YUNKA — Roots of Peru: 4 Hands, 1 Night (Peruvian dinner)

   For one evening, the kitchen of a Peruvian-Nikkei restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City goes four-handed: a guest chef from Hong Kong joins the resident team to cook a special menu rooted in Peruvian cooking. These four-hands sets don’t repeat — it’s a one-night dinner.

   The night in brief:

• two kitchens, one night: the guest chef and the resident chef cook side by side, each with their own hand;
• the guest is Abel Ortiz Alvarez, Peru-born founder of Hong Kong’s Chullschick Group, who has spent over a decade taking Peruvian cuisine abroad;
• the host is chef Pier López;
• the menu pairs special four-hands à la carte dishes with the restaurant’s own classics.

   It’s for food lovers, expats and travellers after a chef-driven Latin American dinner rather than a routine meal. If you’ve never tried Nikkei — the Peruvian-Japanese style born from Japanese immigrants in Peru — this is an easy way in, where fresh fish and ceviche meet Japanese technique.

   The menu is à la carte, so you can come for the full set or just a couple of plates over a drink. Want a dinner you can’t get on an ordinary night in town? Book a table ahead via the restaurant’s Messenger.