Audrey Scott of Uncornered Market Shares Her Top South American Highlights

Posted on January 20, 2012 - Category Amazon, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Interview, Peru | Leave a Comment

Uncornered Market is one of the Internet’s most popular travel blogs. Ambitious world travelers Daniel Noll and Audrey Scott have been on the road for the last 4 years, going through more than 65 countries, including some truly off the beaten path destinations such as Iran. Most recently in 2011, the pair traveled through much [...]

How Authentic Are Peruvian Chifas to Their Chinese Origins?

Posted on December 16, 2011 - Category Culture & Traditions, Peru, Travel Tales | 1 Comment

As a first-time visitor and recent resident of Peru, learning and discovering the city’s dishes has been an absolute adventure in and of itself. Each menu looks like a code waiting to be deciphered with so many varieties of dishes just in the Peruvian genre and without mention of Lima’s vast international cuisines as well. [...]

Mistura 2011 – Tasting the Best of Peruvian Gastronomy

Posted on September 19, 2011 - Category Peru | 1 Comment

Last week, Peru For Less had a chance to attend one of Lima’s biggest events of the year: Mistura. This was the food festival’s 4th running year and its most popular yet—over 50,000 pretickets were sold and ultimately over 361,000 attended over the last 10 days. Mistura’s reputation had made us all anxious to finally [...]

Mistura 2011: Get Ready to Eat

Posted on September 12, 2011 - Category Peru | 1 Comment

In recent years, Peru has been shining above and beyond all of its peers in the gastronomic world. With an increased national interest in fine cuisine, the rise of Gastón Acurio as one of the most renowned chefs in the industry, and the continuing interest in fusion fare, Peru has clearly developed a rising contemporary [...]