Gastón Acurio Jaramillo (born October 30, 1967) is a
Peruvian
Peruvians (''/peruanas'') are the citizens of Peru. What is now Peru has been inhabited for several millennia by cultures such as the Caral before the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. Peruvian population decreased from an estimated 5–9 ...
chef
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and ambassador of
Peruvian cuisine. He owns several restaurants in various countries, and is the author of several books. In Peru, he is the host of a television program and contributes to
culinary magazines.
He started Pasquale Hnos., a Peruvian ''sangucheria'' or
fast-food restaurant
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focused on Peruvian
sandwiches; it did not fulfill his vision and he left the project.
In 2018 he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award.
According to a study by the
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) about innovation in Peruvian cuisine (2022), Acurio's influence on the cuisine of Peru and Latin America —where Europe has traditionally been regarded as a model of haute cuisine— has been very significant. More than anyone else, he renewed Peruvian cuisine and thus paved the way for a remarkable generation of Peruvian chefs. Other innovative chefs from Peru, such as Virgilio Martínez, Micha Tsumura, Pedro Schiaffino, Toshi Matsufuji and Hector Solís, have acknowledged a debt to him and consider him their community builder and leader.
In 2019, the IDB chose him to teach the
Enrique V. Iglesias Chair on Culture and Development. On that occasion, Trinidad Zaldívar, head of the IDB's Creativity and Culture Unit, said at its headquarters in Washington, DC: "This was a recognition to Gastón for his work promoting the progress of Latin America and the Caribbean through gastronomy. And we want it to also be an inspiration for the thousands of entrepreneurs and innovators in the region, who are committed to the potential of the Orange Economy to contribute to the economic and social development of their countries".
[Ortega, A. 2019]
"Ingredientes para Empredener: La historia del Chef más famoso del Perú"
Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo.
Notes
Further reading
* http://www.gastroenophile.com/2013/03/interview-with-perus-gaston-acurio-by.html
* https://www.newworlder.com/article/12603/el-cocinero-gaston-acurio
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External links
Acurio Restaurantes Official siteAstrid & Gastón Official siteLa Mar Cebicheria Official siteGaston Acurio Famous Speech at Universidad del Pacifico. Video and Text. Emprendedores.PE
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1967 births
Living people
Peruvian restaurateurs
Peruvian chefs
People from Lima
Alumni of Le Cordon Bleu
Peruvian male chefs