Central Restaurante. This extraordinary restaurant in Peru is more entertaining than a night out at the theatre. No wonder Central chef and founder Virgilio Martinez is considered a rock star in Peru and is being lauded globally. A night out here eating the incredible 17 course menu, is one of the best gastronomic performances you will see anywhere in the world. Absolutely brilliant on every level. Central Resaturante in Lima Peru has been in the top 5 restaurants in the world since around 2013,  four years after it opened in 2009. This year it sits at number 4. From a 17 course Mater menu which includes organic, locally sourced ingredients from 20 metres below sea level to 4,100 above, and accompanying wines, this is truly a journey worth taking. The man behind it all, Virgilio Martinez is passionate about food, Peru and his restaurant. His beautiful wife Pia Leon is also in the kitchen. Martinez’s view of produce is a vertical one, from low to high as opposed to horizontally in say fields. So each course’s ingredients are sourced from a different altitude. Ingredients include anything from wild oca to Andrean yams,  sea urchin, the humble potato, and even sea […]

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