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MEX

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From high-end hotel restaurant to
gourmet street food, Zoë Perrett shows
you where to go mad for Mexican food
M
exican Independence Day is coming up on 5 May and,
with renowned chef Martha Ortiz opening Ella Canta
at the Park Lane InterContinental – and 2017 being
unoffi cially declared ‘the year of the taco’ – there’s never
been a be… er time to celebrate. From must-have ingredients, to
secret basement bars, to the ho… est spots to get your fl auta fi x,
we’ve got your every Mexican food need covered in fi ne style.
THOROUGHLY
MODERN
MARTHA
Mexico City’s Dulce Patria
earned chef, food writer and
television personality Martha
Ortiz a stellar reputation for
her de‹ ability to refi ne classic
dishes into something worthy of
a Michelin star. That restaurant
stands at number 49 in the San
Pellegrino Latin America’s Best
list – and now she’s bringing
her exceptionally fi ne food to
London, at the capital’s Park
Lane InterContinental.
With Ella Canta, Martha
employs a compelling blend
of long-established culinary
traditions and contemporary
techniques, yielding a menu
featuring the likes of white fi sh
ceviche with creamy hibiscus
fl ower, piquin chile, cinnamon
and pickled vegetables; beef
tartare with maiz gordita and
Papaloquelite oil; and even a
tasting menu featuring seven
diff erent moles – each of the
complex sauces listed utilising
dozens of ingredients.
Book a table, sip something
from the restaurant’s extensive
selection of rare mescals and
tequilas, appreciate Ella Canta’s
David Collins Studio-designed
interiors, and toast the fact that
upscale Mexican has fi nally
made it to one of London’s most
prestigious addresses.
Ella Canta, InterContinental
London Park Lane,
London W1J 7QY
MEET THE CHEF
Martha Ortiz
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See page 75
for Martha’s
guacamole
recipe
IN A RESTAURANT
Ella Canta
Michelin-starred
chef Martha Ortiz
spices up the
InterContinental.
parklane
intercontinental.com
AT A POP-UP
Club
Mexicana
Flavour, fi re and
fun in Dalston with
a highly innovative,
all-vegan menu.
clubmexicana.com
LITTLE
BLACK
BOOK
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