peru is a country that s historically driven men mad, mad for gold, for coca, for its magical, ancient history. but now, there s something else drawing outsiders to its hidden mountain valleys. we love this stuff. we obsess about it, gorge on it, and fetishize it. i m talking about chocolate. once a common treat, it s now becoming as nuanced as fine wine, making the pursuit of the raw, good stuff all the more difficult. i m joining that hunt in remotest peru, but not before i ve re-immersed myself in the booming lima food scene. i took a walk through this beautiful world. felt the cool rain on my shoulder. found something good in this beautiful world. i m in peru with this guy, eric ripert. the guy was looking at us. he went into the tree. that s funny. chef of the world-famous restaurant, le bernardin, in new york, to look at where chocolate comes from, particularly our chocolate. so that s why we re in peru. but before we get all indiana jones, we re spending so
coque s mom, marissa guiulfo, is like peru s julia child marissa: welcome. anthony: james beard rolled into one. thank you for having us. a caterer, cookbook author, beloved icon of peruvian gastronomy. coque: this is the yucca. anthony: oh yeah, i m going in. to say one is fortunate to enjoy her hospitality would be an understatement. marissa: pisco sour? anthony: oh yes. yeah. definitely. eric: i d love one. anthony: warm, generous, welcoming beyond belief. marissa: it s too bad that you have to leave so soon. anthony: yeah. coque: normally we we have lunch late, uh, like 5:00, or anthony: do you nap before lunch or after? coque: both. anthony: both. [ laughter ] sounds like paradise. wow, look at this. every weekend, marissa opens the house to an ever-changing mob of friends, visitors, drop-ins, and family. coque: this is fantastic. anthony: they do not skimp on the food. delicious, delicious things pour out of the kitchen.
Hollywood and the world were saddened by recent news of the death of legendary actress Betty White, who passed away due to natural causes, per Fox News, on Dec. 31. She was 99. Fans of the late.
on its face. one thing that jussie smollett s lawyers don t want to do is piss off the justice system in chicago because they re going to go even harder on him. pete: david, you mentioned egg on their face. the media has a little bit too. this is what they said about smollett the day after he was charged. listen. this is a jacque robinson against homophobia in the black community. a beloved icon. now you have the fall of an icon. there is an atmosphere as i said last week and it remains true today an atmosphere of menace and fear. ache were to portrays himself. this is honest to goodness truth and we have to be bold enough to call that out. pete: this is after the police charged him. by the way what an insult to jacque robinson. let me tell you i have read a lot about jackie. ed henry wrote about it that wasn t the character of that