Mexican chef Adriana Cavita discusses her love for London in a Michelin Guide interview timed for International Women’s Day. She highlights her Marylebone restaurant Cavita and a special dinner event featuring female chefs. The conversation covers the significance of the day and London’s dining scene.
Adriana Cavita, one of London’s foremost female chefs, shares insights into the city she calls home in a Michelin Guide interview published to celebrate International Women’s Day. At her restaurant Cavita in Marylebone, Cavita brings Mexican flavors to life through dishes like mole sauce with corn-fed chicken and hamachi tostada. The spot is described as popular and among the city’s best for Mexican cuisine, with the attached Maya bar offering agave-based drinks and a custom sound system as an ideal post-dinner venue.
To mark International Women’s Day this year, Cavita is hosting a special dinner where female chefs, including Ayesha Kalaji and Maria Bradford, will share tastes from their countries’ cuisines. In the interview, Cavita addresses the day’s meaning to her as a chef and offers thoughts on London’s dining scene overall.
The discussion follows the Michelin Guide’s series format, where chefs reveal personal tips on dining, from restaurants to bakeries and bookshops. Questions posed include recent impressive London openings, recommendations for Mexican flavors elsewhere in the city, go-to spots for celebrations, what London excels at globally, quick bite options, free time activities, favorite neighborhoods, and what London tastes like to her.
This interview underscores Cavita’s role in elevating Mexican cuisine in London while spotlighting women in the industry.