While the squares of Mexico were filled with music, screams and fireworks to celebrate the independence of Mexico, in the Riviera Maya another type of celebration was lit, that which occurs for the fourth consecutive year around the fire, the aromas and talent of the great cooks, who have made traditional cuisine a living heritage.
Hotel Xcaret Mexico and Hotel Xcaret Arte united strength to give life to 32 cooks, an exclusive experience that summoned a stove teacher for each state of the Republic. The result was an immersive tour of the country’s gastronomic diversity, in which each dish told a story, each recipe evoked generations and each cook became a cultural ambassador of its land.
The Xpiral pyramid, one of the most emblematic spaces of the resort, was the perfect scenario for this national feast. There, the guests had access to an unrepeatable evening, in which centenary flavors lived with the sophistication of the hospitality of Grupo Xcaret. Sils such as the Nov, Miramar enchiladas, Bocols, bean tamales with poison, battered fish, meat in his juice, Green Pozole of Guerrero or Michoacan Corundes, the menu was a true sensory map of the nation.
The event reaffirms the vision of Grupo Xcaret to operate under a unique sustainability model that preserves people, planet and prosperity. The recognition of 32 women cooks is also a gesture that safeguards the culinary heritage of Mexico. Each of them represents not only the richness of their state, but the leadership of women in the construction of a more inclusive industry.
Today luxury is redefined with authenticity and cultural roots, which is why experiences such as 32 great cooks of Mexico consolidate Xcaret as a unique gastronomic and cultural destination. The proposal All-Fun including®, which integrates fun, art and gastronomy in the same concept, finds in this event one of its most sophisticated expressions.
The exclusive nature of this edition, reserved only for guests, raises even more the value of staying in the resort during the national holidays. Living independence in this environment means accessing a privilege that goes beyond the celebration: it is to be part of a narrative in which Mexico is celebrated with the five senses.
32 large cooks / Photos: Courtesy Hotel Xcaret.
In addition, the 2025 edition of 32 cooks not only paid tribute to independence, but also anticipated the next cultural event of Grupo Xcaret: the 2025 life festival, which will have Michoacán as a guest state. The presence of its traditional cook function as a bridge between September and November, reinforcing the continuity of a cultural calendar that expands and intertwines.
Recipes, aromas and voices of these 32 women are part of a strategy that places Mexican cuisine at the center of global conversation.
In Xcaret the roots for Mexico is celebrated every time a visitor discovers in the traditional stove the sophistication of the authentic, the force of culture and the future of Mexican hospitality.
