Arthuro Paniagua
Chef
Fourth generation, self-taught, born in Sarapiquí. Fifteen years cooking in La Fortuna before the house became the restaurant.
Our Story
A cook, his wife, and a house that fills up five nights a week
Fourth generation, self-taught, from Sarapiquí. Fifteen years in La Fortuna. Arthuro cooks; Jillian runs the house; Josue is the second pair of hands.
The Garden
The 5 PM Chef's Table begins in the garden, among cacao, breadfruit and the ingredients that shape dinner.
Jillian Paniagua
The house
Runs the table, the bookings and the welcome. If you wrote to us, you wrote to Jillian.
Josue
Second cook
The other pair of hands in a kitchen built for one.