Overview
- The award was announced at the Four Seasons Buenos Aires, where a jury led by Mauro Colagreco selected Proyecto Pescado as the winner by unanimous decision.
- The prize includes a gold-finished cork crafted by Juan Carlos Pallarols, ARS$3,000,000, and a weeklong apprenticeship at Mirazur in France.
- Proyecto Pescado operates two complementary venues, the fine-dining Faro Norte in Mar del Plata and the seasonal El Chiringo in Chapadmalal.
- The team fishes by kayak or small boat and works whole catch with techniques such as maturation, curing, fermentation and escabeches using regional ingredients.
- Finalists Margot (Santa Fe) and Hambriento Cocina (Rosario) also presented dishes at the ceremony hosted by Iván de Pineda, with each runner-up receiving ARS$1,500,000.