A peruvian legend goes old school at a new lima taberna. Youll find everything from appetizers to desserts and drinks. The cookbook, including recipes for aji amarillo and mirasol pastes. The son of a senator, acurio went to study law in madrid, spain, but had a change of heart and went to paris to le cordon bleu culinary school. If you are new here, you may want to learn a little more about how this site works. The way the book is bound and designed is very functional for i received a free copy of this book from the publisher. A ceviche recipe from the master, gaston acurio bon appetit. Jun 02, 2015 a tome for peruvian food, by its most acclaimed ambassador.
Aug 01, 2014 gaston acurio, the super chef who put peruvian cuisine on the world map. Acurio guides cooks through the full range of perus vibrant cuisine from popular classics like quinoa and ceviche, and lomo saltado to lesser known dishes like amaranth and aji amarillo. My first exposure to this particular peruvian success had come from reading the first volume of my good friend tony custers book titled the art of peruvian cuisine. The salt gaston acurio is the worlds premiere cheerleader for peruvian cuisine, and he has just written a cookbook. A tome for peruvian food, by its most acclaimed ambassador npr.
Jan 14, 2011 gaston acurio is perus most famous chef and arguably the bestknown peruvian in the world. Gaston acurio has turned cooking into a national obsession in peru. May 08, 2012 a ceviche recipe from the master, gaston acurio the peruvian chef gives us his secrets. Here is a list of acurios vast restaurant empire around the world. A recipe from gaston acurios cookbook how to peru peru. This photo encompasses peruvian cuisine peruvian stews by gaston acurio wish there were recipes looks so good. Jul 23, 2014 with a swelling franchise of 44 international restaurants, gaston acurio has made the varied food of peru its proudest export peruvian chef gaston acurio poses for a portrait in his kitchen in lima.
Heres the second featured recipe from the excellent peru. The cookbook by acurio, gaston, sewell, andy amazon. He is a contemporary of italian celebrity chef nadia santini. The book itself is gorgeous, though i wish it had more photos. Tony, as pointed out on the amazon website, shows peruvian food as a visual work of art. The cookbook, the new, beautifully produced compendium from phaidon, showcases tantalizing, traditional home cooking from what is quickly becoming one of the worlds most popular culinary destinations. Years earlier, he and his four sisters grew up in lima, peru, as the children of jesusa jaramillo razuri and accion popular party politician gaston acurio velarde.
Gaston created a network of unbeatable establishments where you can dip into the crucible of cultures that make up perus national cuisine. In this film gaston explains the roots of peruvian food and introduces his new. Gaston acurio is a chef, writer, entrepreneur, and champion of peruvian cuisine. Jun 24, 2015 the book was released last month from phaidon, a publisher that generally specializes in two types of cookbooks.
We have more than 2,000 varieties of potatoes and 200 kinds of aji chillies, acurio said. May 05, 2015 the book itself is gorgeous, though i wish it had more photos. The colorcoded sections book break down the usual western groupings of dishes appetizers, first course, etc. One of the worlds most innovative and flavorful cuisines, peruvian food has been consistently heralded by chefs and media around the world as the next big thing. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. See more ideas about peruvian recipes, peruvian cuisine and food.
This modern cevicheria concept is the first acurio restaurant to expand into the united states in san francisco, and a. Oct 07, 2019 if there is one thing you must not miss in peru, it is a meal at one of the restaurants of the father of the peruvian gastronomic revolution, gaston acurio. Gaston acurio ajies peruanos y chiles mexicanos youtube. The cookbook by gaston acurio phaidon, 2015 is a meaty tome packed full of recipes about 500 recipes across more than 400 pages. Gaston acurio, the super chef who put peruvian cuisine on the. Reading this cookbook was a great way to learn about peruvian cuisine.
Eat your books has indexed recipes from leading cookbooks and magazines as well recipes from the best food websites and blogs. Acurio is a television host in peru and is met by tens of thousands of fans wherever he makes a public appearance. Youll find everything from appetizers to desserts and drinks, from anticuchos to classic beef tripe cau cau. With 33 restaurants in 12 countires, 20 publications in his portfolio, and a weekly cable tv show, acurio has received worldwide acclaim for starting a gastronomical revolution in peru. For the first time, audiences will be able to bring the flavors of one of the worlds most popular culinary destinations into their own kitchen. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone.
The book was first published in 2000, and it has sold more than 85,000 copies. Las cocinas regionales del peru by gaston acurio gaston acurio on. Andean state pulls up a seat at the food worlds high table. Gaston acurio todos tenemos algun plato o algun producto. He and his wife, astrid, raised daughters named ivalu and kiara. He is the owner of restaurants in several countries and is the author of several books. People have started endorsing gaston acurio as the next peruvian president in several newspaper articles, facebook fan pages, television debates and a new movie, finding gaston, from peruvian director patricia perez. In peru he is the host of his own television program and contributes to a few magazines. Dec 21, 2009 gaston acurio when i moved to peru two years ago, i knew all about ceviche, but thanks to a chef named gaston acurio, i learned that there is much more to peruvian cuisine. May 14, 2015 gaston acurio is one of perus leading chefs and a major figure in spreading the word on peruvian food worldwide. The book was released last month from phaidon, a publisher that generally specializes in two types of cookbooks. The definitive peruvian cookbook, featuring 500 traditional home cooking recipes from the countrys most acclaimed and popular chef, gaston acurio. Phaidon has kindly given me permission to publish three of gaston acurios recipes from the book. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content.
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