50 More Restaurants Expected to Open in Maz this Year

by Maureen Dietrich
21 Feb 15
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Francisco Lizárraga Sánchez, president of the Cámara Nacional de la Industria de Restaurantes y Alimentos Condimentados (Canirac) in Mazatlán said yesterday his association expects at least 50 new restaurants to open in Mazatlán this year.

The restaurants will provide 200 direct jobs and 400 indirect.

However, he told reporters, most of the new eating establishments will be offering seafood and he called on new restauranteurs to provide more variety for the growing tourist and local trade in Mazatlán. He suggested, for example, restaurants for Brazilian and Thai food.

Expectations for the 2015 restaurant industry are much better this year, said Lizárraga Sánchez. The constant flow of tourists into the city has put a halt to the annual layoffs of waiters and staff during the summer months of August through October when in previous years tourism was at its lowest ebb.

(from Noroeste)

Canirac to Print Gastronomical Guide in English and Spanish

by Maureen Dietrich

5 Nov 14  

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The Cámara Nacional de la Industria de Restaurantes y Alimentos Condimentados of Mazatlán (Canirac) will present its second annual restaurant and food guide at the November 27 national Canirac meeting in Mazatlán.

However, this year the 60 page publication including 150 restaurants affiliated with Canirac will be in English as well as Spanish.

Ricardo Velarde Cárdenas, President of Canirac Mazatlán, explained they want to promote typical local dishes to Americans and Canadians visiting the port this winter and to cruise ship passengers. The first edition of the guide “Saborea Mazatlán” was printed in 2013 with a run of 20,000 copies.

At the annual Canirac meeting here in November they are going to propose they approach Unesco to name Sinaloa cuisine as a Cultural Heritage as has been done in other States such as Michoacán, Puebla and Yucatán.

 (from Noroeste)

Canirac Seeks Cultural Heritage Designation for Sinaloa Cuisine

by Maureen Dietrich

4 Jul 14 

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Gastronomically speaking, Sinaloa has everything to obtain the recognition.

The national chamber of the Industria Restaurantera y Alimentos Condimentados (Canirac) will fight to have Sinaloa cuisine recognized as an intangible cultural heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco), said Ricardo Velarde Cárdenas, president of the restaurant organization.

The project is an offshoot of the recognition of Mexican food internationally, in particular diverse dishes from specific States. Velarde Cárdenas wants to include Sinaloa in that category given, he says, the wide culinary tradition and original cuisine of Sinaloa.

He told media the national Canirac delegation is in agreement with the proposal and it will be at the center of discussions at the next meeting of national representatives to take place in Mazatlán in September or October this year.

Gastronomically speaking, Velarde Cárdenas pointed out Sinaloa has everything to obtain the recognition but it will take work and coordination. The Sinaloa Secretary of Tourism has already made some advances in the process and would be interested in taking up the project, he added.

In the meantime, the organization is continuing with its plan to establish a gastronomy route in cities along the Northern Economic Corridor.

Canirac Mazatlán will participate in Durango city´s national fair beginning July 18 and ending August 10, where it will display the best of Mazatlán cuisine, principally dishes based on seafood, to entice tourists to vacation in the port. Velarde Cárdenas said they expect 20 or 30 Mazatlán restaurants to participate. 

(from Noroeste)

Mazatlán an Ideal Location for Weddings

by Maureen Dietrich

14 May 14 

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Mazatlán restaurateur Ricardo Velarde Cárdenas, head of Canirac, would like to see Mazatlán promoted as an ideal location for destination weddings, but to date no local company is promoting the idea.

Nonetheless, he told media, they have noticed an increase in people travelling to the city expressly to hold and celebrate a wedding, bringing groups of 250 to 300 guests for the occasion, most commonly from Culiacán, Durango, Torreón and Chihuahua.

Mazatlán is ideal for this niche market, he said, providing sea views, exquisite food and high quality hotels. (from Noroeste)