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Peru

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    Ricardo Zarate's New Mo-Chica: Sangrecita, Paiche More Ceviche

    Ricardo Zarate wants you to know something before checking out his new Mo-Chica. Slated to open Wednesday, May 30, it replaces an earlier version of the same name that closed yesterday. "Peru. It's in South America," says Zarate, mock-serious. "Its limits are Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia and C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    Takatis Pollo a la Brasa: Sanguchon in the San Fernando Valley

    If you wanted to rank L.A. courthouses by approximate distances to good food -- places to console your stomach before or after, say, dealing with a moving violation or outstanding warrant -- the monolithic Superior Court building in Van Nuys would easily rank near the top. Where else could a jury du ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2012

    World Cup of Baking Winners Announced in Paris

    No culinary fragrance can compete with that of freshly baked bread. You can be comforted, exalted, seduced, relieved, or stimulated by nutty yeast tones gently wafting toward you. Or maybe you're just hungry. The Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie, or World Baking Cup, is an event that will make every ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    L.A.'s Capital Cities Are Big ... in Peru

    In 2011, the Capital Cities' debut EP was released and got a ton of airplay ... in Peru. Catching wind of the band through the blogosphere, a station in Lima took notice of the band's upbeat, electro-pop single, "Safe and Sound," and immediately put it in heavy rotation. Shortly thereafter, Capital ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    Study: Popcorn Eaten 2,000 Years Earlier Than Thought

    Did cavemen sit around the fire stuffing their hairy faces with popcorn? After analyzing recently unearthed ancient corncobs, researchers say people in what's now Peru were eating popcorn 2,000 years earlier than previously thought -- up to 6,700 years ago, National Geographic reports. Previously, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2011

    Cupcakes Continue World Domination and Other Lessons from Google's 2011 Zeitgeist

    R.E.~/FlickrCupcakes were one of the most Googled terms of 2011​Much to our chagrin, the cupcake is a trend that just won't die: according to Google's 2011 Year-End Zeitgeist, cupcakes were one of the most popular Food and Drink search terms of the year. Other fascinating revelations about ou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2011

    Baco Mercat: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 31) BONUS!

    Guzzle & NoshBaco Mercat: The Toron.​30 Sandwiches in 30 Days is, technically, over. We, however, can't quit. Not when there are sandwiches as spectacular as the ones at Baco Mercat. Of all the new, upscale, non-deli sandwiches we've tried over the past month-and-a-half, Josef Centeno's bäcos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 12/5-12/9

    Flickr/Lauren Manning​ In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "But the menu at Bäco Mercat, the new restaurant from Joseph Centeno of Lazy Ox, reads almost like a graduate exam in culinary poststructuralism, mixing flavors from Italy, France, and Western Chin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    Bäco Mercat: An Exam in Culinary Poststructuralism

    F. FriesemaJonagold apples​Some new small-plates restaurants are content to serve you hamburgers and fries. Others bring in influences from Singapore, Copenhagen or Tokyo. But the menu at Bäco Mercat, the new restaurant from Joseph Centeno of Lazy Ox, reads almost like a graduate exam in culi ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    November 10, 2011

    Picca: 99 Essential Restaurants 2011

    F. FriesemaJonagold apples​Some new small-plates restaurants are content to serve you hamburgers and fries. Others bring in influences from Singapore, Copenhagen or Tokyo. But the menu at Bäco Mercat, the new restaurant from Joseph Centeno of Lazy Ox, reads almost like a graduate exam in culi ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    November 10, 2011

    Mo-Chica: 99 Essential Restaurants 2011

    F. FriesemaJonagold apples​Some new small-plates restaurants are content to serve you hamburgers and fries. Others bring in influences from Singapore, Copenhagen or Tokyo. But the menu at Bäco Mercat, the new restaurant from Joseph Centeno of Lazy Ox, reads almost like a graduate exam in culi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    A Quick Q&A with Bartender Julian Cox

    Caroline on CrackJulian Cox at Playa​We recently caught up with Julian Cox, the award-winning bartender at Playa, the Latin-inspired restaurant on Beverly, and Picca, the Peruvian-inspired restaurant on Pico -- two of the hottest new restaurants of 2011. What's your favorite part about being ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    September 15, 2011

    Jonathan Gold Reviews Picca

    At Ricardo Zarate's restaurant, Peruvian meets the Japanese izakaya

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    Your Counter Intelligence Preview: In Which Mr. Gold Considers Picca

    Anne FishbeinPicca​ This week, Jonathan Gold considers Picca, Ricardo Zarate's bright red new restaurant on Pico Boulevard (the alliteration is purposeful), the state of Peruvian cuisine and -- albeit briefly -- the culinary dream team recently assembled in Lima. Any good chef in town is lik ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    Holy Apocalypto: Ancient War Resulted in ... Civilization? UCLA Researchers Say Hooah to That

    ApocalyptoMel Gibson's a genius.​War, huh, yeah. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing. Come again? UCLA researchers might beg to differ, Senor Edwin Starr. Research suggests that ancient battles of the Apocalypto variety might have spawned the earliest vestiges of civilization, namely buil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    First Bite: Picca Mixes Peruvian Flavors With Sushi Aesthetic

    F. FriesemaJonagold apples​ If you look at restaurants as movies, and sometimes it's hard not to, Picca is one of those places whose trailers seem to have been running forever. There's Mo-Chica, of course, where Ricardo Zarate first came up with his concept of modern Peruvian food, and his gue ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Ricardo Zarate: King of Ceviche

    Kevin ScanlonRicardo Zarate​ Ricardo Zarate's path has been a little more circuitous even than most chefs', a peripatetic lot in general. His life in the kitchen began in his native Lima, Peru, where as a teenager he cooked banquets for hundreds and learned from a friend's mother how to make s ... More >>

  • LA Life

    May 19, 2011

    Ricardo Zarate: King of Ceviche

    Kevin ScanlonRicardo Zarate​ Ricardo Zarate's path has been a little more circuitous even than most chefs', a peripatetic lot in general. His life in the kitchen began in his native Lima, Peru, where as a teenager he cooked banquets for hundreds and learned from a friend's mother how to make s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    Stud Llamas, Delivery Chickens Mark Twain's Favorite Fruit: Top 5 Craigslist Farm and Garden Classifieds of the Week

    Combing through Craigslist's Farm and Garden Classifieds gives an Internet prowler a case of the chuckles. Some people yuck at the writing, but for us, the wares themselves (see pig statue entry) and the vendors' keen marketing ploys (see llama entry) are enough. Seriously though, seeing what peopl ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    April 7, 2011

    Jonathan Gold Reviews Mo-Chica

    Combing through Craigslist's Farm and Garden Classifieds gives an Internet prowler a case of the chuckles. Some people yuck at the writing, but for us, the wares themselves (see pig statue entry) and the vendors' keen marketing ploys (see llama entry) are enough. Seriously though, seeing what peopl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    Ask Mr. Gold: What's The Big Deal With Quinoa?

    Anne Fishbeinthe invisible restaurant critic​ Dear Mr. Gold: What's the big deal with quinoa? I couldn't even pronounce it right when I first saw it on the menu at Hugo's in Studio City. Then I saw it at Trader Joe's and then I saw it everywhere. It has probably been around forever, but has on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    Peruvian Farmers to Send 1,500 Potatoes to Arctic Seed Vault

    Global Crop Diversity TrustFarmers working at the Cusco Potato Park in Peru.​ Aiming to preserve the biodiversity of the world's potato crop, Peruvian farmers yesterday launched a historic collaboration in which they will send 1,500 varieties of potatoes to a remote seed vault. From the potat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2011

    Ask Mr. Gold: In Search of Salteñas, or Discovering Bolivian-Style Empanadas

    Anne Fishbeinthe invisible restaurant critic​ Dear Mr. Gold: Over the holidays, I visited my parents in northern Virginia, where there are numerous places to get delicious Bolivian salteñas. I've lived in Los Angeles for five years and have never seen or heard mention of these juicy, flavorfu ... More >>

  • Music

    November 11, 2010

    Untangling Roots of Chicha

    Born of Peruvian poverty, genre gained worldwide exposure thanks to a Brooklyn Frenchman

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2010

    First Listen: 'Roots of Chicha 2' Samples the Best of Psychedelic Peruvian Surf Cumbia

    First Listen: 'Roots of Chicha 2' Samples the Best of Psychedelic Peruvian Surf Cumbia

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2010

    A New Look for Los Balcones del Peru

    Barbara Hanseninterior of Balcones del Peru​ Los Balcones del Peru reopened last Thursday after a makeover that kept it closed for five weeks. Walk in now and you could just as well be in Lima. A giant photo of the city's historic downtown square covers the back wall. The cathedral is in the c ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 1, 2010

    MUMMIES FOR DUMMIES

    Barbara Hanseninterior of Balcones del Peru​ Los Balcones del Peru reopened last Thursday after a makeover that kept it closed for five weeks. Walk in now and you could just as well be in Lima. A giant photo of the city's historic downtown square covers the back wall. The cathedral is in the c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2010

    After 15 Years in Peruvian Prison, US. Citizen Wishes To Become Pastry Chef

    Izquierdo/AP/APLori Berenson in 2001​Lori Berenson, a U.S. citizen, was sent to prison in Peru 15 years ago for aiding a leftist revolutionary group during a contentious time in the country's history. After serving three quarters of her 20 year sentence, she has been released on probation. Now ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2010

    Peruvian Surf Rock's Greatest Hits by Maestro Jose L. Carballo and Brooklyn's Chicha Libre (En Español!)

    Peruvian Surf Rock's Greatest Hits by Maestro Jose L. Carballo and Brooklyn's Chicha Libre (En Español!)

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Plate Spinnings: Listings From the Past Week

    Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week: -- Designer Betsey Johnson unveils $3 million bottle of liqueur. Hope she's got a good dress to match. [United Business Media] -- Use your leftover Valentine's chocolate to measure the speed of light. Re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2009

    Firestone Launches "Discoveries" Wines: Score a Free Trip to Peru!

    Firestone Discoveriesporters serving tea​Firestone Vineyards is celebrating the launch of its new wine label, Firestone Discoveries, by offering to pay you $1,000 to hike Peru's Inca Trail to Machu Picchu this spring. You'll be accompanied by a yet-undisclosed guest chef who promises to keep y ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2009

    BreadBar Hatchi Series Heats Up Through Winter

    Seats are filling fast for the Century City BreadBar Hatchi series, dinners featuring 8 gourmet dishes for $8 dollars each (with a 3 dish minimum). The event, created by BreadBar and chef Noriyuki Sugie invites different guest chefs every month to cook up their own stylized small plates. Tonight's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    American Apparel Puts Father Yod On A T-Shirt, Anthology Provides The Soundtrack

    Celebrated Hollywood Hills cult head and far-out psych-rock band leader Father Yod may have died in an unfortunate hang-gliding accident in Hawaii in 1975 (we realize the inherent oddness of that sentence to any not familiar with the Ya Ho Wha 13 story), but his image is being resurrected thanks to ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    October 1, 2009

    Best of L.A.: Food and Drink

    Celebrated Hollywood Hills cult head and far-out psych-rock band leader Father Yod may have died in an unfortunate hang-gliding accident in Hawaii in 1975 (we realize the inherent oddness of that sentence to any not familiar with the Ya Ho Wha 13 story), but his image is being resurrected thanks to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2009

    East of the 5: Mas Exitos Unearths Underground Latin Cuts at Verdugo Bar

    DJ collective Mas Exitos unites North and South America in a delectable melange of musical styles at Verdugo Bar.

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2009

    Feed Your Habit: 10 Places to get your Ceviche Fix

    Like many great dishes, the operating principles of ceviche are simple: take seafood, marinate it in citrus, occasionally throw in some spice. If that doesn't sound good to you, you're probably an idiot. Living in Los Angeles and not liking ceviche is a lot like living in Germany and not liking hard ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    May 28, 2009

    Mo-Chica: The Best Peruvian Ceviche Might Be in a Warehouse South of Downtown

    Raw deal

  • Film+TV

    May 1, 2008

    Eastern Promises: Asian Pacific Film Festival

    Documentaries dominate, including Against the Grain and Up the Yangtze

  • Calendar

    April 3, 2008

    Continuity Is For Sissies

    Dennis Hopper's The Last Movie

  • Eat+Drink

    August 23, 2007

    Hearts On Fire

    A Peruvian exile pines for anticuchos

  • News

    March 22, 2007

    Between the Lost and the Found

    Daniel Alarcón and his novel of the disappeared

  • Eat+Drink

    December 14, 2006

    Hot-Wired

    Where to find a Peruvian café con leche

  • LA Life

    November 30, 2006

    Heart and Sole

    Marcello Toshi shoes are labors of love

  • Film+TV

    October 5, 2006

    Tenth Annual Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival

    Marcello Toshi shoes are labors of love

  • Eat+Drink

    February 16, 2006

    Swimming to Peru

    Marcello Toshi shoes are labors of love

  • Eat+Drink

    April 8, 2004

    Ask Mr. Gold

    Marcello Toshi shoes are labors of love

  • Columns

    December 13, 2001

    Under the Goat

    Marcello Toshi shoes are labors of love

  • Music

    May 10, 2001

    Slush

    Edited by Kateri Butler

  • Eat+Drink

    July 23, 1998

    Taste Globally, Picnic Locally

    Edited by Kateri Butler

  • LA Life

    April 2, 1998

    Rain Forest Crunch

    Edited by Kateri Butler

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