The Cancun Convention & Visitors Bureau is welcoming back the Cancun-Riviera Maya Wine & Food Festival, to be held this week, April 28 to May 1.
Hosting haute cuisine celebrities, personalities and gourmands from all over the world, this year’s festival will celebrate the cuisines of Mexico and Spain and pay tribute to two star chefs: Chef Alejandro Ruiz, ambassador of Oaxacan cuisine; and Chef Albert Adria, considered the best pastry chef in the world.
The five-day festival is held throughout some of Cancun’s best resorts, including the new Hyatt Ziva Cancun, Secrets The Vine, Sandos Cancun, and the Hard Rock Cancun and will feature a welcome cocktail event; a conference on the future of wine and cuisine in Cancun; coffee, beer, mezcal and wine tastings; tribute dinners; a two-day gourmet tasting village; and Star Chefs Dinner that will showcase the best cuisine of 20 Mexican chefs.