$72.28
- Hardcover
432 pages
- Release Date
1 May 2017
Summary
The definitive cookbook on Peruvian cuisine by the country’s most famous and popular chef, Gaston Acurio.
Brings 500 authentic recipes from the Peruvian home to the worldwide kitchen for the first time.
From quinoa and ceviche to gluten-free amaranth and aji amarillo, Peruvian food offers an abundance of healthy and unique ingredients.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780714869209 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0714869201 |
| Author: | Andy Sewell, Gastón Acurio |
| Publisher: | Phaidon Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | Phaidon Press Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 1 May 2017 |
| Weight: | 1.48kg |
| Dimensions: | 270mm x 180mm x 37mm |
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What They're Saying
Critics Review
“Top 20 Cookbook in 2015” -Amazon “A tome of Peruvian food, by its most acclaimed ambassador.” -Good Things
Named a Top Ten Cookbook of Spring 2015 by Publishers Weekly
’[Acurio] is basically the godfather of Peruvian cuisine.’ – NPR Morning Edition
‘A treasure chest of Peruvian cuisine.’ – Publishers Weekly
‘Gaston Acurio is Peru’s answer to Jamie Oliver and Anthony Bourdain.’ – Wall Street Journal
‘I never had any idea how varied and sophisticated the food from Peru could be. This beautiful volume is useful resource on a cuisine that’s rapidly gaining in popularity north of the equator.’ – Library Journal
‘It’s my new obsession … and a brilliant look at a cultural hegemony that is Peruvian food.’ – Andrew Zimmern, Bizarre Foods
About The Author
Andy Sewell
Gastón Acurio was born in Lima, Peru, in 1967. He has created an international empire, exporting Peruvian cuisine around the world. Acurio owns more than 44 international restaurants, including three locations of La Mar restaurant in the USA. He plans to open more restaurants around the world in the next two years, including in Washington, DC. Acurio is a television host in Peru and is met by tens of thousands of fans wherever he makes a public appearance. People have started endorsing Gastón Acurio as the next Peruvian president in several newspaper articles, Facebook fan pages, television debates and a new movie, Finding Gastón, from Peruvian director Patricia Perez. His main restaurant Astrid y Gastón is on the San Pellegrino World’s Best Restaurants list at number 18. He won the lifetime achievement award at the Latin America Best Restaurants in 2013.
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