Michael Beltran is again nominated for the prestigious James Beard Award, for Ariete. Ariete Hospitality Group continues to pursue new culinary experiences.
Michael Beltran is once again nominated for the prestigious James Beard Award, for his restaurant Ariete and his Cuban-American diner, Chug’s.
This is not Chef Beltran’s first nomination for the awards, which are held annually by the James Beard Foundation to recognize culinary professionals in the US. His previous nomination was lost to the pandemic, as the chef awards were canceled in 2020. Other James Beard Awards were presented that year, to authors and journalists, but 2022 marks the return of the awards, and Beltran’s name is once again among thesemifinalistsasBest Chef: South – Ariete, Coconut Grove
Chef Michael Beltran, Ariete, and Chug’s
Ariete Hospitality Group’s firstborn, Ariete is best described as:
From there, as Head Chef, Beltran and the Ariete Hospitality Group continued pursuing new culinary experiences and pushing boundaries.
Chug’s, pulled from Beltran’s ownchildhood nickname,also bears a close connection to this past. The ‘morning, noon, and night’ eatery features American standards like a mac and cheese skillet, and Cuban staples like rice and beans. Chug’s holds the unique distinction of being Coconut Grove’s first Cuban coffee ventanita.
Invested
As a client of Gazitua Letelier, Ariete has benefited from the lobbying efforts of the entire team. Luis Gazitua, a personal investor in the Ariete Restaurant Group, also expresses his congratulations to Beltran on this well-deserved honor. Of Beltran, Luis says “Chug is an artist, a man of strong values, and a friend. An opportunity to invest, with a chef of this caliber, a range of restaurants this strong, was a simple decision.”
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