Entries by tomlemes

Mistura 2013 and Chowzter

A few days ago I showed you some of the faces of the Mistura 2013 festival in Lima – today I think you should see some of the food! I was a big fan of Peruvian food before the trip but I have now progressed to devotee. Before I get going, I want to say […]

Ferro e Farinha: Food Trucks come to Rio

  This is Sei Shiroma.   I first heard from Sei through an email I received a year or so ago. Back then he was living in New York, working in advertising and planning a move to Rio. Today he is a food obsessed gringo, living in Rio and married to a carioca (sound familiar?). […]

Faces of Peru

For those of you who missed my last post, I have just got back from an amazing weekend in Lima. It was a great weekend in many ways – the food was seriously good, I met some very knowledgeable (and nice) people and I played my small part in representing Rio as one of Latin […]

Representing Rio!

Hi everyone! I have to be quick today as I’m very short of time and have a hundred things to do. Tomorrow, at the crack of dawn, I’m flying to Lima! I’ll be in Peru’s capital for 2 reasons – an awards ceremony and a food festival!   Chowzter Latin American Awards Chowzter is a […]

Moacir Santos – Brazilian Jazz Legend

How do you feel about Jazz? As musical genres go, I have mixed feelings. There is certainly plenty of music that would be described as Jazz that I really like – music from Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway and Miles Davis come to mind. But then I also have some negative associations with this broad genre, […]