Lima, the capital of , has been quietly on the gourmet food trail for a number of years, with restaurants featuring on Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants.

Peru is known for its corn, quinoa and 3800 varieties of native potato as well as fantastic chillies, fresh indigenous fruit, vegetables and herbs. Their ceviches and tiraditos are too die for.

Influences and ingredients come from the Amazon and Andes as well as traditional Creole cuisine. Immigration from Japan has given us Nikkei cuisine and Chifa cuisine from China.

Join us as we dine at internationally renowned restaurants, including Maido, Latin America's number 1. Try Amazonian specialities. Visit the market with our expert local guide. Learn to make causas, lomo saltado and ceviche. Take a walk through the arty Barranco district and sample Peruvian coffee and Cacao. Sip on chicha morada and Pisco Sours. Visit the historic Old Town.

Eating will provide a truly unique culinary experience.

Eating Lima is a 5 day, 6 night tour for eight guests.

TOUR DATES

August 2022 14 - 20 August 21 - 27 August

From $4395 per person - double occupancy From $5095 per person - single occupancy Eating Lima Itinerary

Arrive at Jorge Chavez International Airport.

You will be met in Arrivals and transferred to your hotel in the upmarket district of Miraflores. Unpack and settle in.

Sunday

We meet in the early evening for a welcome drink and orientation.

Optional Join us for a casual dinner as we discuss the week ahead and get to know our Eating Lima companions. welcome drink

Monday

This morning we are joined by our local guide who escorts us to the Surquillo market for an introduction to the produce and cuisine of Peru. We will see some of the hundreds of varieties of potatoes as well as fish, exotic fruits and vegetables, herbs and spices.

From here we lunch nearby at a hidden cebicheria, which opens only for lunch to ensure the fish is served at its freshest.

You may want to try a glass of chicha morada, made from purple Andean corn, while we wait for our table.

The afternoon is free to enjoy.

We walk back to the hotel and point out the Inka Market where you will find handcrafted objects and typical Peruvian souvenirs; and Puku Puku, a café which makes excellent coffee.

Tonight we dine at restaurant which specialises in traditional Creole cuisine, a blend of African, European and Peruvian flavours. lunch, dinner

Tuesday

This morning we visit a restaurant in San Isidro to observe the chefs as they prepare traditional Peruvian dishes. We then sit down together for a splendid shared lunch.

We transfer back to the hotel following lunch. The afternoon is free to enjoy.

Peruvian cuisine has been strongly influenced by its immigrants from the turn of the 20th century. Many came from Japan, China and Italy. Tonight we dine at Osaka a restaurant celebrating Nikkei cuisine, which combines Japanese techniques with Peruvian flavours. lunch, dinner Wednesday

Supermarkets are a great insight into the food scene of any country. This morning we spend some time snooping around the aisles of an upmarket store before heading off for morning coffee at El Pan de la Chola.

After coffee we wander down the road to lunch at a fabulous seafood restaurant. They are well-known for excellent pisco sours and refreshing fruit cocktails.

The afternoon is free to enjoy. Perhaps take a taxi to Huaca Pucllana to see the pre-Incan ruins and learn a little about the history of the Incas. Or stroll with us through the back streets to your hotel.

Tonight we dine at Latin America’s number one restaurant Maido, as named by the World’s 50 Best organisation for three years running.

Helmed by chef Mitsuharu “Micha” Tsumura, the restaurant serves refined Nikkei, a merging of Japanese and Peruvian cuisines. coffee, lunch, dinner

Thursday

This morning we drive to the arty, bohemian Barranco district for a walking tour with our guide. We start with a coffee before visiting Cacaotal, a specialist in Peruvian cacao shop. We learn about the history of cacao and chocolate making in Peru whilst sampling a range of chocolate.

We continue on through this charming neighbourhood and view street art and galleries while our guide explains the history of the area.

We stop for lunch in Barranco at an up-and-coming new restaurant for a light lunch.

The afternoon is free to enjoy.

Barranco has many interesting galleries and boutique shops as well as MATE, the Mario Testino museum founded by the photographer in 2012. We will provide you with a map for you to explore at your own pace, if you choose.

Dinner tonight is at a casual, modern restaurant and one of our latest finds in Lima. coffee, lunch, dinner

Friday

This morning we travel to the , with our local guide, to view the main square, monuments and colonial architecture. We visit one of the most important colonial convents and go up the tower for a magnificent view of the city.

Peruvians love their sandwiches and for a simple, casual lunch today we go to, perhaps the most famous, La Lucha Sangucheria in Miraflores. Choose from their extensive selection but don’t forget to order the special fries made from Peruvian potatoes.

The afternoon is free to enjoy.

Perhaps wander through trendy Miraflores to El Parque del Amor overlooking the ocean or go to Larcomar for a spot of last minute shopping.

Astrid y Gaston is the perfect setting for our farewell dinner. The 300 year old villa in San Isidro was a former plantation house and is now run as a restaurant by the patron saint of modern Peruvian cuisine, Gaston Acurio along with his pastry chef wife Astrid. lunch, dinner

Saturday

Transfer back to Jorge Chavez International Airport or journey on to your own Peruvian adventure.