Jesús Martínez
Jesús Martínez is the editor of AMUSE. and covers restaurants, chefs and the business of hospitality. As editor, Jesús answers for everything published on the platform.
Stories by Jesús Martínez
Best restaurants in Mexico City 2026: 15 tables worth booking
From Quintonil's MXN 6,090 tasting menu to MXN 25 al pastor at El Vilsito: 15 Mexico City tables checked against the Michelin Guide Mexico 2026, with prices and booking tips.
Cafe Imports becomes 100% employee-owned firm
The Minneapolis green coffee importer moved its shares into an employee stock ownership trust, a hedge founder Andrew Miller says protects its independence.
Apple strudel recipe: Vienna's hand-stretched Apfelstrudel
Paper-thin pulled dough, tart apples, rum-soaked raisins and buttery breadcrumbs: the Viennese Apfelstrudel explained step by step, with the reason behind each move.
Japan rice prices fall for a sixth week to ¥2,934
The average 5 kg supermarket bag lost another ¥37 and now sits a third below January's peak, as new farm minister Kazuo Yana puts appropriate prices for growers first.
Benjamin Den Bosch hires Bart van Hemert from starred Alma
Sommelier Chiel Seuren's wine restaurant on the Kerkstraat hands its kitchen to the chef de cuisine of Wouter van Laarhoven's Michelin-starred Alma in Oisterwijk.
Netflix renews Chef's Table for two new seasons
Chef's Table: Icons and Chef's Table: Desserts will each run four episodes, with creator David Gelb directing every one himself for the first time.
Paul Bocuse centenary brings 350 diners to a Roman temple
Patrick Henriroux and Philippe Girardon led 30 chefs and 60 students in a €95 lunch that sold out in two days, in the town where Bocuse learned under Fernand Point.
Gabriel Waterhouse opens Waterhouse off Columbia Road
The successor to The Water House Project seats 24 in a Victorian workshop off Columbia Road, with an 11-course Northumbrian menu at £125 and a new wine bar.
What to eat in Mexico City: 10 dishes and where to find them
From tacos al pastor off the spit to Pujol's mole madre, ten dishes that define the Mexican capital, with addresses, opening days and prices in pesos.
Tacos al pastor recipe: Mexico City's spit-roast taco at home
Chilli-and-achiote pork, charred pineapple and hot corn tortillas: a home version of the taquería classic, cooked in a cast-iron pan instead of on a vertical spit.
Élan Amsterdam: the Roux team takes over the old Maris Piper
Roos Bierhoff, Allon Niesen and chef Sebastiano Guglielmucci open a 120-seat à la carte restaurant on the Frans Halsstraat in early November, with mains at €25 to €30.
Playing Solo closes its Madrid counter after four years
Luis Caballero serves the last dinner at his eight-seat counter in Malasaña on 26 September, citing physical exhaustion and the limits of a one-cook restaurant.
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