Category Archives: Peru

The Docsconz Wish List 2017 – International Desires

Posted on December 22, 2016 by docsconz

 
For 2016 I limited my Wish List to the United States and hit 5 out 10, a pretty good ratio with great results. I’m bummed that I missed Matt Lightner’s latest project, Ninebark, in Napa, California, as it closed at […]


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The Docsconz 2015 Wish List

Posted on December 26, 2014 by docsconz

2014 was another superb year of dining for me, although it wasn’t because I was particularly successful in hitting up my wish list. Compared to 2013, I did a very poor job of that, only making it to one of […]


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Los Andinos in Madrid – A Force of Nature

Posted on April 7, 2014 by docsconz

As the movie Ratatouille pointed out, the ring of the familiar and the allure of the distant or not so distant past, often has a lot of influence on what is considered to be “delicious.” Indeed, various iterations of “comfort […]


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Recap: Madrid Fusión, Day 3

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Lawrence Sconzo

Welcome back to Docsconz’ coverage of Madrid Fusión 2014. Today’s was a grand show – not only do we have some brilliant minds presenting on behalf of their projects in Peru, Chile, and Bolivia, we’ve also got some intel on […]


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Cucharamama – Maricel Presilla’s South American Shining Star

Posted on July 31, 2012 by docsconz

Cucharamama is not a large restaurant. Neither is Zafra, 2012 JBF Best Chef Atlantic winner Maricel Presilla‘s other restaurant located a block away in Hoboken, NJ, but her cooking packs a large punch of flavor – flavor that is well […]


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La Mar – Peruvian Panache in NYC

Posted on October 26, 2011 by docsconz

Peruvian food has been heralded as the next “it” food trend off and on over at least the past ten years and why not? It has great flavors, exotic ingredients and incredible diversity. When I visited Peru with my family […]


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