Astrid Y Gaston

Description:

• Peruvian food has come to be as ubiquitous throughout Latin America as the country's flute-playing musicians are on big city sidewalks. Astrid y Gastón Cocina Peruana, the high-end Nueva Andean restaurant, has foreign branches in Mexico City's Polanco district, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Argentina. Chef Gastón Acurio and his wife Astrid Gutsche opened their first restaurant in Lima in 1994 and trained chef Yerika Muñoz who oversees the Polanco kitchen. She uses local ingredients to recreate such Peruvian favorites as ceviche of shrimp, tuna and mango; causa – mashed potatoes paired with seafood, cream, and avocado, crispy tender roast suckling pig, and chaufa, Peru's spin on Chinese fried rice. Among the desserts is a sorbet made from indigenous purple corn, cinnamon, cloves, and lime. The service is first-rate as is the design, including a wall-spanning pieced wood installation reminiscent of Aztec pyramids. The restaurant is close to Hotel Las Alcobas.
  
  Reservations: http://www.opentable.com/astrid-y-gaston-reservations-mexico-city
  Prices: MX$600-800/$US60-80 per person including wine
  Payment: Cash, Visa, Mastercard, American Express
  Parking: valet, limited street parking
  How to Get There: Metro Polanco
  Services: restaurant, bar, wine cellar, restrooms
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