The Alchemist of Santa Catalina: Inside the Culinary Temple of Javier Wong

The Alchemist of Santa Catalina: Inside the Culinary Temple of Javier Wong

LIMA, PERU — In the unassuming residential district of Santa Catalina, behind a gate that bears no neon signs or grand architectural flourishes, lies what many global gastronomes consider the spiritual epicenter of Peruvian cuisine. This is Chez Wong, the home-turned-restaurant of Javier Wong, a man whose mastery of the knife and the wok has […]


The Alchemist of Santa Catalina: Inside the Minimalist Culinary Empire of Javier Wong

The Alchemist of Santa Catalina: Inside the Minimalist Culinary Empire of Javier Wong

LIMA, PERU — In the unassuming residential district of Santa Catalina, behind a nondescript door that bears no neon signs or grand architectural flourishes, resides the man many culinary scholars consider the greatest living practitioner of Peru’s national dish. Javier Wong, the chef-proprietor of Chez Wong, has turned his own living room into a global […]