Peruvian Cuisine

  • Why I Quit My Restaurant Empire to Start from Scratch

    My dream was to open up a Peruvian restaurant, which came true with Mo-Chica when I moved to Los Angeles. However, despite all of the accolades and success that I received with my restaurants, something didn’t feel right.

  • Dead Piranhas Still Bite

    I went along to Andina, a delicious Peruvian kitchen in the heart of Shoreditch, to kill, cook, and eat my very own twin set of deadly piranhas under the watchful, expert eye of chef Martin Morales.

  • How to Eat the Jungle Before It Eats You

    Over half of Peru 60 is located in the Amazon rainforest, and it is here that a whole other dimension of Peruvian eats reigns supreme: jungle food.

  • Tonight You Will Grill Endless Shrimp

    For this simple recipe, all you need is jumbo shrimp, some banana leaves, and a private jet that can fly you to Lima and back with some obscure ingredients. Or, you know, just use tomatoes.

  • The World Is Finally Realizing That Peru Has Always Been a Culinary Destination

    Don't say that Peru is in the midst of a culinary boom—it's always been a culinary destination rich with ingredients hard to find elsewhere. But Peruvians have had to convince themselves that their cuisine deserves to be recognized by the rest of the...

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