MND Local: Discover Los Cabos’ one-of-a-kind brunch and dinner experiences in February

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Almost each repast successful Los Cabos is peculiar — not lone successful the consciousness that you’re successful 1 of the world’s astir beauteous locations but besides successful that the municipality’s champion restaurants astir invariably connection striking coastal settings with water views, delicious dishes from talented chefs featuring locally sourced ingredients and superb service. 

But, of course, immoderate meals are a small much peculiar than others, either due to the fact that they’re for 1 nighttime only, diagnostic peculiar impermanent chefs oregon connection entree to spaces not usually unfastened to the public. Remarkably, during the adjacent fewer weeks, one-of-a-kind lunches and dinners showcasing each of these characteristics volition instrumentality spot successful oregon adjacent Los Cabos.

A caput and palate-expanding meal astatine Etéreo

The paper astatine Etéreo’s pop-up meal volition stay a enigma until Barbosa begins prepping for it. (Etéreo)

The clarifier “near” is added for psychedelic retreat and sanctuary Etéreo Baja, which is acceptable connected 24 acres successful Elías Calles, conscionable extracurricular Los Cabos successful the La Paz municipality. However, it’s surely accessible by those successful Los Cabos, since it’s lone astir 40 minutes by car from Cabo San Lucas.

Founded by Paije Alexandra West and Fletcher Welsh Burdick, the retreat specializes in iboga, huachuma, and 5-MeO-DMT ceremonies and rituals, which not lone are mind-expanding but besides person therapeutic benefits for depression, substance maltreatment and different issues. 

Iboga, for instance, is simply a Central African shrub agelong utilized successful Bwiti spiritual practices successful Gabon. More recently, it has been utilized successful the West successful objective settings to dainty addiction and post-traumatic accent disorder. The signature Iboga retreat astatine Etéreo is 8 days long, costs US $7,000 and combines works medicine with boutique hospitality done a concern with Proyecto Palmita successful El Pescadero. 

Pop-up dinners astatine Etereo are rare, since entree to the spot is typically exclusive to retreats, for which Executive Chef Paul Barbosa crafts culinary experiences built wholly astir guests’ affectional and carnal journeys. But connected Saturday, March 7, the cook volition hole a tiny pop-up meal for an intimate gathering of attendees. 

No psychedelic medicines are connected the menu, but the evening is expected to beryllium a one-of-a-kind culinary acquisition (call Etéreo astatine +52 (612) 111-0382 for much details).

Formerly a idiosyncratic cook for personage mates Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, Barbosa has household roots successful Mulegé successful Baja California Sur and took up his contiguous relation aft his ain transformative psychedelic experience. He’s looking guardant to the upcoming pop-up dinner, but don’t inquire him what he’s going to beryllium serving yet.

“Normally I don’t marque menus similar this,” Barbosa explains. “I conscionable bought oregon recovered a clump of stuff. I person a wide idea, but I conscionable instrumentality it time by day, aftermath up and decide, you cognize what, I’m gonna bash this.

“For me, it’s much amusive that way. I don’t cognize however to program a paper and past navigator that menu. It feels boring erstwhile I person to.”

One nighttime only: Michelin-starred Koli takes implicit Humo edifice astatine Zadún Los Cabos

Humo, the signature edifice astatine Zadún, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve, volition spot its room taken implicit by the Michelin-starred unit from Koli for “one nighttime only.” (Zadún, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve)

There exists but 1 Michelin-starred edifice locally: Cocina de Autor astatine the luxury all-inclusive resort, Grand Velas Los Cabos. But for one-night-only connected Feb. 28, astatine Zadún, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve successful San José del Cabo, determination volition beryllium two. That’s due to the fact that the unit from KOLI, a Michelin-starred edifice successful Monterrey, is taking implicit Humo, Zadún’s signature restaurant. 

KOLI, intriguingly, is led by a trio of brothers: Chef Rodrigo Rivera Rio; Patricio Rivera Rio, who is the caput sommelier and successful complaint of the cocktail program; and Daniel Rivera Rio, the restaurant’s pastry chef. The family-oriented squad volition bring their skills to Los Cabos for an eight-course tasting menu, and, yes, reservations are unfastened to the public for the dinner, priced astatine 3,500 pesos per idiosyncratic (about US $200).

Regional flavors caller to Los Cabos volition undoubtedly beryllium spotlighted since, arsenic Rodrigo told maine aft KOLI earned its Michelin star successful 2024, “We are a tasting paper task focused connected the traditions and stories of our state,” meaning Nuevo León. So section foodies instrumentality note: Dinner starts astatine 6 p.m.

Boutique Drift San José del Cabo begins Sunday all-you-can-eat brunch buffet 

Culinary specialties from astir Mexico are served each Sunday astatine Drift. (Drift San José del Cabo)

Drift San José del Cabo, the 29-room boutique edifice that opened successful the bosom of the city’s downtown Gallery District successful 2021, is simply a hospitality gem. But its presumption arsenic 1 of San José del Cabo’s best-kept secrets is successful jeopardy owed to its caller play Sunday Mexican brunch buffet — definite to beryllium a fashionable feature.

Starting Feb. 1, betwixt 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., for 400 pesos apiece, guests tin embark connected a culinary travel done Mexico’s tastiest pleasures, from slow-simmered reddish pork pozole and classical tamales to Oaxacan tlayudas, enmoladas and al pastor sopes. Yes, determination are cocktails too, though these outgo extra.

“Our volition arsenic a squad is ever focused connected creating memorable experiences,” notes Cristina Soto, Drift’s wide manager. “This brunch is an invitation for some locals and visitors to observe a spot much astir Mexico’s antithetic regions done their aromas, flavors and the euphony that represents us. Our extremity is for guests to instrumentality location a peculiar representation that stays with them aft they leave.”

The operative word, naturally, is “special.” As it is besides for Jueves de Drift  the hotel’s lively play backyard parties that coincide with San José del Cabo’s seasonal Art Walk connected Thursday evenings and diagnostic taco trucks, mezcal and DJs — and the hotel’s caller FORM program partnership, with in-room question kits and guided workout regimens. 

Chris Sands is simply a writer and exertion for Mexico News Daily, and the erstwhile Cabo San Lucas section adept for the USA Today question website 10 Best and writer of Fodor’s Los Cabos question guidebook. He’s a contributor to galore websites and publications, including The San Diego Union-Tribune, Marriott Bonvoy Traveler, Forbes Travel Guide, Porthole Cruise and Travel, and Cabo Living.