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With over five decades of existence and uninterrupted service, the kitchen of the Nicos restaurant, in Mexico City, has been the trench that María Elena Lugo Zermeño and her son Gerardo Vázquez Lugo chose to undertake a crusade in defense of the ancestral and traditional homemade gastronomy of Mexico.
Far from elite areas and author’s cuisine, it is defined as a neighborhood restaurant. In 2015 Nicos first entered the list of the 50 best restaurants in Latin America, where it has remained so far “without the need of white tablecloths or theatrical tricks”.31
This team of chefs never imagined that their work would be distinguished with the Diners Club Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018 that recognices the career and contribution of a chef to the gastronomic industry, within the framework of the Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants.
