Latest update April 16th, 2026 12:40 AM
Mexican food festival begins today
Chef Gavriel Jinenez
As part of its 199th Independence Anniversary observances, Mexico, through its embassy in Guyana, is staging a food festival. The three-day event, which begins today and concludes on Sunday, is being held at the Pegasus Hotel.
According to Mexican Ambassador to Guyana, Fernando Sandoval, the occasion offers an opportunity for Guyanese to learn about Mexico. The envoy believes when an embassy goes to another country it is for those countries to share cultures and ideas.
He informed that a chef was brought from Mexico to “ensure the dishes are cooked the way they should be”. Additionally, most of the ingredients were shipped from Mexico to ensure a native flavour. With a keen emphasis on pepper and spices, the dishes will be unique and tasteful, the ambassador assured the gathering.
The chef, Gavriel Jinenez, said the food prepared would capture different facets of Mexican tradition. The festival will take a dinner format and will feature a four-course meal. According to the Ambassador, this venture is the beginning of relations between Guyana and Mexico.
Having been in Guyana for just over six months, Sandoval says this is a way of introducing the work of Mexico to the Guyanese populace. Other collaborations are in the pipeline, he said. Ambassador Sandoval said that apart from trade relations and assisting the Guyana Government in its tourism product, awarding scholarships to Guyanese is high on the embassy’s list.
The food festival will commence at 6pm daily and will cost $4,500 per person.
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