By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The Mexican hotel and restaurant chain Grupo President will add the Cielo Winery & Resort in Valle de Guadalupe to its 22-property portfolio as of Sept. 1, the group announced Monday, June 29. The new hotel and winery were developed as a vino tourism project by Gustavo Ortega Joaquín, the resort’s general director, and
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Undaunted by the drop in tourism numbers nationwide due to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic, Grupo Presidente, in cooperation with Kimpton Hotels, is slated to open a new 78-room boutique hotel in Tulum. The new luxury hotel, which will be located in Tulum’s exclusive Aldea Zamá residential area, is due to open on Dec. 18
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The Grupo Presidente hotel chain, in cooperation with Fundación Gigante, will be donating 60,000 full meals to doctors, nurses and other health workers who are fighting the covid-19 epidemic at the Ismael Cosío Villegas National Institute of Respiratory Diseases (INER) in México City, the hotel chain announced on Wednesday, May 6. The meals began
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS For the third straight year, the Café Urbano, located inside Mexico City’s Presidente InterContinental Hotel in Colonia Polanco, is hosting a 11-day festival of traditional northern Indian cuisine. Northern Indian cuisine, also known as Mogul cookery, was developed at the royal Punjabi courts of Delhi and Agra during the majestic era of the Mogul maharajahs, who were
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS … The Presidente InterContinental Polanco Hotel is paying homage to Francisco Toledo, with a Día de Muertos altar in its lobby…
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF … Grupo Presidente is offering an extraordinary exhibition of modern pop art…
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Historically, the lush South American country of Colombia has been a mixed bag of triumphs and tragedies. Once home to the highly organized Muisca Confederation and the ultra-sophisticated Quimbaya Civilization (known for its spectacularly detailed gilt masterpieces), the early Spanish conquistadors believed Colombia enshrouded the illusive El Dorado city of gold. Named after Christopher Columbus – even
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS A small group of wives of ambassadors and other foreign diplomats accredited in Mexico had an up close and personal class on how to prepare Italian cuisine from Mauro Chiecchio, the head chef at the Alfredo di Roma restaurant inside Mexico City’s upscale Presidente InterContinental in Colonia Polanco on Tuesday, June 12. The cooking seminar included a
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS After three and a half years as Mexico City’s go-to place for authentic haute cuisine mexicaine lunches and dinners, the Chapulín restaurant, inside the Presidente InterContinental Hotel in Colonia Polanco, has now expanded its offerings to include breakfast. And we aren’t just talking about any old breakfast. As of Tuesday, May 29, Chapulín has begun opening its
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Ever since it first opened its doors inside the Presidente InterContinental Hotel in the capital city’s upscale Colonia Polanco back in 1996, Alfredo di Roma has been a mainstay of fine Italian dining in Mexico. Renowned for its incomparable fettuccine all’Alfredo (after all, the recipe was first created by Alfredo Di Lelio in the restaurant
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