After an amazing lunch at Yuraq restaurant, we decided to return for dinner. When we arrived at the restaurant, they had a little table set up for us back in a quiet cove. We started out with a bottle of Malbec from the Sacred Valley of Peru to enjoy while we looked through the menu. The head chef was there, so he made sure that he understood exactly what we wanted when the waitress took our order.
We chose to eat family style and just share all of the dishes so that we could try as much as possible.
The six of us started with fried cheese and alpaca kabobs, which the chef made six each of so we would all get to try them. Both were excellent!
After awhile we ordered our dinners, which were one pasta dish, four lomo saltado (beef tenderloin served over quinoa) and one quinoa risotto.
We finished with chocolate lava cake and another bottle of wine.
As we ate, we talked and laughed about the things that we have experienced while we have been on this journey, especially the canopy adventure. The six of us have been together for two weeks at this point and we are closer now than when we left home!
It has been an amazing night! We spent 3 hours at the restaurant, and with a great tip, our dinner came to about $20 per person all included! You can't beat that!
The service was impeccable, the food was amazing, and the atmosphere was everything we could have asked for.
If you are ever in Cuzco, Pero for lunch or dinner, this little restaurant is a must!
Our last adventure of the morning was a cooking class at Yuraq restaurant. They had all of the spices measured out as we chose our seats for the demonstration.
The chef was making lomo saltado (beef tenderloin) over a bed of quinoa risotto.
The lomo saltado is a combination of Peruvian and Asian flavors in stir fry. It was fabulous!
We also tried some Inca Kola, which we weren't familiar with at all, but after tasting it, we realized that it is nothing more than sweet cream soda. It is a soda that is very popular in Peru.
After we enjoyed sharing the lomo saltado, we were treated to the entrees that we each ordered. Steve ordered a trout roll, unfortunately I can't remember our other orders, but they were all really good.
This is the restaurant from the outside.
We loved our cooking class and our lunch so much that we made a reservation for dinner tonight as well! We can't wait to come back tonight for dinner!
