![[LA Weekly] Ricardo Zarate’s New Mo-Chica: Sangrecita, Paiche + More Ceviche](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/mo-chica-estofadodealpaca.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[LA Weekly] Ricardo Zarate’s New Mo-Chica: Sangrecita, Paiche + More Ceviche")
Ricardo Zarate wants you to know something before checking out his new Mo-Chica. Slated to open Wednesday, May 30, it replaces an earlier version of the same name thatclosed yesterday. “Peru. It’s in South America,” says Zarate, mock-serious. “Its limits are Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia and Chile.” He recalls how one guest had thought Peru bordered Spain. “The point is, I’m trying to introduce my country through my food.”… Continue reading
![[LA Weekly] Jason Michaud’s Local Express to Replace Chimu; Red Hill to Open Dec. 1](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/0071.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[LA Weekly] Jason Michaud’s Local Express to Replace Chimu; Red Hill to Open Dec. 1")
Downtowners who had flocked to Peruvian eatery Chimú to sit on the sun-splattered patio and dine on pollo a la brasa were saddened to learn of Chimú’s closing last weekend. Beginning Monday, the space next to the Grand Central Market will once again serve lunch, says Chimú co-owner Jason Michaud. He will re-open the eatery as Local Express, a scaled-down version of Local, his Silver Lake restaurant that emphasizes organic and locally-grown foods. Continue reading
![[LA Weekly] Chimu, Mario Alberto’s Peruvian Eatery, Closes](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/007.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[LA Weekly] Chimu, Mario Alberto’s Peruvian Eatery, Closes")
A chalkboard drawing of a wild-eyed creature pedaling away on a bicycle greeted Chimú visitors on Sunday, along with the word “FAREWELL.” Chimú has closed its doors, or rather, its take-out windows, which served up steaming plates of chancho, lomo saltado, pollo a la brasa and seco de cordero. Continue reading
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