Huarique Manolo

Manuel: “I have a friend called ‘Don Pésimo’ who always says: ‘This is as bad as a mango ceviche’. And one day, to play with him, I made him a ceviche with mango!”

May 2, 2010 | Lima City Guide, Peruvian Food

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Gastro-tourism in Pacasmayo and Lizard Cebiche!

Lizard cebiches and pot-baked ducks are just two local dishes waiting to surprise you and your taste buds. Welcome to the world of Jequetepeque, San Pedro de Lloc and Pacasmayo cuisine!

February 22, 2010 | La Libertad & Trujillo Guide, Peruvian Food

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Piura, Mucho Gusto!

Three days of delicious flavours from Piura, as the best restaurants from this northern city, and the region, gather for the first “Perú, Mucho Gusto” gastronomic fair outside of Lima.

December 15, 2009 | News, Peruvian Food, Piura Guide

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What’s the difference between Peruvian Cebiche and others?

So, what’s the difference between the ceviche of Peru and the international dishes that share its name? To Javier Wong, perhaps Peru’s biggest ceviche expert and internationally renowned ceviche chef, the answer is simple: There is no other ceviche in the world.

December 4, 2009 | Peruvian Food

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Peru’s Plans for Global (Foodie) Conquest [Featured]

Time Magazine recently ran this excellent article about the steady rise of Peruvian gastronomy. (Thanks to Juancho for the heads up).

Gastón Acurio is a name the foodie cognoscenti will recognize. Though not quite a popular brand name like Mario Batali or Bobby Flay or Alain Ducasse, the Peruvian chef has created destination restaurants in the otherwise gray city of Lima that gourmands flock to whenever they can, eschewing the tourist havens of Machu Picchu and Cuzco. Hailed as the “next superchef” by some magazines, Acurio now has his eyes set on global conquest. His goal: to make Peruvian cuisine as familiar around the world as Mexican, Chinese and Thai.

October 5, 2009 | Peruvian Food

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Huarique Mateo

There isn’t a chalaco (as the natives of Callao are called) who has not eaten at Mateo, located in the historic center of Callao.

In Mateo, the specialities are first-rate fish and seafood.

June 11, 2009 | Lima City Guide, Peruvian Food

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Who Needs Clubs When Everyone Is at the Cafe? [Featured]

The New York Times recently ran this article about Lima’s cafe and restaurant scene, featuring Gastón Acurio’s La Mar, Sonia’s, and trendy Barranco’s most popular haunts. The first part can be read here

April 24, 2009 | Peruvian Food

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Eating in Lima – What not to miss – Seafood heaven

Part one of what not to miss when eating in Lima.
Blessed with a long Pacific coast with some of the richest fishing grounds in South America, Peru’s sea food offerings are outstanding. Lima, birth place of the majority of these dishes, can not be visited without also visiting a cevichería.

March 4, 2009 | Lima City Guide, Peruvian Food

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El Verídico de Fidel

I had heard of the place with the famous leche de tigre once or twice, but when I was bombarded with news of it from three different people in the space of 3 days, I knew I had to pay a visit. Surprisingly this spectacular little restaurant its on one of my well-trodden roots in the heart of La Victoria.

The story begins in 1989…

February 2, 2009 | Lima City Guide, Peruvian Food

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World’s Biggest Ceviche

As the birthplace of ceviche, Peru just couldn’t stand by and let another Latin American country hold the Guinness World Record for the largest dish ever made.

December 8, 2008 | Lima City Guide, News, Peruvian Food

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El Fayke Piurano

I’ve been spending a lot of time in central Lima recently, so naturally I have been using a significant amount of that time to eat. After serious study, I have come to the conclusion that the best place to eat in central Lima is… drum roll… El Fayke Piurano

October 23, 2008 | Commentary/Opinion, Lima City Guide, Peruvian Food

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Gastón’s La Mar in San Francisco [Featured]

Talented food critic taster Juancho (critics criticise while Juancho praises) of Camina El Autor was recently able to visit Peruvian celebrity chef Gastón Acurio’s and wife Astrid Gutche’s newly opened La Mar restaurant in San Francisco – the first in North America. Receiving rave reviews, Juancho adds his opinion.

October 18, 2008 | Peruvian Food

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