At Hilton Los Cabos, food is never separate from where it is served. It is a way of honoring it. The Baja Food and Wine Journey is the most public expression of that idea: an annual gathering that brings acclaimed guest chefs to the resort to collaborate with our culinary team, share their craft, and shape a weekend that exists nowhere else.
Each edition is built around the same principle. A handful of intentional events. Wines from Mexico’s celebrated wine regions. Ingredients from local farms and the surrounding sea. And the long, unhurried rhythm of a celebration that unfolds with the ocean as its backdrop.
The format is intimate by design. Meet the chefs receptions where guests and chefs are in the same room, not across a stage. Five-course dinners with curated pairings. Beach BBQ under the open sky. This is not a food festival. It is a journey, and we mean that word.
Throughout July 2026, Hilton Los Cabos invites guests to experience the essence of Baja through each of its venues. From the agave spirits at Sotol and the curated tastings at La Biblioteca to the open fire of Leña, the Mediterranean cellar at Vela, and the coastal raw bar at Mio, the resort’s culinary program will reflect the origins of Baja, its land, its sea, its people, and the traditions that have shaped its table for generations.
The fourth edition of the Baja Food and Wine Journey anchors this month-long exploration with a special weekend on July 3 and 4, hosted by Chef Tiffany Derry, who was present at the very first edition when this series launched in 2022, and Executive Chef Mauricio Lopez.
The weekend opens on July 2 with a cocktail reception at Sotol Agave Bar: both chefs in the same room, welcome drinks in hand, and the first bites of what the next two evenings will become. It is an unhurried start, the kind that sets a tone before anyone takes their seat.
July 3 is the main event. South & Sur brings Chef Tiffany Derry and Executive Chef Mauricio López to the same table for a five-course collaborative dinner where two culinary traditions, the American South and the Baja coast, find their common ground in fire, sea, and craft.
The weekend closes the way this series began, on the beach, on the 4th of July, with live music, fireworks over the Sea of Cortez, and The Biggest BBQ in Cabo.
Three nights. One weekend that earns its place on the calendar.
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Seating is limited for select events. Advance reservations are required.
An early evening gathering at Sotol Agave Bar with a welcome cocktail, special bites from both chefs, and the kind of conversation that only happens when two great cooks are in the same room before the weekend begins.
Complimentary for resort guests.
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Chef Tiffany Derry and Executive Chef Mauricio López return to the same table for a dinner built around a simple premise: two distinct culinary traditions, one fire, one coastline.
The menu moves between their voices in alternating courses, from Baja lobster raviolo and wood-fired local catch to charcoal-grilled seafood and wagyu with a Mexican wine bordelaise. The collaboration ends where it should: together, with Mexican chocolate, fig, and goat milk ice cream crafted by both teams.
$110 USD per person | Wine pairing $55 USD
6:30 pm – 10:00 pm | Leña Restaurant
Limited seating | Reservations required
On the 4th of July, Hilton Los Cabos takes the celebration to the beach. A live DJ set, fireworks over the Sea of Cortez, and a spread that honors both the American holiday and the Baja spirit in which it is being served. A tradition that goes back to the very first Baja Food and Wine Journey in 2022, and one that gets a little bigger every year.
$135 USD adults | $54 USD children
Beverages available à la carte
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm | Beachfront
Reservations required
Meet the Chefs of the 2026 Baja Food & Wine Journey, including Celebrity Guest Top Chef Tiffany Derry, and the star of Hilton Los Cabos, Executive Chef Mauricio Lopez.
Top Chef Tiffany Derry
Tiffany Derry has been part of the Baja Food and Wine Journey since the beginning. She was the guest chef for the inaugural edition in 2022, when the series launched over the July 4th weekend with a five-course dinner titled South vs Sur, pairing her Southern culinary roots with the flavors of Baja, followed by a beach barbecue and fireworks on the 4th. She returned in the summer of 2025 to bring her newest restaurant concept, Radici Wood-Fired Grill, to the Hilton Los Cabos shoreline. July 2026 will be her third time hosting.
The founder of Tiffany Derry Concepts, the chef behind Roots Southern Table and Radici Wood-Fired Grill, and a finalist on Bravo’s Top Chef, she is a James Beard Foundation honoree and an outspoken advocate for equity and sustainability in the culinary industry. She brings a voice and a perspective to her cooking that is entirely her own. If the Baja Food and Wine Journey has a founding spirit, Tiffany Derry is part of it.
Born in Acapulco, with a career that has moved through kitchens in Cuba, Spain, and New York, Executive Chef Mauricio Lopez has spent nearly two decades leading the culinary program at Hilton Los Cabos. He shapes the food at all of the resort’s outlets, from contemporary Mexican at Talavera to Mediterranean at Vela. His honors include the Hilton Chef Diamond Award, a championship at the Hilton Culinary Masters Competition, and a seat on the Hilton Culinary Council. His approach is no shortcuts. His relationships with local farms and fishermen are daily, not occasional. And his philosophy is best summarized in his own words:
There are no secrets to good food. Only fine ingredients.
The Baja Food and Wine Journey is his event as much as anyone’s. It exists because of the way he thinks about food.
Wood-fired favorites with a raw bar and incomparable views.
Open for lunch, beverages, and dinner.
Oceanfront cabanas, craft cocktails, signature dishes.
À la carte pricing. Reservations requested.
