Astrid Y Gastón

Gastón Acurio is often billed as the Jamie Oliver of South American cooking, and while his flagship restaurant in Lima is a relative newcomer to The World’s 50 Best list, its chef-owner is a wellestablished player on the global food scene. The menu at his eponymous restaurant started out as traditional Peruvian, but has morphed into Peru-meets-international haute cuisine: indigenous ingredients and local cooking methods are fused with a dizzying array of global flavours.