The best places to eat in the Lima museums

The best places to eat in the Lima museums

In the Month of Museums we analyze some of the places that complemtan the cultural circuit of our capital

Whereas eating is part of our culture and culinary practice is recognized worldwide as an art, it is right to emphasize in Peru an emerging presence of cafes and restaurants whose concepts have been created and / or adapted to museums, galleries and spaces Similar whose mission is the study and dissemination of any creative work that is part of the tangible and intangible heritage of a people.

We see in museums for years continue to host within its walls gastronomic concepts that have become allies, adding to the pleasure of feeding the intellect enjoy savoring a meal that turns each visit into a more complete experience.

SOUL FOOD

When 2006 Acurio stamped his mark on the coffee Larco Museum, the trail had to walk together gastronomy and art began to strengthen. The most influential of the Peruvian chefs urged us to follow the example of institutions such as the MoMA in New York, and without going far from the Pre-Columbian Art Museum of Cusco, which opened in 2003 to host in a corner of the house to Cabrera MAP Café.

Nine years later, we are witnessing a successful coexistence: after remodeling the Larco Museum in 2010, and the expansion of the cafe / restaurant in 2012, both spaces dance one beat the other, complementing services that tourists enjoyed and appreciated. The Larco Museum, which in the 60s moved from the estate of the Larco family Chiclín (La Libertad) to the eighteenth century mansion located in Pueblo, houses an amazing collection of pre-Columbian art, from textiles to art erotic, through a warehouse that houses 45 thousand archaeological objects.

Precisely in this last room we found pottery that account for the existence of native wild ducks Peru, which were utilized as inputs by the ancient northern cuisine inhabitants, creators of a vast cookbook.

Traditional dishes like duck ceviche, the chef Pablo Lazarte included in the letter of Larco Museum Café / Restaurant. Northern tasty soup has been well received tourists and local guests, who may not know what the young chef learned to prepare because his family is Nepeña Valley (Ancash), which flourished first and Moche culture Sechin later. "The style is fusion food with homely touches," says Diana Macedo, who heads the "seeded" culinary space on the terrace of the house, among bougainvilleas and an occasional piece of history that frame the dining experience.

CANYON CALL

The bohemian district of Lima also shows interesting examples of museosgastronomía coexistence. On one side is the Mario Testino Foundation, created in 2012 by the renowned Peruvian fashion photographer to accommodate their photographic collections from this platform and promote the work of young talents in the lens. In this space, the Café MATE is the responsibility of Augusto Baertl (Skylight) and its chef Jean Paul Barbier. The design respects the feature minimalist decor of the museum, qualifying decorating your room with three photographic pieces Vicky Aguirre.

The letter tourist and diner are available at Cafe MATE response style 'comford food', for dishes like quinoa taboule of pearl classic lomo saltado or. The proposal also offers brunch on Saturday and Sunday; teatime and soon relaunch an executive inexpensive menu, which attract locals and visitors and encourage them to join this cultural space.

The visit to the warm dining room (which seats 35 people) usually marks the end of the end of the tour of the museum, which these days hosts the exhibition of Philippe Gruenberg "Geography of the dispute", which runs through Aug. 2 . MATE rooms in the successful "High Fashion" is also displayed, series of photographs that Testino addresses the wealth of the Andean textile suits. Finally, near the MATE, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC Lima) shares its northern terrace Green Winery (LBV), culinary venture in November last year settled with his proposal for healthy, handmade and casual cuisine.

These days, visitors to the MAC to appreciate the video documentary "Saynatakuna: masks and transfiguration in Paukartambo" directed and produced by filmmaker Carlos Llerena, LBV can access freely and try dishes like quinoa burger with spinach and sesame, noodle salads or vegetarian gluten bruschetas eggplant, zucchini, peppers and mushrooms sauteed with herbs.

Spaces like these captivate and give added value to the experience that traditionally offer museums. A high service to another level, where the pleasure of consuming culture is more complete. Therefore we encourage the good culinary concepts find acceptance in these scenarios. Because divorce of arts, culture, is not acceptable.

ART MEETS FOOD

In the house of the twenties that houses the gallery Lucia de la Puente, the & Mamani Quispe are the new guests. They have replicated this barranquino space culinary offer, one that was born almost three years in the Camino Real Centro Empresarial a concept that fits your kitchen into foreign phrases ('uncomplicated food' and 'fast casual') which contrast with the name ( two common last names in Peru), suggesting a social claim that is due more to factors of importance of brand in the market.