Costa Rica's El Mangroove to Host Michelin Chef-Led Culinary Event

El Mangroove, Autograph Collection—located within the Blue Zone of Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula on the Gulf of Papagayo—will host the second edition of the Sustainable Gastronomic Congress on September 27 and 28. Created by Enjoy Hotels, the two-day event will host a lineup of chefs from Michelin-starred restaurants. This year, the forum will include celebrity chef, author and influencer Inés Páez Nin.

Under the direction of Randy Siles, Enjoy Hotels’ culinary director, the event will spotlight a lineup of speakers including:

  • Israel Ramos, chef and owner of the Michelin-star restaurant Mantúa in Cádiz, Spain
  • Kisko García, chef and owner of the Michelin-star restaurant Choco in Córdoba, Spain
  • Benito Gómez, chef and owner of the two Michelin-star restaurant Bardal in Ronda, Málaga, Spain
  • Ramsés González, chef and owner of the Michelin-star restaurant CanCook in Zaragoza, Spain
  • Mitsutaka Kawata, chef and owner of Sun Taka in Barcelona, Spain

Inés Páez Nin, also known as Chef Tita, is the author of “The New Dominican Cuisine;” owner and chef of MoriSoñando and Aguají restaurants in the Dominican Republic; and judge on the cooking competition TV show “Top Chef VIP 2024” on Telemundo.

The two-day event will offer two eight-course dinners: the first, on September 27 at Makoko restaurant, benefiting the Sonrisas Foundation; and a Gala Dinner on September 28, hosted by the chefs at Malú restaurant.

For more information, visit www.marriott.com.

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