World Food Day (10/16) marks the 78th anniversary since the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization was founded in 1945. This day is used by many organizations to raise food awareness. It’s also the perfect time to explore delicious international cuisine, and  POPULAR, the Peruvian restaurant at New York City‘s PUBLIC Hotel is the ideal place to begin.

Did you know that Peru’s natural biodiversity has made the country a leader in the research of combating world hunger? Peru boasts hundreds of healthy superfoods from the Amazon rainforest and the Andes mountains, fish from the Pacific Ocea and Amazonian rivers, and more varieties of certain crops like potatoes than are grown in any other country in the world.

Peruvian cuisine has also grown in popularity around the world over the decade, with Peruvian restaurants like Central being ranked number 1 restaurant in the world this year by The World’s 50 Best Restaurants.

Other Peruvian restaurants are also paving the way to raise awareness of Peru’s biodiversity and intricately integrated cuisine, and POPULAR is no exception.

At POPULAR, Chef Diego Muñoz promotes Peruvian cuisine through authentic, original, healthy, and globally inspired Peruvian cuisine. Chef Diego, a rare talent, proudly brings to Manhattan, the ultimate international gateway, the best of his Peruvian homeland’s multicultural cuisine – a microcosm of some of the world’s greatest culinary traditions – Incan, Spanish, Moorish, African, Italian, Chinese and Japanese.

Signature dishes include the Ceviche Clasico (fluke, octopus, red onion, and and cilantro), Sticky Prawns (served with chow mein and toasted meanings), and the Lomo Saltado (filet mignon, vidalia onions, vine ripe tomatoes, and chili soy).
To accompany Chef Diego’s flavor-forward, healthy dishes, POPULAR serves enchanting, best in class pisco cocktails and a selection of international wines.

In its handsome dining room, POPULAR is a transporting and worldly culinary tour that is good for both the body and the soul.

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