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www.privateairny.com Private Air New York | Fall 2016 94 ESCAPE restaurants throughout the resort including Italian, Asian inspired, the beachy-chic Papitos where an elegant buffet is served and more casual Overwater Ocean Grill and Wine Bar, where wonderful plates are offered à la carte for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Featuring options including lobster salad served with pea puree and avocado, house made pasta scented with black truffle and caviar, and lamb chops grilled over an open flame; this is not your everyday resort fare. Rather, the kitchens at El Dorado are creating some of the finest cuisine to be found anywhere in Mexico and resort guests have their choice of dining at any of the restaurants. And what helps elevate those dining options to such soaring heights - along with the prowess of the resident chefs, of course - are the ingredients themselves. Adhering to their commitment to sustainably sourced, high quality ingredients; El Dorado Resorts has its very own 70,000-square-foot greenhouse where produce is grown for the El Dorado Royale, El Dorado Spa Resorts & Hotels, and Azul Hotels throughout the region. "When you grow your own produce like we do," explains Jose Luis Martinez, "you can taste tomatoes at dinner that have been plucked off the vine that morning. You can smell the delicate fragrance of the herbs. You can see and taste and smell how fresh it all is. Because we have our own greenhouses, nothing is picked while it is green and then shipped to us. It's picked when it's ripe and delicious." e benefits of having one's own greenhouse supports not only the culinary vision of the El Dorado group, but the company's steadfast commitment to creating eco-friendly, luxury tourism as well by precluding the energy, waste and noxious by- products necessitated by having produce imported for each property via freight. "is is part of our dream," Martinez continues, "we are creating what we want to be a perfect experience for our guests." Of course, given its location in the heart of Mexico's Riviera Maya, El Dorado and the Palafitos are convenient to nearby Tulum, Playa del Carmen, and Cancun where anything from upscale shopping to ancient ruins can be readily found. e resort in less than forty minutes from the commercial flights and FBO services offered by Cancun International Airport and ground transportation is easily arranged via the resort provided concierge services. For further information on the Palafitos at El Dorado Maroma, please visit the resort website at http://www.eldoradosparesorts.com.