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Dining with Diego

During our first day in Lima, Wes and I had lunch at Astrid y Gaston in the Miraflores neighborhood. Apparently owner Gaston Acurio is something of a man about town, Peru’s answer to Emeril. This was my first taste of authentic cebiche (raw fish marinated with lime juice), and as I marveled at how good […]

During our first day in Lima, Wes and I had lunch at Astrid y Gaston in the Miraflores neighborhood. Apparently owner Gaston Acurio is something of a man about town, Peru’s answer to Emeril.

This was my first taste of authentic cebiche (raw fish marinated with lime juice), and as I marveled at how good it was, I noticed one of the paintings nearby. It looked like something from Diego Rivera’s Cubist period, and damned if it wasn’t signed “Rivera.”

Could it be?

I asked the waiter, who confirmed that it is indeed a Diego original.

Bon appetite!