after walking along the pier i spotted a woman making picarones fresh, five hot golden ones for a few soles. everyone says they're not donuts. i have learned my lesson.
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june and july. lima, maido and la mar. i worked at maido and went back to la mar after the first film with chef anthony went viral. fish, ceviche and service in lima.
“fish, ceviche and service in lima.”
from the road.
✦ what it became
still in the notebook.
the recipes from this stop are coming when they are ready.
✦ written there
notes from the road.
i met chef sebastián in lima and got to eat at his restaurant, piedra. he started it with two tables and a wine list that was just the liquor he'd brought from home.
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we went out to the dock to film a promo on a boat. after, i asked the guy with the boat where to eat and he pointed to a spot called julia. my favorite part was the owner eating a popsicle.
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you can understand a place and its cuisine just by walking its market. the potatoes alone told me everything, and the piles of chiles i had never even seen before.
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i loved la mar and kept wondering if the chef would show me how they make their ceviche. so i asked. chef anthony said 'how about right now?' while the restaurant was slammed.
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i got to work at maido, the #1 restaurant, and it was freaking awesome.
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