Peru’s best restaurant spotlights potatoes for Singapore pop-up: high-altitude menu showcases Peruvian ‘culture and landscape’
- The chefs behind World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022 runner-up Central, in Lima, have launched a 3-month pop-up in Singapore called MASL (Metres Above Sea Level)
- Pia Leon and Virgilio Martinez name dishes on their 11-course menu after the altitude from which the ingredients come, from -5 to 3,850 metres above sea level
To many, the potato is merely a filler food that plays second fiddle on the dinner plate to meat, or another, more attractive ingredient.
For Virgilio Martinez and Pia Leon, the culinary power couple behind Central restaurant in Lima, Peru, however, the native tuber tells a story of their home country’s history, culture and resilience.
This is why, for their recently launched three-month residency in Singapore – called MASL (Metres Above Sea Level) – the humble potato takes centre stage. The couple aim to showcase Peru’s cornucopia of ingredients in a multi-course menu available until October 30, 2022.
“Our goal is to show the biodiversity, culture and landscape of Peru. That is a theme that we share in all our restaurants,” says Leon.
In 2018, she branched out to launch her own restaurant, Kjolle, while still remaining involved with her and her husband’s flagship establishment.
