In January 2009, an extensive article was published on the LA Times about Peruvian Celebrity Chef Gaston, the #1 celebrity chef in all of Latin America. The article is about the global emergence of Peruvian Cuisine and its current status as the international "IT" cuisine, Gaston himself, and the arrival of one of Gaston's key restaurant brands in the U.S., La Mar Cebicheria Peruana in San Francisco in Sept 2008.
(La Mar SF will celebrate their 1st Anniversary in San Francisco on Sept 29, 2009 with a "special menu" that day event for its clients. More details later.)
A couple excerpts from the La Times interview with Gaston:
".....So he has taken cues from Japanese and Mexican restaurateurs, hoping to emulate the successes of the former and avoid some of the pitfalls of the latter. Nobu Matsuhisa, the Japanese chef whose seafood restaurants (influenced by three years spent cooking in Peru) now span four continents, is also an inspiration."We don't want to sell cheap food, like the Mexicans have done with tacos all over the place," Acurio said. "The Japanese started with a very fine product -- sushi -- and that's what we have with ceviche. We have to do the best restaurants we can, in the best cities, in the best avenues to compete with the best restaurants in the world."
Here is the complete LA Times article called - Chef Gaston Acurio Carves Peruvian-Flavored Empire.
Over the last few years, numerous favorable articles across the U.S. and aboard have been written about Peru, Peruvian Cuisine, and Chef Gaston in industry specific publications (travel, food, culture, history, Amazon River, etc.). But last week, Time Magazine wrote this eye popping article about Peru & Peruvian Cuisine - Peru's Plan For Global (Foodie) Conquest!
Video Interview With Gaston
In December 2006, Gaston did a revealing interview with a Spanish reporter (Spain) for a TV program in Lima, Peru called La Ventana Indiscreta (The Indiscreet Window). The interview reveals his thoughts about society - poverty, injustice, discrimination, courage, and success in Peru and aboard. And the acceptance of Peruvian Cuisine internationally.
Even if you can't understand Castellano (Castillian Spanish), you can see from the video below that former lawyer Gaston is very confident, motivated, smart, capable, eloquent, educated, and above all extremely charismatic!!! All the qualities of a world class WINNER.....
As you can hear from the interview, Gaston is very confident but he is level headed with his global success. That is his charm - he is humble!
This Thursday Sept 24, 2009 in Lima, Peru is the start of the largest cuisine festival in Latin America and one of the top 2 or 3 in the world - Mistura 2009 Peruvian Cuisine Festival & Expo. I will bring you all the cool info for you international cuisine foodies as I get it.
Over the last couple years, I've developed a friendship with Gaston and his excellent staff at La Mar Lima, Peru & La Mar San Francisco. Gaston calls me his friend.....:-)
I wish him much success in this weeks Mistura 2009 Peruvian Cuisine Festival, and opening new upscale "Astrid y Gastons", "La Mar Cebicheria Peruanas" and his other Peruvian Cuisine restaurant brands in Manhattan - New York City, Miami, London, Barcelona, and Dubai in late 2009 and 2010!
PS. I'll have more info about the La Mar San Francisco 1st Anniversary Special Menu/Event later this week.
A few pictures of Peruvian superstar celebrity chef Gaston Acurio:
nous allons louer une voiture pour le week-end*_*
Posted by: Taobao | January 11, 2011 at 10:33 PM