Ají de gallina is a creamy chicken stew thickened with bread and nuts, while papa a la huancaína features boiled potatoes ...

Thanks to its geographical location, Peru has the privilege of having numerous climates and ecological niches where many crops have adapted and developed. With these natural ingredients, regional ...

In San Antonio, the comforting warmth of home is often ladled out one serving at a time from a pot of long-simmered beef. Carne guisada, whether tucked into a flour tortilla, spooned onto a ...

While he may be one of the world’s most highly regarded chefs, food wasn’t the first passion for Virgilio Martinez. A former national skateboarding champion in his native Peru, Martinez decided to ...

The vibrant colors and flavors of Peruvian cuisine are flourishing in Lola de la Borda and Dr. Augusto Lopez-Torres’ home. The couple has lived in Palm Beach since 2012 and, pre-coronavirus, took ...

Zarate’s come a long way from his humble upbringing in a rough area of Lima, Peru, but his strong family ties and an obsession with cooking eventually led to his opening the popular restaurants Picca, ...

It wouldn’t be Hanukkah without papas a la huancaina and causa limena. Peru may be one of the last places people associate with Hanukkah, but when we visited that country a few months ago, the potato ...

With Mother’s Day approaching on Sunday, SFGATE asked Bay Area chefs about how their mothers influenced their culinary upbringing. Look for more upcoming features this week through Sunday that ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Ana María Ccahuin Berrocal, from the La Chacra: Quinoa Farming group, prepared mazamorra de quinua at the Folklife Fesival. Photo by Erin Kurvers ...

What a lovely change to find a simple, homey restaurant away from the conglomeration of trendy eateries housed in shopping malls! Casa Peru, once a private home, has been converted into a family-style ...

The first time I went out to eat in Lima, it was in secret. It was the start of the 1980s, and Peru was in the midst of a civil war. There were blackouts and curfews—and very few people went out after ...