Aires. In 1998 she closed the store and focused on her role as an educator, communicator and cookbook author.
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