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LIMA the Cookbook

LIMA the Cookbook

by Virgilio Martinez and Luciana Bianchi
Hardback
Publication Date: 13/10/2015

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The growing popularity of Peruvian cuisine throughout the world has made Lima, the capital of Peru, a destination city for food lovers.

Virgilio Martinez is the most famous young chef in Peru. His restaurant Central, in Lima, is among the best in the world and he has opened two LIMA restaurants in the heart of London. With this collection of more than 100 of Virgilio's fuss-free, contemporary recipes you can cook this fresh, vibrant, healthy food at home using your local fish, meat and vegetables - plus the superfoods for which Peruvian food is renowned.

ISBN:
9781784720421
9781784720421
Category:
National & regional cuisine
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
13-10-2015
Publisher:
Octopus Publishing Group
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Dimensions (mm):
252x196x26mm
Weight:
1.09kg
Virgilio Martinez

Virgilio Martinez was the national skateboarding champion of Peru in the 1990s but, after an accident, decided to study law in Lima. During a holiday job, he discovered his passion for cooking, dropped out of university, and travelled to Canada and then London to become a Cordon Bleu graduate.

After working for 10 years in Canada, Europe and Asia he became head chef of Gaston Acurio's restaurant in Bogota. Returning home, he opened his own restaurant, Central, in the Peruvian capital in 2010, recently voted the number one best restaurant by Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants list and 4th position in The World's 50 Best Restaurants ranking.

The 37-year-old chef also has two restaurants in London - LIMA and LIMA Floral - celebrating informal modern Peruvian cooking. LIMA is the UK's first and only Peruvian restaurant to be given a Michelin star. Martinez also runs Mater Initiativa - a foundation for research into, and protection of, Peruvian food culture.

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