Oaxaca Restaurants

A meal to remember!

Posted by Amy  from Malibu, CA  on December 7, 2008

We certainly disagree with the last reviewer. i guess you can't please everyone, but now knowing he has been into cooking for no more than two years makes us appretiate his cooking skills a lot more. what we were served is what i could could call a 9 course smart menu, so simple yet so fantastic.
lady michelle, heston blumenthal and ferran adria did not go to school and do you know who they are? (we are not comparing but this kid has barely started)
we highly recommend it as the best restaurant in oaxaca and some of the future best chefs in mexico there is no doubt about it!

Don't be fooled

Posted by Michelle  from Pasadena, CA  on December 2, 2008

This is not a real restaurant, it is an egoist's exercise in ambition and arrogance. the young chef has only been "into food" for a year and a half and is entirely self-trained. his ambition far overreaches his abilities. he has a pulverizer and a foamer and some imagination, but no palate--his flavor combinations are often ghastly. ceviche (barely brined grouper) with a sweet passion fruit syrup? coffee bean encrusted steak with banana sauce? (call it steak ala starbucks) the meal made me appreciate all the chefs who endure hard, humble apprenticeships in order to create authentic culinary pleasure. this chef wants to tango before he's learned to walk. the result is embarrassing for him, and a swindle for his customers. the two young servers set down plates and filled waters but had no clue about how to help create a pleasing, high end dining experience.

Intense

Posted by Mike  from Manhattan, NY  on September 10, 2008

Mexicans can now be proud of their chefs, and specially this one in oaxaca when molecular cuisine is taking over, there are chefs that don't go over the board and keep it original and super fantastic.
genuine,creative,emotional,

top 5 in my life!

The oaxacan experience!

Posted by Jason on May 28, 2008

Unique,world class!

Food for the gods

Posted by erock  from Brooklyn, NY  on May 14, 2008

Jose luis is beyond talented in the kitchen and in creating a dining experience never to be forgotten. each course- from the mezcal with fig foam cocktail, to the jicama and huitlacoche sandwich, to the basil cream with hibiscus syrup dessert -- had me thinking there was nothing better i'd ever tasted. while there were several ingredients included in the 7 course meal that i usually don't like, i was pleasantly surprised and loved them all. the chef truly knows how to layer flavors and textures in a way that will have you excited until the last bite. this is an experience not to be missed and i've eaten in the best restaraunts in oaxaca and new york.

Brilliant!!

Posted by Donald  from New York, NY  on March 13, 2008

There's no point trying to put into words the experience i had at this oaxcan gem. you have to experience it for yourself. thank you so much jose luis. i will be back very soon.

The perfect meal!

Posted by Jennie  from malibu, CA  on March 5, 2008

Make no mistakes, eat here! jose luis treated us to an ispired menu of local flavors with a contemporary sensibility and sensitivity. this place is for your tastebuds to wallow in some oaxacan heaven...

Fantastic

Posted by Abraham  from Malibu, CO  on February 16, 2008

The best time me and my wife had in mexico. luis is such a culinary artist,such an inspiring kid. casa crespa and teatro culinario complement each other in a terrific way!

Mindblowing culinary experience

Posted by Anthony Harper on January 30, 2008

There are cooks, there are chefs but among them there will always be a star rising, check el teatro culinario for a mindblowing culinary experience!