## **American Express is the exclusive Priority Card Partner for The Second Act. Priority booking for Eligible American Express Card Members* is from 14 to 16 September, depending on Card. During the American Express® Priority booking dates, any payments made on other payment methods will be cancelled** ## **Eligible Card Members refer to all Basic and Supplementary Card Members of American Express Cards issued by American Express International Inc. in Singapore and excludes American Express Corporate Cards, and American Express Cards issued by DBS and UOB.* ## **For groups 7-14 pax, please kindly write to secondact@raffles.com with your reservation details and contact** ## **Booking and payment will then be processed via a specified Traveloka payment link** ## By proceeding with the transaction on Traveloka, you are deemed to have agreed to [Chef World Tour's Terms and Conditions of Sale](https://res.Traveloka.com/image/upload/TERMS_AND_CONDITIONS_-_TSA2023_3_dgkmwd.pdf) # About the Chef A native of Southern California, Jose Luis Hinostroza grew up in a Mexican household in the heart of one of the richest agricultural regions in America and the birthplace of the farm-to-table movement. He first ventured from home to work at Alinea Restaurant (3 Michelin stars, voted 6th best restaurant of the world) in Chicago where he became kitchen manager at 21 and was exposed to the high intensity world of fine dining. Enthralled by the pace, he relocated to Europe where he continued his work at Maaemo (3 Michelin stars, voted best restaurant in Norway) and El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain (3 Michelin stars and voted 2nd best restaurant of the world). By age 24, he was named Chef de Cuisine at the 2 Michelin-star restaurant De Kromme Watergang in The Netherlands. Until recently, he was at Rene Redzepi's culinary mecca, Noma (3 Michelin stars and voted best restaurant of the world) in Copenhagen and formed part of the research and development team of Noma Mexico. His product-driven menu at ARCA brings together the bold and explosive ‌́flavors of Mexico. In 2018, ARCA was voted Best New Restaurant of Mexico by Travel + Leisure and in 2019, Chef Hinostroza was voted as Rising Star Chef by Millesime Mexico. ARCA was entered in the list of the 120 best restaurants of Mexico by St Pellegrino from 2018 - 2022 and most recently entered the World’s 50 Best Restaurant and Bar lists at #29 and #37, respectively making it the first property in the world to have received these accolades for both kitchen and bar. He is executing a casual fine-dining experience with the technique and knowledge of a chef who has spent the past 15 years working in some of the best fine-dining kitchens in the world.