© Mónica R. Goya
Food Writing
October 2016
I feel honoured to have had the chance to research, write and shoot this story for the London Lux AW16 edition of SHOP magazine. If you aren't lucky enough to stay in one of the lovely hotels that stock this wonderful magazine, you can read it online here.
August, 2016
“Crear un plato es como crear una canción”
Martin Morales, la mente creativa tras varios de los restaurantes peruanos más populares de Londres, habla de su nuevo restaurante, Casita Andina y analiza el camino que le ha llevado hasta el éxito
En su web personal, Morales se define como chef peruano, autor, restaurador y productor artístico. Pero la definición no le hace justicia. Al menos no la suficiente. El chef se ha embarcado en una misión para dar a conocer el universo peruano en tierras anglosajonas, desde la gastronomía hasta la música pasando por la artesanía y esta tarea le ha convertido en un auténtico embajador de su país.
La gastronomía peruana es su carta de presentación. En 2012 inauguró su primer restaurante, Ceviche, donde ofrece platos peruanos de inspiración costeña. Él se encargó del diseño del menú y puede presumir de haber popularizado el ceviche en la capital británica. Chef autodidacta, Morales confiesa “amo la cocina, he cocinado desde los 9 años y tenía una misión de presentar la gastronomía peruana en este país, nadie lo había hecho, y pienso que alguien responsable tenía que estar a cargo de eso, y quería ponerme en esa situación tan difícil pero también tan responsable”.
Check Revista Iberoamericana de Gastronomía Cielo, Mar & Tierra's August 2016 issue to read the whole interview with talented chef and cookbook author Martin Morales of Ceviche London.
July 25, 2016
This month I have been lucky enough to visit NYC and spend some time with the lovely team at Four & Twenty Blackbirds. It was a very special day as I had been craving their pies for so long! See more about my visit here.
March 23, 2016
Historic Café Gerbeaud, in Budapest, for Plate Selector. Read more here.
March 5, 2016
Last month I visited Budapest. The city is really beautiful and in tourism terms it seems to be doing much better than when I last visited in 2012. Then I visited at the beginning of the summer and in spite of the fact that this last time I went there in the middle of the winter, I could see that there were more tourists. And the prices have gone noticeably up. But luckily traditional foods haven’t changed that much. Here you are a feature with ten key products and dishes to better understand Hungarian food culture.
February 16, 2016
This breakfast in Santa Monica was so special. We walked there from our friends' early in the morning before flying back to London. Great pastries and farmers market produce. Read my review here.
December 1, 2015
Life in Maui (Hawaii) goes at a different pace. It constantly feels as if tomorrow is a long time. It is this amazing island where clichés coexist with amazing surprises. This luau was one of them: the most widespread Hawaiian cliché (hula dancing), of course packed with tourists AND locals. Locals do attend luaus! Who would have told... Check my review here.
