Unico 20°87° has picked its next celebrity chef for its in-house restaurant residency
1 January 2025
UNICO 20°87° Hotel Riviera Maya, a five-star, all-inclusive beachfront resort in the heart of the Yucatan peninsula, today announced illustrious Chef Gerardo Vázquez Lugo as its next celebrity chef-in-residence to helm the hotel’s flagship restaurant, Cueva Siete. Since opening, Cueva Siete has become a vibrant hub of rotating celebrity chefs who interpret the region’s cuisine with signature techniques, locally sourced ingredients,
Portland chef Deepak Saxena brings all-American fare with Indian flair to Oregon
1 October 2024
Deepak Saxena can still recall the events of a rainy Thursday afternoon in April 2015, when he slid open the counter window of his food cart, Desi PDX, for the first time. “It was mostly a lot of my friends who were coming by to try the food,” he said. Now, almost a decade later, customers are still lining up