Gitano is celebrating its sixth birthday this December with the unveiling of its third location. Opening in time for Art Basel Miami, Gitano at Casa Faena has brought its signature approach to the food and beverage program at the 40-room boutique hotel, located within the Faena district.
Gitano chief executive officer James Gardner, who started the concept in Tulum and opened a second outpost in New York, had been mulling several opportunities and spaces to expand in Miami before connecting with Alan Faena. The hotelier’s team had reached out last year about collaborating, but the timing hadn’t worked out.
“And then this year Alan and his partner Len [Blavatnik] were in Tulum visiting earlier this year, and I invited him to come to dinner with me at Gitano,” says Gardner. “We sat together with a couple of friends, and he absolutely loved what we’re doing. I think for both of us it was a lovely moment. He and I both thought there was a great synergy between what we’re both doing,” he adds. “It was a combination of meeting Alan, loving him, really respecting what he’s done with the brand, and then seeing this property Casa Faena.”
The Gitano team was given creative
Gitano chief executive officer James Gardner, who started the concept in Tulum and opened a second outpost in New York, had been mulling several opportunities and spaces to expand in Miami before connecting with Alan Faena. The hotelier’s team had reached out last year about collaborating, but the timing hadn’t worked out.
“And then this year Alan and his partner Len [Blavatnik] were in Tulum visiting earlier this year, and I invited him to come to dinner with me at Gitano,” says Gardner. “We sat together with a couple of friends, and he absolutely loved what we’re doing. I think for both of us it was a lovely moment. He and I both thought there was a great synergy between what we’re both doing,” he adds. “It was a combination of meeting Alan, loving him, really respecting what he’s done with the brand, and then seeing this property Casa Faena.”
The Gitano team was given creative