Finding Gaston

Perez’s enthusiasm is infectious… combined with attractive lensing, what more does a culinary documentary need?

Variety

Archive - Festival 32
Director: Patricia Perez
Peru 2014
78 minutes
Spanish
Subtitles in Hebrew

In this joyful tour of Peruvian gastronomy, award-winning chef and Peru's unofficial ambassador of cuisine, Gastón Acurio, proves that the best food nourishes the soul as well as the body.
The documentary offers beautifully presented, mouth-watering food but ultimately becomes memorable due to the charisma and ethos of its subject - Gastón Acurio, whose flagship restaurant, Astrid y Gaston, appears annually in any list of the world’s best restaurants. Perez films him traveling the country, speaking to children about the riches of the land, sampling regional fare and praising local farmers and fisherman practicing traditional methods.
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