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- December 1, 2023
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Chef Gilberto Cetina’s restaurant Holbox has been chosen as the Los Angeles Times’ 2023 Restaurant of the Year
Located near the entrance of the Mercado la Paloma in Historic South-Central, Cetina opened Holbox, which is dedicated to the coastal flavors of Mexico, in 2017.
“Holbox is our little corner of coastal Mexico,” “We are a kitchen that does food from all coastal regions of Mexico seen through the lens of Southern California ingredients.”
Cetina told KTLA
Gilberto Cetina’s Holbox is The Times’ 2023 Restaurant of the Year
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The 42-year-old Mexican-born Cetina draws his inspiration from the traditional flavors of Mexico with a clear inclination towards the southern states, in particular the Yucatan Peninsula where he was born.
With no formal culinary training, he learned to cook at his family's restaurant Chichen Itza, working alongside his father for 15 years. He took over as chef of Chichen Itza in 2010 and in 2017 opened Holbox, a seafood stand that focuses on fresh ingredients, bold flavors and simple preparations.
4NBC NEWS Los Angeles
Sept. 25, 2023
‘Rooted in my upbringing': Chef brings region of Yucatan to plates through seafood.
"... Holbox is really a representation of all different coastal regions of Mexico, but interpreted with the ingredients that we have here in Southern California," said Chef Gilberto Cetina.
LOS ANGELES TIMES
June 13, 2023
Gilberto Cetina’s Holbox is The Times’ 2023 Restaurant of the Year
Even in the throes of June gloom, the sunny disposition of Southern California is an ideal climate for mariscos — for the precise uplift of citrus-doused, chile-ignited seafood. As with so much of our Mexican culinary greatness, the span of options equates to a map of the country’s regional specialties.
