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ence between failure or success for a gastronomic Project and, in 2015, Roberto Ruiz
received his for his restaurant Punto MX. A complete success. But it wasn´t always this
way. The chef and owner of this Madrid establishment had to work hard to gain the
acceptance of Mexican food by the Spanish public. He achieved this with his talent and
hard work and by integrating European ingredients, mainly Spanish, into his kitchen.
Which resulted in wait lists months long just to get a table. Paco Mendez became the
third Mexican chef to receive the French award in 2016. In partnership with the Adriá
brothers Albert and Ferran, it only took a year for his project to become a landmark for
the guide´s inspectors, who fell for it immediately. One Michelin star restaurants are
destinations worthy of being added to any travel itinerary.
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