Gastón Acurio is a chef, writer, entrepreneur and one of the most important promoters of Peruvian cooking in the world.

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Gastón Acurio studied cooking at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and in 1994 he founded his first restaurant, Astrid & Gastón. He has received a wide array of recognition for his work; he was named Business Man of the Year by the magazine América Económica in 2005; received the Prince Claus award in the category of Collective Memoires and Journalism; and was named a Goodwill Ambassador by Unicef in 2009.

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