Gastón Acurio: Can home cooking change the world?
גסטון אקוריו: האם המטבח יכול לשנות את העולם?
Gastón Acurio is a chef, writer, entrepreneur and one of the most important promoters of Peruvian cooking in the world. Full bio
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thanks to connectivity,
beautiful sides of humanity
הפנים היפות ביותר של האנושות
hatred, intolerance;
at the end of the day,
עם ההרגשה הזאת בסוף היום
where we might find
well-being of our planet.
aristocratic and viceregal,
the Incas, from Cuzco.
which are historically confrontational,
descendants of diverse backgrounds:
בעלי רקעים מגוונים ביותר:
Cantonese store owner
of the port of Callao in Lima
Genovese pastry chef from Italy.
were totally against their love,
to create their home.
their biggest differences.
used to make for her in the wok.
שסבתא שלו בישלה על אש נמוכה.
slow-cooked risotto.
Parmesan cheese to everything.
and a little bit from the other --
מזה מאות שנים
received millions of people
building their lives in our country.
bountiful bridges of love and peace.
של אהבה ושלום.
when we embrace our diversity.
as a student,
of meeting my wife, Astrid,
a small restaurant,
מסעדה קטנה,
that would support our family.
with cuisines across most of the world --
ברוב מסעדות הגורמה בעולם,
of the French haute cuisine,
would also always prefer
rather than from our own land.
why when we came home,
a lot of customers every day,
but in Peru?"
at the beginning of this century,
בתחילת המאה הנוכחית,
becoming connected through internet.
the diversity of their people,
began to experience a steady growth
אלו שלא היה להם קול:
who didn't have a voice:
the cooks in the markets,
השפים בשווקים,
in the Andes, on the coast,
we began to envision
a space of mutual trust,
that would allow us
and transcendental.
to the world,
that spread all over the world
ויקדמו בכל יום
and our products every day
to come and visit Peru.
and day-to-day event,
of our country to the world,
ברחבי העולם
in people's hearts all over the world.
happened -- even more important
on menus of famous restaurants in Paris;
כל המסעדות המפורסמות בפריז,
without doubt, at the same level
great cuisines of the world;
a hotspot for tourists
for many people.
confidence and belief in our identity,
recognized around the world.
המטבח שלנו מככב בכל רחבי העולם.
if we denied our origins --
או אמריקאים.
we hid this love from our parents,
מעיני ההורים שלנו,
also emphasizes the idea
if we embrace our multicultural identity.
very good news.
we don't really need.
שאנחנו לא באמת צריכים.
of our ingredients and environment --
בתוצרים ובסביבה שלנו,
have led us to believe
than due to hunger.
there's malnutrition and anemia
של תת-תזונה, אנמיה,
are being destroyed and overfished.
הולכים ונמקים.
at the heart of our homes,
we can make the right decisions
לבצע החלטות נכונות בכל יום
so we can find a new balance,
health and enjoyment,
and the big industries,
and the environment,
and universal products.
at the heart of our homes.
במרכז הבית
this message to every home,
again in each home,
and in many other activities
ועל תחומים רבים אחרים,
other people who thought that
in the hearts of people around the world.
לא יתפוס מקום בלב העולם.
inequality and disease
following this idea?
בעניין הזה?
have been working together,
of spreading this message --
Dan Barber, in his Blue Hill,
במסעדת בלו היל שלו,
and sustainable agriculture
of high quality at a massive scale
מזון איכותי,
healthy, friendly and sustainable.
בריאים וברי קיימא.
Alain Ducasse in his Hôtel Plaza Athénée,
בהוטל פלאזה אתונה
the most luxurious of Paris,
his sometimes capricious clients
that excessive meat consumption
של צריכה מוגזמת של בשר
a coherent discourse from his restaurant,
היוצא מן המסעדה שלו
a great chef and a good friend,
of the Amazon
traditions and craftsmanship,
by bringing them back to his restaurant
the 10 million inhabitants of Lima
to these communities,
giving value to their cultural identity.
joining forces thanks to their cooking,
because of their love.
שהתאחדו סביב השולחן
with that generation of chefs in Peru
to promote their culture.
לאחרים שיפעלו,
we can't wait for others to do it.
kitchen in the world today,
שפים מקצועיים ברחבי העולם
cooking at the center of our home.
למקומו במרכז הבית
to recuperate our health and environment,
ולאיכות הסביבה,
that emotional peace that we need.
שכל כך נחוצה לנו.
to achieve our well-being.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Gastón Acurio - ChefGastón Acurio is a chef, writer, entrepreneur and one of the most important promoters of Peruvian cooking in the world.
Why you should listen
Gastón Acurio studied cooking at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and in 1994 he founded his first restaurant, Astrid & Gastón. He has received a wide array of recognition for his work; he was named Business Man of the Year by the magazine América Económica in 2005; received the Prince Claus award in the category of Collective Memoires and Journalism; and was named a Goodwill Ambassador by Unicef in 2009.
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