🎉 Welcome to the “Twice 25” Fiesta Page!

We’re so excited to celebrate this special weekend with you in beautiful Los Cabos! Get ready for sun-soaked fun, incredible food, and unforgettable memories with our favorite people. This page has everything you need to prepare — we can’t wait to see you there!

👶 Child-Free Invite-Only Weekend

This will be an adults-only celebration so that everyone can relax, unwind, and enjoy the festivities to the fullest. We hope this gives you a rare chance to kick back and indulge — you deserve it!

🤝 Event Coordinator

Have questions? Need help with plans or logistics?
Please feel free to reach out to our event coordinator:

Tatiana Larquier
📱 Mobile / WhatsApp: +1 (415) 608-2757
📧 Email: tatiana.larquier@gmail.com

She’s here to make sure your experience is seamless and stress-free!

✅ RSVP / Confirmation

If you haven’t already, please confirm your attendance by replying directly to Tatiana (email or text works great!). This helps us finalize details and make the weekend perfect for everyone.

🥗 Dietary Restrictions & Allergies

Your comfort and enjoyment are a priority, especially when it comes to food!

If you have any allergies, dietary restrictions, or preferences, please let our event coordinator Tatiana Larquier know at least 10 days in advance so we can accommodate your needs with care.

✈️ Getting There: Airport & Transportation

The nearest airport is Los Cabos International Airport — SJD
📍 Located about 35–40 minutes from Montage Los Cabos

🚗 Transportation Options:

• Private Transfers – If you’d like help arranging a shared or private car, reach out to Tatiana
• Taxi or Uber – Both are available at the airport (Uber pickup may require a short walk outside the terminal)
• Rental Cars – Available at the airport, though not necessary unless you plan to explore

🔐 Important: Montage is a secured property — all guests must carry a valid photo ID to gain access at the front gate.

🧳 Pro Tip: Let your driver know you’re heading to Montage Los Cabos (not just “Montage”) to avoid confusion with other locations.

🏨 Lodging Suggestions

Here are a few nearby hotel options to help you plan your stay.
Please note: There are no room blocks reserved, so we recommend booking early.

📍 Montage Los Cabos

All events will take place here — the heart of the celebration
🌐 montage.com/loscabos

🛏️ Solaz, a Luxury Collection Resort, Los Cabos

📍 5.4 miles / 9 km / ~10 min drive from Montage
🌐 Solaz on Marriott

🏝️ Chileno Bay Resort, Auberge Collection

📍 3 miles / 5 km / ~10 min drive from Montage
🌐 Chileno Bay

🌊 The Cape, A Thompson Hotel by Hyatt

📍 5 miles / 8 km / ~11 min drive from Montage
🌐 The Cape

🎁 Your Presence Is the Gift

We are so excited to share this special weekend with you, and your presence is truly the only gift we need.

Please no gifts — just bring your love, laughter, and dancing shoes!

👗👔 What to Pack & Wear

We want you to be comfortable and stylish all weekend! Here’s a quick guide for what to bring, with a few helpful tips to make sure you’re perfectly dressed for every moment.

Thursday – Welcome Dinner at Talay

Tropical Chic, for example (but not limited to):

• 👩‍🦰 Women: Flowy dresses, flat sandals or wedges, light fabrics
• 👨 Men: Linen/breathable shirts, dress shorts or light trousers, loafers or stylish sandals

📍 Talay is an outdoor restaurant, so high heels are not recommended — opt for wedges or flats instead.
☔ In case of rain, the dinner will be moved indoors to a nearby space designed to recreate Talay’s relaxed tropical vibe.

Friday – Birthday Celebration at Mezcal

Cocktail Chic, for example (but not limited to)

• 👩‍🦰 Women: Dressy-casual to cocktail attire, heels or dressy flats, festive touches welcome
• 👨 Men: Dress shirts with nice pants, stylish shoes

🕺 We’ll have a dancing stage, and trust us — no one will be spared from the dance floor!
🍸 The evening starts with an outdoor reception, followed by dinner and dancing indoors.
📸 A professional photographer and videographer will be capturing the magic throughout the night — come ready to shine!

Saturday – Poolside Recovery at the Villa

Casual & Comfy

• Swimsuits, coverups, flip-flops, hats, sunglasses — all your pool party favorites
• 👩‍🦰👨 Both: Easygoing, fun, and sun-ready attire

🏖️ Montage will provide pool towels and a sunscreen station.
🚿 Public shower stations are located near the villa if you’d like to rinse off before heading back to your room.

Don’t forget:
✔️ Flat shoes for walking around the resort
✔️ Plenty of sunscreen for those strong Cabo rays!

🗓️ Event Agenda & Times

📍 Thursday, August 14

Welcome Evening at Talay, Montage
🕕 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Join us for an open-air welcome dinner under the stars with tropical flavors and great company.
👗 Dress Code: Tropical Chic

📍 Friday, August 15

Birthday Dinner & Party at Mezcal, Montage
🕕 6:00 PM – 2:00 AM
A celebratory evening with dinner, dancing, and a few surprises!
💃 Dancing encouraged — the stage will be ready, and no one’s safe from the beat.
📸 A photographer and videographer will be on-site capturing every moment.
👗 Dress Code: Cocktail Chic

📍 Saturday, August 16

Hangover BBQ Pool Party at Fiete Villa, Montage
🕒 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Relax, recover, and recharge at the villa with a poolside BBQ and sunshine.
🧢 Casual and comfy — swimsuits, sunnies, and chill vibes.
🧴 Montage will provide towels and sunscreen; public shower stations are nearby if needed.

Everyone has a different concept of the holidays. There are those who really like them, because it is when they are off work and they get to fully enjoy their loved ones. Then, there are those who dread them, because it is a reminder of hectic traffic, busy malls, busy airports, and annoying expectations & obligations. I personally can relate to all the above. Not a fan, but not a hater either.

Although I was born and raised in Perú, I spent my teen years in Caracas-Venezuela. It was then and there that I madly fell in love with its people. Naturally, I will always have a soft spot for the country, and will always think of myself as “Venezuelan at heart” [or a Venezuelan “Wannabe”, as some like to call it]. In addition to that, the fact that Miami is our primary residence, has helped me re-connect with old Venezuelan high school friends, so I find myself often interacting with lively and vibrant personalities. I mean what is not love about our Latin culture? We sure have our cons, but I feel we make up for some of those with our pros!

My three guilty pleasures are described below (with photos of each).

#1. Panettone Classico: An Italian specialty holiday fruit cake

My favorite panettone, for the past couple of years has been Bauducco Classico

#2. Hallacas: A Venezuelan “tamal” of beef, pork or chicken, mixed with raisins, capers and olives, then wrapped in cornmeal dough; all folded within plantain leaves, tied with strings, and boiled or steamed afterwards. It is typically served during the Christmas holiday.

“Hallacas”: A Venezuelan tamal; I prefer these over most other tamales, because I like more filling and very thin to little dough.

#3. Pan de Jamón Venezolano: A typical Venezuelan Christmas bread, filled with ham, fried bacon, raisins and olives, most commonly with red or green pepper.

My favorite Pan de Jamón is from Moisés Bakery in Surfside, Miami Beach, FL.

Lastly, not food related, what I also enjoy during the holidays is: Gaitas Venezolanas [this genre originated from the region of Zulia State, and is very popular during the Christmas season. The gaita, conforms the national representation of the Venezuelan Christmas]. If you have a Spotify account, click on this to get a sample playlist I made.

Today, and every day, I am grateful. Happy Holidays, and stay safe my friends!

Went to the Morimoto in NYC in April 2012, had the Omakase and thought it was decent without being spectacular. Now Morimoto has openened in South Beach, so, since we are here for a while decided to go try it out. This time we did not get their Omakase and ordered a la carte instead — it was pretty solid, I must say. The company, again, had us laughing insatiably all through the night.

Below are photos of some of the dishes we ordered at Morimoto on Tuesday (16-Dec-2014) night.

Some Royal Imperial caviar to start

Another one of those OMFG moments with the first zip of this 1999 S Salon champagne.

A sashimi platter: chu-toro, saba, aji, steal salmon.

A very good Montrachet

A-5 Wagyu and Uni sushi.

Uni Carbonara: inaniwa noodles, bacon, quail egg.

Tofu Cheesecake: coffee maple syrup, green tea ice cream, azuki cream

Salty Caramel Chocolate Tart featuring a chocolate sphere that implodes under a shot of fiery rum.

Mori-Monkey Bread: banana chocolate chip ice cream, banana cream, spiced milk chocolate sauce.

Coconut Mango Pudding with lemon yogurt powder, meringue, mochi, passion fruit cream and coconut green tea sorbet; and “minus 321˚” a spider web of white chocolate surrounded by liquid nitrogen shattered sorbets — Oh my!

On my search for some newer restaurants in Miami, I came across Shikany in Wynwood. Went there with friends, for dinner on Tuesday night. I was pleasantly surprised with some of the dishes, and was smitten by its decor. Service was good, but not necessarily fantastic. At times, it seemed a bit slow even though the restaurant was not completely full in the earlier part of the night. Regardless, for us it was about the company so we had a great time while being there. Below are some photos of some of the dishes we tried.

Crispy Fish Tacos.

A5 Wagyu Smoked Gouda Croquettes: coffee dusted dark chocolate foie gras truffle spheres (**the highlight of the dish), apple cured duck breast prosciutto, pink peppercorn meyer lemon meringue, raspberry gel, black garlic paint.

Sous Vide Baby Octupus: baby octopus, green & white asparagus salad, crispy chorizo, cumin red chile watercress Bernaise, almond snow.

A 2002 Perrier-Jouet Belle Epoque Blanc de Blancs

Foie Gras Lollipops.

El Milojas Español: puff pastry, apples, manchego cheesecake, candied chestnut, safron creme anglaise, Pedro Ximenez ice cream.

Winter Wonderland: pistachio cake, spicy berry sauce, white chocolate cremosso, chocolate powder, madarin gel, coconut snow, coquito ice cream.

Sweet Potato Cake: maple foam, Cassis sauce, spiced pumpkin seeds, pumpkin seed ice cream

We are now back in Miami Beach/Bal Harbour, our primary residence. Even though there is very little, to almost no fine dining “action” in Miami (unlike NYC or SF), the city has got its own “sabor”. After a week of getting re-settled in our home, we walked to our favorite neighborhood restaurant, Makoto. The menu does not change much or often, but that does not really bother us, as we tend to always order the same items, and from time to time try some “new ones”.

Fire & Oysters: yamamomo, granita, serrano chili.
Stone Crabs (seasonal).

Crispy Rice, Toro Tartare, Russian Osetra.

Russian Osetra Caviar.

A new vintage we tried, a 2000 Krug.

**Favorite dessert at Makoto: Fruit Toban Yaki: Seasonal Fruit, Passion Fruit Sauce, Mango Sorbet, Marshmallows

While at Makoto on Saturday night, we were told about Basil Park, a new-ish bistro in Sunny Isles. We went there the next day, Sunday 7-Dec, for lunch and were very happy to discover a “farm-to-table” concept place. The staff was courteous and the dishes were very flavorful. I have a feeling we’ll be going back for sure! Below are some photos of some of the dishes we ordered.

Sprouted Falafel Bites: sprouted chickpeas, parsley, cucumber, “tzatziki”

Local Fish Taquitos: brown rice tortilla, avocado, pico de gallo, cilantro

Rotisserie Chicken Salad: walnuts, baby spinach, green apple, cider vinegar, Sweet Grass Dairy fresh cheese.

Ahi Tuna Tiradito: ají amarillo, sweet potato, choclo.

Dessert:
Raw Chocolate Pate: mixed berry sorbet, raw cacao, raw almonds.

Another great dinner at Atelier Crenn. It is creative, artistic, innovative and chic; a poetic culinaria indeed. As famous food critic, Michael Bauer, said on his Nov 2014 review “Dominique Crenn translates food into poetry“. There is no conventional menu (it is a printed poem that keeps you trying to figure out “what is coming next?”), so I took the liberty to copy and paste dish descriptions from Michael Bauer’s SF Gate Article (sneaky, I know!). Atelier Crenn is, without a doubt, one of our favorite restaurants in SF. It is a bonus that the restaurant is within walking distance, I sure enjoy our short stroll back home after 18+ courses! Last night was the second time meeting Chef Dominique Crenn, what a nice touch to have such amazing Chef come up and personally greet every table!

Below are some photos of our dinner at Atelier Crenn on Tuesday 18-Nov-2014.

The menu at Atelier Crenn, a poem.

Cider filled white cocoa.

Dehydrated and roasted stick of taro, cauliflower and white chocolate mousse, cocoa nibs.

Rice crackers stained black from squid ink.

Smoked potato puree, Japanese squid, sprouted greens, a snowy sprinkling of Iberico ham lard powder and squiggles of squid ink. The waiter then poured on a ham broth.

A leaf-shaped plate with rings of white beets and turnips and whole leaves coated in tempura, hiding a slice of mackerel. The waiter then brings over what looks like a black river rock, opens it up and spoons out white beet snow that melts into dewdrops as it hits the plate.

Bone marrow, Osetra caviar.

Wagyu beef, mustard seeds, Brussels sprouts, roasted apples.

Bite-size banyuls meringue shell filled with dressed microgreens

A moss-covered branch with carrot jerky at the tip

Honey caramel.

The dessert, a honey cake.

Mignardises.

The box in which some of the mignardises came in.

Our last few meals made by our SF chef, Anthony Yang.

Salad of Chicories, Black Truffle Persimmon Vinaigrette, Shaved Persimmon

Blue Nose Bass, Pistachio, Charred Scallion Vinaigrette

Andante Dairy Goat Cheese, Heirloom Organic Farms Beets, Gem Lettuce, Pears

Caramelized Sunchoke Purée, Cacao Nibs, Grapes, Whole Wheat Croutons

Grilled Quail, Huckleberry, Braised Leek, Pearl Onions, Radishes, Pistachio Butter, Cassis Mustard

Guess the title says it all, this foodie cow does not only do fine dining! There are those days/times when all I want is a slice of unhealthy but crunchy & delicious pizza, a deep-fried fish taco with sweet potato fries, Venezuelan tequeños, etc, etc, etc.. What can I say? I eat healthy most all week and exercise regularly, so when the cravings hit my brain, I (sometimes) give in!

Location: Pacific Catch in Marina District, SF
Traditional Baja Tacos: true cod, cabbage, avocado-tomatillo salsa, jalapeño tartar; served with sweet potato fries – the dish I order every time I go to Pacific Catch, it is lovely!

Location: Pacific Catch in Marina District, SF
Hawaiian Poke: with wonton crisps – this was good but crazy salty, in my opinion.

Location: Hole In The Wall in Marina District, SF
A slice of “All Meat” pizza.
Picture might not say much, but it sure made my tummy VERY happy at the moment!

Venezuelan Tequeños – when in SF, I order boxes of pre-fried, then frozen & ready to bake “party size” (mini/smaller) tequeños online from Tequeñomanía in Florida.

After having lived in Seattle for 14 years, every time I visit, Pagliacci Pizza‘s Spicy Chicken is a must!

My husband and I have dined at several restaurants in the Bay Area (mostly SF) in the past few years; some of these restaurants we went to before SF became our secondary residence (our primary residence is Bal Harbour/Miami Beach). A few of those restaurants have become “our repeats”. Clearly the more memorable the dishes are, the more likely we will come back. SF is a beautiful culinary mecca!

August 2012:
Sons & Daughters, in SF

August 2012:
French Laundry, in Yountville

August 2012:
French Laundry, in Yountville
*Oysters and Pearls

June 2013:
First time at Saison, in SF

June 2013:
First time at Saison, in SF

June 2013:
First time at Saison, in SF

June 2013:
First time at Saison, in SF

June 2013:
First time at Saison, in SF

June 2013:
First time at Saison, in SF

June 2013:
First time at Saison
*Can’t tell you HOW happy I was to find canelés de Bordeaux in the mignardises box!

June 2013:
First time at The Restaurant at Meadowood, in St. Helena

June 2013:
First time at The Restaurant at Meadowood, in St. Helena

June 2013:
First time at The Restaurant at Meadowood, in St. Helena

June 2013:
First time at The Restaurant at Meadowood, in St. Helena

June 2013:
First time at The Restaurant at Meadowood, in St. Helena

June 2013:
First time at Benu, in SF

June 2013:
First time at Benu, in SF

June 2013:
First time at Benu, in SF

June 2013:
First time at Benu, in SF

June 2013:
First time at Atelier Crenn, in SF

June 2013:
First time at Atelier Crenn, in SF

June 2013:
First time at Atelier Crenn, in SF

June 2013:
First time at Coi, in SF

June 2013:
First time at Coi, in SF

June 2013:
First time at Coi, in SF

June 2013:
First time at Coi, in SF

January 2014:
Third time at Saison, in SF

January 2014:
Third time at Saison, in SF

January 2014:
Third time at Saison, in SF

January & April 2014:
2nd and 3rd time at Coi, in SF

January & April 2014:
2nd and 3rd time at Coi, in SF

January & April 2014:
2nd and 3rd time at Coi, in SF

January & April 2014:
2nd and 3rd time at Coi, in SF

January & April 2014:
2nd and 3rd time at Coi, in SF

October 2014:
Kusakabe, in SF

October 2014:
Kusakabe, in SF

October 2014:
Kusakabe, in SF

October 2014:
La Folie, in SF

October 2014:
More Saison, in SF

October 2014:
More Saison, in SF

October 2014:
More Saison, in SF

October 2014:
More Saison, in SF

October 2014:
More Saison, in SF

October 2014:
2nd time at Quince, in SF

October 2014:
2nd time at Quince, in SF

October 2014:
2nd time at Quince, in SF

November 2014:
Roka Akor, in SF
**This is pretty much a Zuma, for those that have been to one.

November 2014:
Roka Akor, in SF
**This is pretty much a Zuma, for those that have been to one.

November 2014:
Roka Akor, in SF
**This is pretty much a Zuma, for those that have been to one.

November 2014:
Roka Akor, in SF
**This is pretty much a Zuma. I have only been to the Zuma in Miami, therefore Roka Akor’s menu was very familiar.