As I sit down to lunch my head is in a spin. It’s a dizziness brought on partly by altitude sickness, partly by a number of pre-lunch cocktails, and partly by sheer excitement at having made it to one of the summits of global gastronomy.
In June, Central, the Lima restaurant of Peruvian chef Virgilio Martínez took the number one spot in the annual San Pellegrino/Acqua Panna “The World’s 50 Best Restaurants” list, in recognition of “a menu that celebrates the unique biodiversity of the country’s indigenous ingredients”.
