MICHELIN Green Star Community in Argentina: Inspiring Actions Across the Country

"Set at the Lagarde bodega, this One MICHELIN Star restaurant channels Mendoza’s landscapes through an organic vineyard and over a decade of organic fruit and vegetable growing that follows grandparent-style farming, encourages native vegetation like jarilla, and celebrates biodiversity across two estates, including La Jacintana with peaches, multicolored tomatoes, peppers, herbs, walnuts, and almonds. Nothing is wasted—leftovers become preserves, pickles, and chutneys—and sourcing favors the local community, from Kume Matrü’s Mapuche goat collective and La Linqueñita cheeses to crockery by nearby ceramicists and knives from Tupungato. Chef Augusto García offers three menus, two beginning with a garden visit to taste flowers, new asparagus, greens, and tender roots, inviting guests to sense how different parts of a plant can be spicier, sweeter, or more bitter." - The MICHELIN Guide