Gastón Acurio
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Peruvian Food
Is Peruvian Cuisine Mestizo?
The rains delayed the flights to Cusco, they announce on the loudspeaker. I sit in Lima’s airport knowing I shall…
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Commentary
Soup, the Forgotten Mainstay of Peruvian Cuisine
Hen Soup to Reinvigorate You When you think of Peruvian food, or Mexican food, you probably do not think of soup. Yet…
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Restaurants
Papachos Culminates the Hamburger World of Cusco
¡Delicious! (Walter Coraza Morveli) Ah, the hamburger! That native of carnivals and chain restaurants, that product of car culture and…
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Commentary
A Lomo Saltado for When Chilly Weather Comes
The weather is changing. A chill rain falls where I am in the US.. The leaves in the valley are…
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Peruvian Food
The Quest for the Ordinary, Peruvian in San Diego, California
Peruvian food should take its place in the hearts of gourmands in the United States and Europe as well as…
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Peruvian Food
The Brilliance of Peruvian Culinary Fusion, the Aeropuerto
From joining fried rice (arroz chafe) and stirred noodles (tallarin salted) a new dish was born, the aeropuerto or airport.…
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Acurio’s Peruvian Hot Sauces
Peru has wonderful sauces made from hot peppers. Indeed aji, the Peruvian word for these piquant chiles, is the foundation…
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Restaurants
Peru’s Palace of High Cuisine, the New Casa Moreyra in Lima
Today, Peru is one of the most important gastronomic destinations in the world. To a large extent, this is due…
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Peru, a Hot-Spot for Travel in 2014
South America and especially Peru will be “hot” this year according to Condé Nast’s annual predictions. Along with family safaris…
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Recipes
Gastón Acurio’s Cuzco Seasoning for a Christmas Turkey
Turkey is as Peruvian as Machu Picchu and it would hardly be Christmas with most urban Peruvians without it Gastón…
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