Coco Tropical owner Heinz Reize has an eye for talent. While General Manager of the Krystal in Puerto Vallarta, he noted an aspiring young cook in the kitchen of Bogart’s, its signature restaurant.

Chef José Guadalupe Altamirano “Chimichurri”, has been mentored by Reize for the last eighteen years, and has trained in some of Switzerland’s finest hotel restaurants. His apprenticeship with Chef Reize contributed to José becoming one of the first recipients of the “Diplôme d’apprentissage” from the Association “des Maitre Cuisiniers” de France in 2002, and a member of the Vatel Club of Mexico.

Chef Altamirano continues to spend half of each year working in Switzerland, and brings consistency and precision to any dish he creates. Of special note is his exceptional risotto, a signature menu item at Coco Tropical.  Heinz Reize says with pride: -If I am the King of risotto, then José is the Prince-