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elicious Latin American
gastronomy and expert advice
from travel website Turning
Left for Less made for a lively
readers’ evening recently at
London restaurant Zuaya.
Attendees braved one of
the coldest days of the year to join us for a
tasting dinner at the popular Kensington
venue in January.
The event was hosted by Business Traveller
editorial director Tom Otley (pictured above)
alongside Turning Left for Less deputy
editor Paul Khosla, who provided expertise
on maximising tier points and miles.
At a pre-dinner reception, guests mingled
while sampling Zuaya’s exotic cocktails,
which included the Peruvian favourite, the
pisco sour – the perfect antidote to the
snowy weather outside.
Readers then enjoyed an inventive Latin
American feast in the appropriately tropical
setting. Colourful plates came in waves,69with the kitchen
taking the assembled
guests on a flavour-filled
trip around Peru, Mexico,
Brazil and Argentina.
Sharing plates included
the likes of Brazilian bread with
cassava, mozzarella and cheddar cheese; a
burrata corn brûlée; stone bass ceviche with
cherry, raspberry, orange, pink grapefruit,
physalis and tiger’s milk; lamb purple tacos
with ras el hanout and smoked pineapple;
aged Peruvian rib eye; and octopus with
chimichurri, potato cream and yellow aji;
with desserts including the playfully named
jungle cheesecake with passion fruit.Following the
dinner, many guests
postponed the snowy
trip home, swapping
tables or retiring to the
buzzy bar upstairs to share
their travel tips and experiences.
The next Business Traveller readers’
event – a wine tasting evening sponsored
by Regal Airport Hotel Hong Kong to
celebrate the winners of our Cellars in
the Sky airline wine awards (see page 54
for the winners) – takes place in London
on April 8. To register your interest
and find out about future events, visit
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