Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Madrid, Singapore, Hangzhou, Playa del Carmen... a world of amazing meals. And here are the 20 best dishes of the year...
Tuna crudo with tomato granita at Cocina de Autor, Playa del Carmen (Brad A. Johnson)
1. Cocina de Autor, Playa del Carmen
Albacore tuna crudo with tomato granita, soy sponge, guacamole, cactus and cucumber. Grand Velas Resort. Carretera Cancun 62, Playa del Carmen, Mexico (866) 230-7221
Tres leches from the upcoming menu at The Restaurant at Las Ventanas al Paraiso (Brad A Johnson)
Worldwide exclusive: Las Ventanas al Paraiso in Los Cabos has been serving so-called "Baja Mediterranean" cuisine (a term it coined) at its signature Restaurant since the resort’s inception in 1997. But come January, that not-quite-authentic approach will be jettisoned in favor of a new, more genuinely Mexican menu inspired by regional classics (still incorporating the finest local ingredients), thus creating a far more authentic sense of place and local culture at the resort.
Texas Meets Yucatan-style tortilla soup (Brad A. Johnson)
I challenged the chef—and I won.
Well, sort of. Las Ventanas al Pariaso in Los Cabos offers a program called Challenge the Chef. To be honest, it’s not exactly what I thought it was going to be when I first heard about it. Initially I thought it was going to be a head-to-head competition, and I thought to myself, “Bring it!” More specifically, I was thinking of tortilla soup. I’ll pit my tortilla soup against anybody’s, even the chef of a five-star resort in Mexico.
Las Ventanas al Paraiso (Brad A. Johnson)
I'll have more to say about Las Ventanas soon. But for now, no words, just photos. (Slideshow after the jump.)
