{"id":5161,"date":"2021-09-15T11:08:10","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T11:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/puertomorelostravelagency.com\/reborn-the-premise-of-chef-jonatan-gomez-luna-in-le-chique\/"},"modified":"2021-09-15T11:08:10","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T11:08:10","slug":"reborn-the-premise-of-chef-jonatan-gomez-luna-in-le-chique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/puertomorelostravelagency.com\/es\/reborn-the-premise-of-chef-jonatan-gomez-luna-in-le-chique\/","title":{"rendered":"Reborn, the premise of chef Jonatan G\u00f3mez Luna in Le Chique"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><!-- \/11159420\/ft_leader_home_1 --><br \/>\n<!-- \/11159420\/ft_leader_home_mobile_1 --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was in <strong>2008<\/strong> when the <strong>Chef Jonathan G\u00f3mez Luna<\/strong> saw born <strong>Le Chique one of the most recognized restaurants in Mexico.<\/strong> Su <strong>avant-garde Mexican cuisine<\/strong> has made him worthy of<strong> several awards over almost 13 years of existence;<\/strong> however <strong>after the pandemic he had to pause<\/strong> to their dreams, closing their doors and <strong>turning off their stoves.  We talk exclusively with this talented Mexican chef<\/strong> about the <strong>reopening of Le Chique<\/strong> and thus he opened the doors of his heart to us. <em>Photos: Courtesy. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Everything stopped<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>On March 30, 2020 Jonathan decided to close Le Chique,<\/strong> just a few days after it was announced in Mexico <strong>the first case for Covid-19.<\/strong> By then, <strong>the flights were already stopped,<\/strong> <strong>the<em> hotel Azul Beach Resort Riviera Cancun<\/em><\/strong> <strong>it had closed and the plays were left empty. <\/strong>&#8220;<strong>After many uninterrupted years, we had to close<\/strong>\u201d, Talks Jonathan, who narrates that <strong>closing more than a year was one of the rarest things he has experienced in his career.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img-fluid align-img w-75 aligncenter size-full wp-image-146571\" src=\"http:\/\/puertomorelostravelagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Reborn-the-premise-of-chef-Jonatan-Gomez-Luna-in-Le.jpg\" alt=\"Restaurant Le Chique\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\"  \/><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The fear of losing everything<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For him, as for <strong>many restaurants in Mexico<\/strong>, it was a complex situation to face a closure outside his service.  &#8220;<strong>We had to close a life project and not because the business was going bad because it would have completed cycles.<\/strong> If it doesn&#8217;t cross my mind, I&#8217;ll lose Le Chique. <strong>There was a moment when I thought: we&#8217;re not going back<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">People, everything<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, and thanks to that <strong>Chef Jonathan G\u00f3mez Luna<\/strong> is always creating and betting on new projects, <strong>the pandemic did not reduce its staff in the living room or kitchen<\/strong> making a great effort to <strong>keep the whole team that, for over 15 years, has stayed with him.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img-fluid align-img w-75 aligncenter size-full wp-image-146569\" src=\"http:\/\/puertomorelostravelagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1631704090_171_Reborn-the-premise-of-chef-Jonatan-Gomez-Luna-in-Le.jpg\" alt=\"Chef Jonathan G\u00f3mez Luna\" width=\"687\" height=\"800\"  \/><\/p>\n<h2\/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The importance of being reborn<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After being closed for a year and a half, <strong>Jonatan Gomez Luna made the decision to resume the flight and reopen his restaurant.<\/strong> &#8220;<strong>People were waiting, we had calls and emails waiting for the reopening<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Together with your team,<strong> take the necessary air, put the ideas on paper,<\/strong> they forgot about the bitter drink and <strong>They thought of doing something different, but with the same heart.<\/strong> &#8220;<strong>The idea was to have 13 historical dishes that would tell and tell the story of the before and features of dishes that will speak later<\/strong>, with the same philosophy, but with <strong>a renewed vision, after so much learning<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was him <strong>August 15 this year when Le Chique &#8220;rebirth&#8221;<\/strong>, with a <strong>Slower operation and lower capacity<\/strong> but with a <strong>detailed service, attentive,<\/strong> always thinking of the <strong>safety of diners<\/strong>.  &#8220;<strong>It has been a challenge because each dish has a story<\/strong> <strong>to count on the table,<\/strong> which is exactly what has characterized the restaurant during these 13 years \u201d, a challenge that, without a doubt, they have been able to overcome.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img-fluid align-img w-75 aligncenter size-full wp-image-146567\" src=\"http:\/\/puertomorelostravelagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1631704090_290_Reborn-the-premise-of-chef-Jonatan-Gomez-Luna-in-Le.jpg\" alt=\"Restaurant Le Chique\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\"  \/><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">A new menu<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With the <strong>renewed menu of Le Chique,<\/strong> the <strong>Chef Jonatan Gomez Luna seeks to mark a discourse and a philosophy that tells the old and new history of the restaurant<\/strong> after thirteen years of history.  In each of their <strong>dishes has a more personal and human part,<\/strong> after the learnings left by the pandemic.  &#8220;<strong>It is a very romantic menu<\/strong>&#8220;, Explain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although G\u00f3mez Luna<strong> he does not have a pampered dish<\/strong>, there are two that stand out for him. <strong>The first is a gizzard taco with macadamia cacao.<\/strong>  \u201cThis dish is made from a <strong>very simple product that is not beautiful to look at either<\/strong>\u201d.  Its beauty lies in <strong>the history of the product, the sauce, the assembly.<\/strong> It is a very romantic dish with deep flavors and silky texture.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The second, is one <strong>kidney callus with lime kaffir,<\/strong> which has become <strong>essential part of your kitchen.<\/strong> &#8220;<strong>It is a visually beautiful dish that encompasses a lot of technique,<\/strong> with details that fall in love with the sight, but with a vast depth in the flavors and aromas \u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In general, everything <strong>The menu is very numerous, flavors and culinary excellence.<\/strong> It is a very detailed letter, which shows <strong>the maturity of the chef and his cuisine.<\/strong> In every dish &#8220;<strong>It feels like a very new restaurant that turns 13 years old<\/strong>\u201d, Gives the chef.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img-fluid align-img w-75 aligncenter size-full wp-image-146566\" src=\"http:\/\/puertomorelostravelagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1631704090_294_Reborn-the-premise-of-chef-Jonatan-Gomez-Luna-in-Le.jpg\" alt=\"Restaurant Le Chique\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1455\"  \/><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Teaching<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;I think so <strong>I have become a better human being<\/strong>.  I understand that, <strong>if the team was already important,<\/strong> to ruin it essentially, <strong>that life is ephemeral and so fast that one can go in the blink of an eye<\/strong>\u201d, He confesses <em><strong>the chef<\/strong><\/em>    Jonatan G\u00f3mez Luna who claims to be a more sensitive human.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Enjoy every day with the certainty that everything can end in a second,<\/strong> is one of <strong>the premises of chef G\u00f3mez Luna at the reopening of Le Chique,<\/strong> making of <strong>each dish a unique moment<\/strong>, which may not be repeated.  &#8220;<strong>We are still alive and we have to do things right<\/strong>\u201d, He states.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe service becomes a last service and, for <strong>diners can even be the last dish to check out<\/strong>, \u201dComments Jonathan to explain that <strong>the times we live in are as unique and ephemeral as life itself<\/strong>.  &#8220;It simply came to our notice then <strong>We create a menu that goes out not only on your palate, but also on your heart<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You know, in you <strong>next visit to the <\/strong><strong>Riviera Maya,<\/strong> <strong>visit Le Chique by chef Jonatan G\u00f3mez Luna,<\/strong> an experience that <strong>promises to keep telling stories and falling in love with your senses,<\/strong> where the chef and all his culinary team, show their passion and craft in each dish.<em><strong>    lechiquerestaurant.com<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>too <em><strong>we remind you when Le Chique turned 10 years old. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/11159420\/ft_leader_home_mobile_1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/11159420\/ft_leader_category_mobile_1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/foodandtravel.mx\/renacer-la-premisa-del-chef-jonatan-gomez-luna-en-le-chique\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] It was in 2008 when the Chef Jonathan G\u00f3mez Luna saw born Le Chique one of the most recognized restaurants in Mexico. 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