Taking place from 15 to 18 May 2018, this exceptional experience will offer guests the chance to feast on world-famous dishes. To fully enjoy this gastronomic experience and the hotel’s award-winning facilities, guests can also book the Pujol in Tokyo accommodation package.
Open to diners for evening meals only, Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo’s pop-up space will be located in the hotel’s Signature restaurant. The exciting pop-up has been named Pujol, after Chef Enrique’s award-winning restaurant in Mexico City, which was ranked 20 in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2017.
Inspired by the food of Oaxaca, the famous gastronomic region in Mexico, Chef Enrique’s food at Pujol draws on the street food flavours of Mexico City and seafood dishes of Baja, California.
Following his philosophy of “work with what you have”, the pop-up’s nine-course dinner will present contemporary Mexican dishes with local and specially imported ingredients. Using traditional and modern cooking techniques, this approach has already proved popular in New York. Chef Enrique’s restaurant, Cosme, was placed #1 in the New York Times Top New York Restaurants of 2015 – which means Tokyo diners will be in for a real treat.
Following the Japanese concept of an “Omakase” dinner, where the chef selects the diner’s dishes, Chef Enrique will present a selection of tacos, made with corn unleavened flatbread tortillas, folded and filled with a variety of Mexican and Japanese ingredients, some raw and some cooked.
Make it happen
When: 15 to 18 May, with four seating times: 17.30, 18.00, 20.30 and 21.00.
Cost: An alcohol pairing at JPY 18,000 and non-alcohol pairing at JPY 8,000 per person are also available. Table only reservations will be taken from 16 March 2018. Drink pairing prices exclude service charge and consumption tax.
Website: Click here to find out more and make a booking.
Words by Sophie Ritchie