Brava: A Refuge with Pasta

Monday, September 19th, 2011 at 10:15 am 
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Brava, Cuzco

Brava, Cuzco

By David Knowlton

Restaurants abound on Cuzco’s main square and in the blocks nearby, where they compete with offices offering travel services and stores selling jewelry or handicrafts. Somedays it seems the Cathedral and its neighboring baroque church the Company of Jesus, as well as Cuzco’s university San Antonio Abad, seem like interlopers in a field of tourists and services for them. Among the restaurants one finds a wide variety of offerings from fast food to up-scale dining. Though the Plaza is rich with possibilities, one should not ignore what lies just barely off it. Read the rest of this entry

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Two New Restaurants and Traditional Cuzco Cuisine

Friday, July 1st, 2011 at 9:07 am 
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Stuffed Rocotos and Baked Potatoes on the Street, Cuzco

Stuffed Rocotos and Baked Potatoes on the Street, Cuzco

By David Knowlton

Traditional Cuzco food has generally not been a big part of the offerings of restaurants in the tourist core of the city, though it is strong outside this core, where Cusqueños congregate. It is as if Cuzco were replaced with food from elsewhere, whether Lima or other countries. But recently two restaurants opened near the central Regocijo Plaza that claim to focus on Cuzco’s classic food, Chuwa and La Mila. Read the rest of this entry

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A Story of Chocolate in Cuzco

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011 at 9:54 am 
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Unusual Truffles in Cuzco

Unusual Truffles in Cuzco

By David Knowlton

Chocolate and love fall together so frequently that as a couple they are a cliché. Yet in Cuzco a new cafe and museum bring them together in a story that is not only about good food, information, and helping people, it is a love story with twist, turns, and lots of chocolate. Read the rest of this entry

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