Catskill Cuisine

Federico A López

Chef Federico Lopez

Chef Federico A López

He lives in Cancun, México since 2004, directing a group of companies: Taller Gourmet and Event Solutions; specializing in Events, Banquets, Catering, Gastronomic Training and Restaurant Management.He began his career being 15 years old in Mazatlán, Sinaloa. In 1988, he entered the Hotel Nikko Mexico as a culinary Trainee. In 1992 he graduated with Honors from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. In the same year, in the European toque, participates in the pavilion at the Seville Expo ´92. a 2 Michelin stars “Hotel Casa Palacio”  and” Juan de Alzate. ” From Chef Iñaki Izaguirre, National Prize of Spain 1992.In 1993 he began as a banquet chef and at the same time as a founding professor of the University of the Claustro of Sor Juana from 1993-1996. In 1996 the Ambrosia del Bosque group invited him to create the first gastronomy school with programs designed by chefs, the Culinary Center of México / Ambrosia School. Recognized until today as a hotbed of talent chefs in Mexico.

Some of his most significative recognitions and achivements:

TV and radio programs