EAT WITH ME developed organically through a constant flow of friends and "foodies" visiting me in Lima. I was always on the lookout for culinary gems to impress visitors. It's easy to be food-obsessed in this city! Then a friend in the travel industry asked me to help him improve his tour package by enhancing the Lima portion of his clients time in Peru. And EAT WITH ME was born!

I have been passionate about food my whole life. As a young adult I traveled extensively, relishing in all the culinary delights I could find. While others were at heritage sites or museums, I was in the street markets and supermarkets fascinated by how different cultures eat. At 25 I opened a small bistro in Toronto that I continued to run for 10 years until I sold it and moved to Peru in 2006. Eating out in Lima is truly one of my favorite things about living in Peru.

For me, eating is the ultimate pleasure that joins me to global cultures, to family stories, to true friends, to romance, and to the alchemy of life. We eat to survive, to sustain our strength and nourish ourselves. We eat to get closer to people we love, or are just getting to know. We eat to integrate, to be accepted, and to keep connected. We eat, because we can and because we are blessed!