The art of cooking is the art of living well, the art of sensibility and recognition to all that nature has provided for us; cooking is translating that same recognition by transforming food into smiles and memories filled with flavor. The hectic pace of modern living and its ever so demanding routine has driven us to eating habits that give us enough energy to keep up; still, we must not forget that food should also feed the soul.
Food that is prepared with fresh organic products that maintain nature’s fragile balance, food that is prepared with care and love, that is our culinary philosophy. When it comes to food, we seek to be authentic, we seek to find cohesion between our beliefs and our life’s work.
We encourage ecological awareness and all that’s prepared at Casa Del Abuelo Art Hotel is the result of deep analytic thinking about food and life. Thanks to our organic garden we are able to frequently change our menus and our kitchen is constantly evolving…sensitively moved by all positive influence.
Our aim is that our guests have an intense firsthand culinary experience, which is why we cook “live” for them, creating a space of harmonious balance between our knowledge, the sounds coming from the grill, the aromas of our preparations and the energy of our clients…all synchronized to offer satisfaction in every sense. Having my own business means I have a place to express myself as a cook, you are all invited to this culinary adventure!
Rodrigo Pacheco is a top-notch Ecuadorian chef who bases half his time in Quito and the other half in Banos, where he prepares meals made from fresh organic ingredients at Casa del Abuelo Art Hotel & Restaurant. He is also the executive chef at Cuisine Standard in Quito.
He has studied with some of the best, including Madrid Fusión in Spain, Alain Ducasse Formation in Paris, the Institut Paul Bocuse in Lyon, France, and the Instituto Inacap in Santiago, Chile among others.
He has done a Government Cultural Exchange in Canada and the Masters of Food and Wine tour of the world in Buenos Aires, Argentina,
representing Ecuador as an invited chef. Rodrigo was also a Culinary radio show host on Saberes y Sabores.
