Puerto Vallarta A Top International Culinary Destination

Fifth Year in-a-row Participation in Food & Wine Aspen Highlights the Destination’s Gastronomy Scene .

New York, June 13, 2012 – Gastronomy aficionados and connoisseurs attending the 30th annual Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, the U.S.’s premier culinary festival, will have the opportunity to sample a taste of what Puerto Vallarta has to offer in the tantalizing delicacies prepared by Chef Kori Sutton, the Sous Chef at BOCADOSSTK, one of Puerto Vallarta’s leading restaurants and part of Garza Blanca Preserve Resort & Spa. 

Accomplished Chef Sutton has more than 10 years’ experience in all facets of cooking including tenures at Vallarta’s renowned restaurant Café des Artistes. While at the three day event Sutton will be offering Tomatillo Gazpacho with Mezcal, Lime Grilled Shrimp Season with toasted Gaujillo Chill Sea salt, Platano Macho Gorditas topped with Gaujillo Chili Rub Pork and Mango Confit, Baby watercress with Grilled Scallops, Aguachile Cream and Escabache Shallots showcasing the many flavors found in the dishes of Puerto Vallarta.

Puerto Vallarta’s rich natural ingredients and beauty have been a source of inspiration for the creation of an exciting amalgam of flavors that blend traditional Mexican ingredients with contemporary tastes from around the globe. Visitors will find some of the world’s most fabulous restaurants, many of them Five Star Diamond Award recipients from the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences, offering menus that represent a combination of the destination’s unique mix of sea, mountains and colonial traditions.

Gastronomy is an integral part of Puerto Vallarta where Saint Pascual Bailon, the Patron Saint of cooks is a fixture in its infrastructure with a bronze statue of him is part of the destination’s waterfront boardwalk, the Malecon. The statue is engraved with the winners of the San Pascual awards, inspired by a Franciscan Friar and been give out since 2008 during Restaurant Week, held every year, during the last two weeks of May. The 2012 recipients were Chefs Guillermo González Beristaín, José Ramón Castillo and Juan Ramón Cárdenas Cantú.

In November of every year, Puerto Vallarta embraces its culinary scene with the annual International Gourmet Festival. Taking place from the 8th to the 18th of November, the 10-day festival features 30 star guest master chefs and participating restaurants offering special Chef’s Table and Winemaker dinners as well as cooking demonstrations, gourmet safaris, and cheese, wine and tequila tastings.

During the month of March visitors to Puerto Vallarta can enjoy the Vallarta Wine Fest, a yearly event that brings wines from Mexico, South America and beyond. Participating restaurants across Puerto Vallarta offer wine tasting and matching inside and out of their establishments some even provide outside entertainment.

Puerto Vallarta is one of Mexico’s most popular destinations and Thomas Dale & Associates (TDA), a leading global investigative and security firm, found that the the international destination is one of the safest for American and Canadian travelers.

Travelers seem to be in agreement as the destinations’s hotel ocupancy for the first five months of the year has been 19% above last year for the same months. Consumers have also awarded numerous alcalades to the destination this years, including “Most Romantic Mexican Destination” and “Favorite Mexican Beach” from the readers of About.com and Trip Advisor’s Traveler’s Choice Awards have chosen Puerto Vallarta as the #9 Beach Destination and the number one overall destination in Mexico.

For more information on Garza Blanca Preserve, Resort & Spa, please visit www.garzablancaresort.com. www.blancablue.com, www.bocadosstk.com

Restaurant Week: www.virtualvallarta.com/restaurantweek

Food & Wine Aspen: www.foodandwine.com/classic

International Gourmet Festival: www.festivalgourmet.com

Vallarta Wine Fest www.vallartawinefest.com

  

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For more information please visit:  www.visitpuertovallarta.com

Lleva a Papá a las mejores playas de Puerto Vallarta

Disfruta de recorridos turísticos a Las Ánimas, Quimixto, Yelapa y Majahuitas, 4 playas paradisíacas de Puerto Vallarta, lugares a los que se llega exclusivamente por mar y que ofrecen tranquilidad, privacidad y exuberante belleza para quien gusta de la naturaleza y el sonido de las olas como telón de fondo.

En todas las playas es muy común practicar snorkel y también observar los delfines, mantarrayas, tortugas y, en invierno, la ballena jorobada, distinguida visitante de la Bahía de Banderas.

En Junio celebramos el "Día del Padre", una gran ocasión para disfrutar en familia y con los amigos de un tour por estas hermosas playas, aprovecha nuestra  especial promociónpara este mes.  

Aprende a decir “No”

Estimados Amigos:

Comparto con ustedes para esta semana este articulo de Robin Sharma que me gusto y que nos pasa todos los días, por querer abarcar más de lo que podemos hacer, hacemos actividades que nos desvían de  nuestros objetivos y que no deberíamos hacer…….

Aprende a decir “No”

Cada vez que dices “si” a algo que no tiene importancia, estás diciendo no a algo que si la tiene. Las personas que siempre dicen “si” nunca llegan a resultados grandiosos. Hay mucho que ganar en acostumbrarse a decir “no”

Di no al amigo que te llama para tomar café y chismorrear. Di no a tu colega de trabajo que solo desea esparcir su negatividad y sarcasmo. Di no a ese pariente que se ríe de tus sueños y te hace dudar de ti mismo. Di no a los compromisos sociales que consumen el tiempo que dedicas a tu vida.

No puedes serlo todo para todo el mundo. Los mejores de entre nosotros lo saben. Conoce tus prioridades.  Conoce tus objetivos.

Define lo que ha de hacerse durante las próximas semanas o meses o años para que tengas la sensación de haber dado lo mejor de ti como ser humano. Luego, di que no a todo lo demás. Seguramente habrá gente a tu alrededor que no estará contenta, pero ¿cómo prefieres vivir tu vida? ¿Según la aprobación de los demás? o en ¿armonía con tus sueños y tu propia verdad?

 Autor:  Robin Sharma

 Que tengan una excelente semana.

 

La perfección es imposible de alcanzar, pero sólo los que buscan la perfección son quienes logran alcanzar la excelencia.

"Top Ten Fishing Species" that you can catch on Banderas Bay!

Some say that Banderas Bay was formed from a volcano; that it is so deep that no instruments have ever been able to accurately detect its depth. Others claim it to be two miles deep. They are all incorrect as it’s merely an extension of a canyon running from the Banderas Valley or Ameca Valley with its deepest point near Cabo Corrientes, measured at 900 meters or approximately 3,000 feet.

Now, what differentiates this bay from the many large shallow water bays of the world is its quantity of humpback whales, giant manta rays, dolphins, marlin, sailfish, and a myriad of other fine game fish that live in deep water. Not only does the bay average over 1,000 feet deep, but the water temperature, being on the same latitude as Hawaii, is ideal year round for these fish. Of course, if it’s good enough for the fish, it’s good enough for us! Swimming conditions in the bay are perfect, year round, with sunshine overhead for at least 330 days annually.

Let's go Fishing! We invite you enjoy a fishing party on Banderas Bay!

Celebra a Mamá durante todo Mayo con Mike´s Fishing!

Hay diversas formas de expresar el amor y agradecimiento que tenemos hacia mamá, y es por ello que en Mike's Fishing te invitamos a disfrutar de paseos familiares en el mar y practicar divertidas actividades como snorkeling y pesca para celebrar el "Día de las Madres" con nuestro descuento especial del 15% en renta de nuestras embarcaciones durante todo el mes de Mayo.

Pesca

 

Relajante paseo en familia

Snorkeling

Aprovecha nuestro 15% de descuento!

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More than a million travelers rank Puerto Vallarta as a top Mexican destination

PUERTO VALLARTA RECEIVES ACCOLADES ONCE MORE

More than a million travelers rank Puerto Vallarta as a top Mexican destination

New York May 2, 2012

– Trip Advisor’s Traveler’s Choice awards have chosen Puerto Vallarta as the #9 Beach Destination and the number one overall destination in Mexico.

Puerto Vallarta finished ninth in the Top 10 Beach Destinations thanks to its "golden beaches and indigo waters" said Trip Advisor.com. Among Vallarta’s most well known beaches is Los Muertos, located steps from the Old Town or Zona Romántica where visitors will find a vast variety of restaurants, bars, galleries, boutiques and souvenir shops. Majahuitas, a white sand dreamy vacation spot, lies at the foot of a lush jungle populated by a rich wildlife. Lastly, there is Yelapa, a traditional and remote fishing village accessible only by water taxi. Yelapa is the perfect place to get away from it all and spend the day exploring the surrounding jungle, scuba diving or fishing. Surfing and kite surfing enthusiasts in the know head to Sayulita, a 15 minute drive north of Puerto Vallarta’s International airport, for the perfect swell and wind conditions.

Beyond pristine beaches that perfectly complement the picturesque Sierra Madre, Puerto Vallarta also has a vast and assorted tourism offer that has earned it Trip Advisor’s Top Mexican Destination for 2012. With 40 miles of coastline, the destination is blessed with a diverse landscape including tropical jungles, lush mountains and arid flatlands, each offering a range of activities and attractions under the warm Mexican sun.

At the city’s heart lies the old town with its iconic cathedral, the main square and the newly renovated Malecón, the town’s seaside promenade, which comes alive nightly with live music, artists, mimes, and even the flying dancers of Papantla. Puerto Vallarta is also renowned for one of the finest culinary experiences in Mexico. Food aficionados can delight in the wide array of dining alternatives from family-run taco stands to internationally acclaimed restaurants. Every year the destination celebrates its award winning gastronomy during its internationally acclaimed Restaurant Week, held in May and its famous Gourmet Festival held every November. Puerto Vallarta also hosts over 30 art galleries displaying works by local, national and international artists. The town’s impressive collection of public art lines the Malecón, starting with its nine-foot Seahorse installed in 1976.

The Hotel Zone is home to some of the world’s leading hotel chains, all-inclusive resorts and high-rise condos. Whether visitors come for relaxation, or to enjoy a combination of breathtaking sceneries, outdoor fun and adventure, world class gastronomy, shopping and dining and a vibrant night scene, Puerto Vallarta will inspire visitors to live it more than once.

Additional information on Puerto Vallarta is available at www.visitpuertovallarta.com

Puerto Vallarta el mejor destino en México para vacacionar en 2012 de acuerdo a Tripadvisor.

Puerto Vallarta se coloca como el destino ganador de la categoria llamada "Los 10 mejores destinos en México" por la elección de los viajeros 2012 del conocido portal tripadvisors.com

En donde también se enlisto en la posición # 9 dentro del la categoría "Los 10 Mejores destinos de Playa de México".

TripAdvisor® es el sitio de viajes más grande del mundo, lo que les permite a los viajeros planear y tener el viaje perfecto, ofrece asesoramiento confiable de viajeros reales y una gran variedad de opciones de viaje y funciones de planificación con links directos a herramientas de reservación. Los sitios de la marca TripAdvisor conforman la comunidad de viajes más grande del mundo, con más de 50 millones de visitantes mensuales exclusivos* y más de 60 millones de opiniones y comentarios. Los sitios funcionan en 30 países en todo el mundo, incluso en China (daodao.com) TripAdvisor también incluye TripAdvisor for Business, una división especializada que brinda a la industria turística acceso a los millones de visitantes mensuales de TripAdvisor.

Y dentro del periodo de Marzo a Abril 2012 Puerto Vallarta estuvo compitiendo con mas de cientos de destinos Mexicanos en la categoria de los " 10 mejores destinos en México" quedando como ganador abosoluto en México sobre destinos como Playa del Carmen,Cabo San Lucas, Cd. De México, Cancúnpor mencionar algunos y junto con Tulum, Cancún, Cabo San Lucas y otros más quedo enlistado en la posición # 9 entre los 10 mejores destinos de playa de México 2012.

Sin lugar a dudas este 2012 marca a Puerto Vallarta como uno los destinos favoritos entren las preferencias de sus visitantes, quienes no solo lo han colocado como el destino más romantico de México y uno de los destinos favoritos de playa en el país por los lectores de about.com, sino que también lo reconocen como un de los 10 mejores destinos de México y de Playa del país en este importante portal de opinión.

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