THE RITZ-CARLTON, CANCUN

Retorno del Rey #36, Zona Hotelera, Cancun, Quintana Roo 77500 Mexico
Phone:  +52-998-881-0808   •  Contact Hotel

Culinary Center: Restaurant and Cooking School


A residential-style ocean front kitchen that brings together unparalleled culinary talent, the freshest ingredients and the world-renowned equipment from Viking Range. At The Culinary Center, guests are able to enjoy unique culinary experiences: Dine with the Chef, Cooking Lessons and Extreme Chef.

Guests are also encouraged to taste the flavors of Mexico during the educational yet entertaining Tequila Tastings, offering a journey through the history of the country’s most representative liquor.


Dine with the Chef
 


Chef Rory Dunaway invite up to 12 guests to enjoy a four-course menu tailored to the occasion. Gastronomists are sure to enjoy a unique culinary show, learn cooking secrets, make new friends, and have fun while sharing their passion for food and wine in a magnificent setting.
Culinary Sessions
 


Guests who love cuisine delight in fun cooking classes guaranteed to entertain, educate and excite. Catering to all experience levels, each session is a great addition to any vacation.
Tequila Experiences
 


A luxurious access to guided tastings, casual and entertaining events that introduce guests to the sophistication of Tequila. An excellent start to a great evening.
Extreme Chef
 


Ideal for teambuilding, Extreme Chef is a stylized cook-off featuring up to four teams challenging one another in a timed cooking battle built around a specific theme.

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The Viking® Culinary Center has taken teambuilding activities to the next level – the offering of cooking as entertainment with an Extreme Chef competition.

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An entertaining epicurean adventure that promises to please all food-lovers.

Dine With The Chef
Cancun’s most exclusive dining experience, that’s both enjoyable and entertaining. Enjoy a night of engaging stories by the charismatic Chef Rory Dunaway as well as an enticing four-course menu prepared a la minute, paired with wines for $158, inclusive of taxes and service charge.

Cooking Lessons
Eat, drink and have fun! The Culinary Center offers interactive gourmet sessions, featuring a three-course meal accompanied by an exquisite selection of wines. Foodies can learn insights from experts and enjoy a night on endless flavors and laughter. Available at $120, inclusive of taxes and service charge.

Extreme Chef at The Culinary Center
Extreme Chef offers Meeting Planners the alternative to exchange their suits for aprons, and partake in an entertaining Chef competition. Charismatic Chef Rory Dunaway invites group participants into his unique oceanfront Viking kitchen for a chefs’ battle that is sure to entertain and foster camaraderie between colleagues.

For more information please contact us.

Teambuilding
Group participants can partake in one of the newest trends in food-related entertainment and learn how to prepare exquisite cuisine in a residential style kitchen overlooking the Caribbean Sea. At the resort’s Culinary Center, guests delight in fun cooking classes guaranteed to entertain, educate and excite. These sessions are ideal as a group activity to promote camaraderie and participation. Private Sessions can be customized based on the program’s needs.

For more information please contact us.