Is CR becoming a new foodie destination?

[EnLinea Media]

Is Costa Rica a new foodies’ travel destination? Hotel Trópico Latino Chef Randy Siles takes the world by surprise showing off Costa Rican cuisine.

Award-winning and gaining international celebrity status in his role as Costa Rica’s Ambassador of National Gastronomy, Randy Siles is loving life as a top chef in Costa Rica. He lives and works steps from one of the country’s prettiest beaches, sharing his passions of surfing with creating inventive sustainable cuisine at Hotel Trópico Latino in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica.

Yet lately, Siles is spending almost as much time on an airplane as he is in the kitchen...

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[Shannon Farley]

Yes it is! :-)

Culinary arts in Costa Rica have been sprouting for the last 15 years, incorporating things like organic chocolate, coffee, and indigenous grains into creative recipes highlighting freshness and sustainability. The craft beer industry is growing in leaps and bounds with now nearly 100 craft brews available in Costa Rica, besides the favorite national beers of Imperial, Pilsen and Bavaria.