The countdown is on, with just days remaining until this year's highly anticipated Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants 2020 list, sponsored by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna, is revealed during a live-streamed awards ceremony on Fine Dining Lovers on 3 December.
How to Watch Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants Awards Ceremony 2020
Join the live-stream on Fine Dining Lovers brand new Spanish website on 3 December at 15:00 in Mexico, 16:00 in Colombia and Peru, 18:00 in Argentina, Brazil and Chile; and 21:00 in the UK, to follow the live countdown, from no. 50 to this year's winner.
This year's ceremony will also include a celebration of El Espíritu de América Latina, a new list that recognises a range of establishments that have had a positive impact on their local communities and cuisines, including venues in 43 cities across 17 Latin American countries.
Several special awards will also be given during the show, including Latin America's Best Female Chef 2020, and there will also be virtual appearances from some of the region’s best-known chefs and restaurateurs.
Leading up to the reveal of this year's Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants list, there will be a host of other exciting online events, including chefs in the spotlight in #50BestBites on Facebook and LatAm live on Instagram, including an interview with this year's winner directly after the announcement is made.
Latin America's 50 Best Line-up of Live Events:
1. Wednesday, 25 November, 11:00 MX (12:00 CO/PE; 14:00 AR/BR/CL)
#50BestBites: El Espíritu de América Latina
Chefs Leonor Espinosa and Joseph Archbold
Colombian chef Leonor Espinosa of restaurant Leo in Bogotá (No.8 in Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants 2019) and Panamanian chef Joseph Archbold of Receta Michilá, in Bocas del Toro, will share their learnings and experience in protecting gastronomic cultures.
2. Wednesday, 2 December, 11:00 MX (12:00 CO/PE; 14:00 AR/BR/CL)
#50BestBites: Challenging Hunger
Chef Rodrigo Oliveira and historian and campaigner Adriana Salay
Join the chef of Mocotó (No.43 in Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants 2019) and his wife as they debate the pressing issues in Latin American food systems.
3. Thursday, 26 November, 11:00 MX (12:00 CO/PE; 14:00 AR/BR/CL)
LatAm Live: Renzo Garibaldi
Renzo Garibaldi of restaurant Osso in Lima, Peru, will share his experience of running a butcher and restaurant.
4. Friday, 27 November, 11:00 MX (12:00 CO/PE; 14:00 AR/BR/CL)
LatAm Live: Helena Rizzo
The chef-owner of restaurant Maní in São Paulo and No.18 in Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants 2019 talks art.
5. Tuesday, 1 December, 11:00 MX (12:00 CO/PE; 14:00 AR/BR/CL)
LatAm Live: Jorge Vallejo
Join Mexican chef Jorge Vallejo of Quintonil, no.11 in Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants 2019, as he discusses his community focused work.
6. Thursday, 3 December, approximately 16:15 MX (17:15 CO/PE; 19:15 AR/BR/CL
LatAm Live: No.1 in Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants 2020
Find out what the chef of the Best Restaurant in Latin America has to say in an exclusive interview with the winner after the announcement of the list.