An American in Lima

It’s been more than a year since I had pizza at El Italiano, a classic pizzeria/trattoria in Lima’s rough-and-tumble La Victoria neighborhood.
In that time I had forgotten that El Italiano makes better pizza than almost any other place in Lima, a city that should have lots of excellent pizza joints but for some reason doesn’t.
What  [...]

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By Barbara R. Drake, with photos by Jorge Vera

Ceviche Fuerza Asiatica, from Pescados Capitales, Lima, Peru

Call it haute cuisine with a political bite.
That’s what some foreign dignitaries are tucking into at a top eatery in Lima this week, when the APEC Leader’s Summit concludes with a special focus on the world economic crisis.
Pescados Capitales, on [...]

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The “M” is brown, but it’s still the same Mac-chain

Several posts ago, I incorrectly announced that Cafe Ayllu on Cusco’s Plaza de Armas had closed due to a pending rent increase.
My source was wrong; what I found out when I visited Cusco last week is that the Ayllu is still open, for now. (It will [...]

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