Completar frases Gaston Acurio lifeVersión en línea The students must complete the blank spaces of the text that talks about Peruvian chef and writer Gaston Acurio most important aspects of his life. por Kevin Giovanni Garcia Higuera 1 More than a chef devoted to Peruvian cuisine , Gastón Acurio is a watershed for the projection of the culture of his in the world . It would be no to say that if ceviche has become a world - famous recipe , he surely had an important part in it . Acurio has made Peruvian cuisine the country's export and has helped train some of Peru's best chefs including Virgilio Matinéz , Pía Leon and Mitsuharu Tsumura . He opened his first in 1994 , and began remaking Lima into one of the most important culinary in South America . Today , he runs a food of more than 40 restaurants , including three in the United States , with plans to open a new place in Washington D . C . Son of a well - know politician , Acurio , who was in 1967 , learned the importance of the political game from the cradle , and he put this knowledge to use to show the world the Peruvian cuisine . Having studied ( to follow his father's footsteps ) , he then decided to change his path and in cooking at Le Condor Bleu in Paris , where he met his future wife Astrid Gutsche . He also worked at some of the top restaurants in . In 1994 , he returned to Peru to start his prominent career in Lima , with the opening of Astrid y Gastón - which first served French - focused cuisine before finally embracing the Peruvian dishes .