At Madrid Fusion, Elena Hernández Chats with Gaston Acurio

I love the slogan behind her: 100% Panamanian.
Courtesy of El Amor Por La Cocina.

The very lovely Panamanian chef, Elena Hernández, was recently at Madrid Fusion, where she met up with award-winning Peruvian chef, Gastón Acurio, who almost single-handedly is bringing Peruvian cuisine to the attention of the most demanding foodies in the world.

As Elena finds out, Gastón was once a law student who went to Europe to study. As fate would have it, he meets Astrid from Germany, and falls in love. He decides to chuck law and become a chef instead. After studying in Europe, he returns to Peru to open Astrid & Gaston Restaurant determined to bring Peruvian food to the attention of the world.

The rest is history in the making.

Elena's interview is in Spanish, but the Cooking Diva has graciously translated it into English.


Click here to read the Cooking Diva's translation of Elena Hernández' interview with the award-winning Peruvian chef, Gastón Acurio.

If you want to read Elena Hernández' original interview in Spanish and see her great photographs, visit her blog:

El Amor Por La Cocina.


Read more about Gastón Acurio here at Peru Food by clicking on any of the links below:

Gastón Acurio: Inexhaustible Creativity

Another Interview with Gastón Acurio

Gastón Acurio Interviewed by Elena Hernández in Panama's Diario La Prensa

At Madrid Fusion Elena Hernández Chats with Gastón Acurio

Gaston Acurio

Astrid & Gaston Restaurant




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