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At the Riviera Maya Edition, Francisco Ruano Turns a Milestone Into a Culinary Power Play

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17.02.2026

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At the Riviera Maya Edition, Francisco Ruano Turns a Milestone Into a Culinary Power Play

The food-and-beverage extravaganza included a collaboration dinner between Paco Ruano and fellow Michelin-starred chef Jonatán Gómez Luna, as well as a beach barbecue and a cocktail takeover helmed by Paola Morales and Amer Heneidi from Mexico City’s Libreria Valladolid.

From Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s Matador Room in Miami to Josh Niland’s Fysh in Singapore, Ian Schrager’s EDITION Hotels have no shortage of culinary firepower. At Mexico’s Riviera Maya Edition at Kanai, the headlining chef is Francisco “Paco” Ruano, who runs Ki’is and Kitchen at the hotel.

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On Friday, Feb. 13, Ruano (best known for Guadalajara’s Alcalde, which is currently No. 15 on Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants) kicked off the hotel’s two-year anniversary celebrations with a special collaboration dinner. Ruano cooked at Ki’is alongside a........

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