ME Best Accomplishment: Winning the AAA Five Diamond award three years in a row Proudest Moment: Birth of my daughter Cooking Philosophy: Stay with the basics and use as much organic food as possible
COOK Best Farmers Market: Jalpa, Mexico Best Kitchen Tool: Knife Best Home Cooked Meal: Grilled meat Best Party Appetizer: Ceviche Best Cheese: Camembert
DINE Best Restaurant, Period: Restaurante Pujol - Mexico City, Mexico Best Breakfast/Brunch: Brennan's Restaurant - New Orleans, LA Best Cheap Eat: El Manantial - San Miguel, Mexico (ceviche) Best Ethnic: Royal Thai - Dallas, TX Best Sushi: Teppo Yakitori & Sushi Bar - Dallas, TX
DRINK Best Wine Under $15: Prosecco Best Beer: Shiner Bock Best Coffee/Tea: Bacio Best Cocktail: Tequila
FUN Best Song: Close to Me - The Cure Best Movie: Chariots of Fire
Gonzalo Martinez Cardenas
Di Vino Restaurant and Wine Bar
Santiago de Queretaro, Mexico
ME
Best Accomplishment: Winning the AAA Five Diamond award three years in a row
Proudest Moment: Birth of my daughter
Cooking Philosophy: Stay with the basics and use as much organic food as possible
COOK
Best Farmers Market: Jalpa, Mexico
Best Kitchen Tool: Knife
Best Home Cooked Meal: Grilled meat
Best Party Appetizer: Ceviche
Best Cheese: Camembert
DINE
Best Restaurant, Period: Restaurante Pujol - Mexico City, Mexico
Best Breakfast/Brunch: Brennan's Restaurant - New Orleans, LA
Best Cheap Eat: El Manantial - San Miguel, Mexico (ceviche)
Best Ethnic: Royal Thai - Dallas, TX
Best Sushi: Teppo Yakitori & Sushi Bar - Dallas, TX
DRINK
Best Wine Under $15: Prosecco
Best Beer: Shiner Bock
Best Coffee/Tea: Bacio
Best Cocktail: Tequila
FUN
Best Song: Close to Me - The Cure
Best Movie: Chariots of Fire
Chef photo courtesy of SPAGIO.