Gastón Acurio, is one of the most famous chefs in the world.

The word cook or chef

falls short to define Acurio. He is also a writer, businessman and an obvious celebrity of
contemporary gastronomy. He studied at the Santa María Marianistas School in Lima.
In 1987, he moved to Spainto start his law studies at the Complutense University of
Madrid at the wish of hisfamily, but he left, and in 1989, he secretly enrolled in a hotel
school which he attendedfor two years

On July 14, 1994, they opened their first restaurant, Astrid & Gastón, in the District
ofMiraflores, in Lima.Organized the II International Gastronomic Fair of Lima "Mistura
2009". That sameyear he was considered and named by the media as "The Peruvian
of the Year". Hebecame president of the Peruvian Society of Gastronomy. At Madrid
Fusión 2011, the most prestigious culinary event in the world, Gastón Acuriowas
considered by more than a thousand specialists as one of the 20 most influentialchefs
in the world.He received in Stockholm, from Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, the Global
GastronomyAward 2013, for leading the Peruvian gastronomic movement.In 2018, he
launched on Latina, a Peruvian television channel, a cooking show with thesame name
as one of his recipe books.Gastón Acurio, is one of the prestigious Peruvians who
make our Peru look good. Currently Gastón, in addition to leading an international
network of culinary franchises, has plans to enter the world of quality fast food at a
good price. This was stated in an interview with the EFE agency.