A culinary
Feast on the
Costa Palmas · Baja California Sur
Chef's Table
Experience
Experience
May 22–24, 2026
Memorial Day Weekend
Sea ofCortez
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Three celebrated resident chefs — Nancy Silverton, Ludo Lefebvre, and Gonzalo Cerda — call Costa Palmas home, and for one extraordinary weekend they welcome a handpicked group of guest chefs to join them. From Michelin stars to James Beard Awards, each chef brings a singular approach to cuisine — blending global influences with the seasonal bounty of Baja for a three-day celebration of food, fire, and flavor.
At its heart, this is a family-style gathering — warm, convivial, and welcoming to all ages. A welcome reception on the beach, an Italian communal dinner at Mozza, live-fire lunch at Delphine, a cooking demonstration, and a grand closing evening at Beach Club Pavilion — every moment crafted around the table, the way great meals have always been shared. Kids, teens, and adults alike are invited to pull up a chair and discover world-class cuisine together, surrounded by the elemental beauty of the East Cape. With wines by Edward Delaunay and the Sea of Cortés as your backdrop, this is where family traditions are born.
East Cape · Baja California Sur
Co-owner of the Mozza Restaurant Group — eight locations worldwide including Michelin-starred Osteria Mozza — Nancy Silverton is a five-time James Beard Award winner and recipient of the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award. Featured on Netflix's Chef's Table and the author of eleven cookbooks, she brings decades of mastery in Italian cuisine and artisan breads.
Sat Dinner · Sun Cooking Demo · Mozza
A true pioneer of modern French cuisine, Chef Ludo Lefebvre has brought his innovative twist on traditional French dishes to restaurants across the world. His passion for bold flavors and culinary craftsmanship — alongside his celebrated LudoBites pop-up series — have made him one of the most exciting forces in American dining.
Sat & Sun · Delphine Lunch · Beach
A pioneering figure of California and American seasonal cuisine, Jonathan Waxman's career spans decades at the forefront of farm-to-table cooking. As the chef behind Barbuto in New York and a mentor to generations of celebrated chefs, Waxman brings a philosophy rooted in simplicity, honesty, and the pure pleasure of a great meal.
Sat & Sun · Guest Chef Station · Delphine
The dynamic duo behind Don Angie and San Sabino in New York, Angie Rito and Scott Tacinelli bring bold, inventive Italian-American cooking rooted in family heritage. Their partnership — shaped by Cleveland bakery traditions and New Jersey home cooking — has earned them a devoted following and a celebrated cookbook, Italian American.
Guest Chef Station · Weekend Events
A champion of organic, slow-food cooking for over 25 years, Giancarla Bodoni is the Executive Chef at Monteverdi Tuscany, where she leads the resort's acclaimed culinary program and Chef's Table experiences. After two decades helming Escopazzo — the first certified organic Italian restaurant in the U.S. — she brings her passion for sourcing the finest local ingredients and creating unforgettable Tuscan-inspired cuisine to the Costa Palmas table.
Guest Chef · Weekend Events
Chef Gonzalo Cerda is the creative force behind the culinary experiences at Costa Palmas. With a deep connection to Baja's rich ingredients and culinary traditions, he crafts dishes that celebrate the region's vibrant flavors and his passion for sustainability and local producers. Chef Gonzalo anchors the Friday welcome reception and the Sunday grand closing at Beach Club Pavilion.
Fri Welcome · Sun Beach Club Pavilion Station
Born in Beaune, in the heart of Burgundy, Edouard Maurisset Latour comes from a renowned négociant family with more than 200 years of history. Raised on a wine estate, he studied viticulture and winemaking in Burgundy before expanding his experience abroad — working harvests in New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa, and co-founding a small négociant project in Australia. After completing an MBA in Wine Marketing and Management in Bordeaux, he joined Badet Clément in 2017 as Export Manager during the revival of Maison Edouard Delaunay, overseeing Oceania and Latin America — a role that connects his Burgundian heritage with his passion for the New World.
Giovanni Frascolla represents the third generation of a family deeply rooted in the Italian winemaking tradition, carrying forward the legacy of two distinctive Tuscan estates: Tua Rita, internationally acclaimed for its intense and expressive wines from Suvereto, and Poggio Argentiera, a coastal estate in the Maremma known for its elegance and strong sense of place. With a degree in Enology and a vision that combines strong technical expertise with a deep sensitivity to terroir, Giovanni is actively involved in the development and international positioning of the family estates — grounded in respect for the land, sustainable practices, and a contemporary vision of hospitality and wine culture.
Nestled along the pristine shores of the East Cape, Costa Palmas is the backdrop for this extraordinary culinary weekend — and a place where the whole family belongs. From beach lunches at Delphine to the communal Italian table at Mozza, a cooking demonstration, and the grand closing evening at Beach Club Pavilion — every setting invites guests of all ages to gather, taste, and explore together.
