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On Thursday 4 th and Friday 5 th of April, LIMA Dubai the award-winning Peruvian restaurant invites guests to celebrate their second birthday with an unmissable dining experience.. Famed for bringing Peruvian cuisine to the forefront of international gastronomy, LIMA restaurant co-creator and World No.6 Chef Virgilio Martinez will be visiting Dubai to mark the occasion. The Lima Dubai signature menu consists of three courses and the Head Chef, Deigo Sanchez, presented each dish for us and graciously explained how each dish was prepared and the Peruvian history behind the dishes.
To begin, highlights include the Hamachi Tiradito which combines yellow chilli tiger’s milk, yuzu gel, Jerusalem artichoke purée finished with a rocoto crisp. Head Chef Miguel Vargas is at the helm of the kitchen.Sign up with your email address to receive news and updates.
In 2012, they opened Lima in London, as a tribute to the food of his home capital city. Its sister restaurant, LIMA Fitzrovia, is the first and only Peruvian restaurant to win and retain a Michelin star, so it landed here in Dubai with high expectations. Lima Dubai will occupy a premium, fully licensed location within … “I had to have a guarantee that I could get my produce and ingredients delivered to Dubai and once I had that, I made sure that my staff from Peru would be able to work here without any problems. Only click yes if you are of the legally required age to do so. But these products will still be new for the customers in Dubai, they won’t have tried them anywhere else,” he said.For Martínez, the produce coupled with the fact that they are the only Peruvian owned and operated restaurant in Dubai is why Lima Dubai stands out from the Peruvian pack. After this I knew I have the products and the expertise.”He also claims that it’s much easier to transport Peruvian ingredients to Dubai than it is to his restaurant in London. I’m serving what I eat every day. Peruvian food is having a moment and it’s not just in Dubai. Like ceviche but with an innovated twist, vegetables and stews, Tiraditos that have a Lima modern twist.” And his favourite dish, sautéed veal sweetbread with hot rocoto tiger’s milk.The father of one, who turns 40 this year, said that he never intended to become a famous chef but now that he is, he takes the responsibility seriously. He executes dishes, alongside his wife Pia, that showcase the diversity of Peruvian ingredients culminating in an 18-course tasting-menu like no other. A ward-winning Head Chef Diego Sanchez presents an enticing menu of his signature favourites at the Peruvian restaurant Lima Dubai. In 2014 it was awarded a Michelin star under chef patron Virgilio MartÁnez Véliz. Virgilio Martinez, chief proprietor of Lima and Central PeruThe concept has been developed through a partnership between Lima London chef and head of culinary development, Robert Ortiz, and Virgilio Martinez, chief proprietor of Lima and Central Peru, which is ranked at number 4 in the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list.Chef Diego Sanchez, who previously worked under Martinez, will head up the Dubai culinary team.Lima’s USP is bringing unknown ingredients to the fore with a menu that educates diners with new products and techniques.Lima Dubai will occupy a premium, fully licensed location within City Walk’s Fine Dining Courtyard.The 200-pax space will feature a restaurant, bar and outdoor terrace decorated in a colourful, rustic style with materials sourced directly from Peru.The flagship Michelin-starred Lima Fitzrovia opened in London in 2012 and a second Lima opened in London’s Covent Garden two years later.
The four-course menu served for four guests to share, features a variety of exciting flavours from the traditional to the innovative, showcasing a total of eleven dishes and a welcome drink. It wouldn’t be respectful, I’m proud to work in Peru and I don’t want to loose that.” And it’s massively lived up to them, with the food wowing us every time we visit. In the same year the Lima Floral outpost was founded. Lima, the restaurant and bar concept at the forefront of the world’s initiation into Peruvian cuisine has announced its new Dubai venue, Lima Dubai at City Walk.