We hope so! We are huge fans of Peruvian food – and are excited it is gaining a foothold across the USA. The New York Times has a piece about Peruvian food’s popularity in San Francisco. Fortunately we in Chicago are lucky enough to have a variety of Peruvian joints to choose from. We loved [...]
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June 6, 2009
South America: Farewell, Restaurant Magnus
Restaurant Magnus
120 E Wilson
Madison, WI
On May 31, I walked up to the door of Restaurant Magnus in Madison, hoping to sample some of my favorites from its South American-inspired menu before the restaurant’s dramatic shift the next day (signaled by the Norwegian flag fluttering over the canopy). It was locked. An employee eating outside [...]
June 3, 2009
Peru: Inka Heritage
Inka Heritage
602 S Park Street
Madison, WI
First off, Inka Heritage gets major cultural awareness points for using Juan Velasco’s 1975 Quechua orthography that spells “Inka” with a K instead of a C (which is an Imperial Spanish spelling). Velasco wasn’t the best guy, but his transliterations were top-notch. Well done. Now on to the [...]
January 7, 2009
Peru: Rosa De Lima
Rosa De Lima
2015 N Western Ave
Chicago, IL
The Eaters decided to go global (as we always do) and celebrate a South American New Years ‘09. We began the night with a visit to a restaurant so new that the old sign from the previous occupants – Cancun Mariscos – still hangs in front of the [...]
September 21, 2008
[Road Trip Eats] China, Peru, Cuba: Flor De Mayo
Flor De Mayo
2651 Broadway
New York, NY
It’s a well-known fact that Chinese food is available in most countries around the world. However, I have not had many of these international Chinese permutations. Flor de Mayo, an NYC restaurant boasts one of the more interesting amalgamations I have heard of to date, Chinese-Peruvian-Cuban. M and I were [...]
