What Does One of Latin America's Best Chefs Pack for a Residency?
From heirloom corn to ash chilli oil, here's what Arca brought from Tulum for its Egypt residency.
What does a chef pack when he temporarily relocates one of Latin America's best restaurants?
Executive Chef José Luis Hinostroza brought pieces of Arca from Tulum into the Mediterranean kitchen - from bone-cutting knives and heirloom corn to house-made ash chilli oil, spices and the tools behind his fire-led cooking. Here's a look at everything that made the journey from Mexico to Egypt.
Ranked No. 22 on Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants 2025, Arca is one of Tulum's defining restaurants. Until August 2, it is in residence at Moga as part of WHEN WE EAT at Ramla by MARAKEZ, Egypt's first global restaurant residency programme created by Flavor Republic, before Kinoya and Three Bros take over the host kitchen later this summer.
