Meet Pablo Valverde, traditional picaronero

He has been selling picarones for 20 years in the Parque Kennedy of Miraflores, and has gone on to take part in a number of gastronomic fairs including Mistura. He is Pablo Valverde, the picaronero.

August 21, 2010 | Lima City Guide, Peruvian Food

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Lima, Piura, Cusco and now Tacna… ¡Mucho Gusto!

Give a Peruvian an excuse to go out to eat and.. BAM! …you have crowds of tens of thousands.

The first visit of the country’s successful gastronomic fair “Perú, Mucho Gusto” in the southern city of Tacna has again beaten expectations.

May 16, 2010 | News, Peruvian Food, Tacna & Moquegua Guide

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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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Gastronomy is the new driving force for economic development

With the growing economic benefits Peru is enjoying thanks to its cuisine, as demonstrated by a second very successful gastronomic fair hosted in the capital of Lima not long ago, it is little surprise that a recent study by Arellano Marketing has produced figures that back up what is plain to see.

November 22, 2009 | News, Peruvian Food

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MISTURA 2009 – II International Gastronomic Fair of Lima

As Peru becomes ever more associated with gastronomy, so too does the now-established gastronomic fair of Lima grow ever larger. This year, despite moving to a far larger venue in the centre of Lima, the second fair of its kind was enveloped by hundreds of thousands of attendees – with many ending up disappointed and unable to get hold of tickets.

What’s all the fuss about?

September 28, 2009 | Lima City Guide, Peruvian Food

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