18. Daniel Salcedo | Citrico Cocina

As soon as I walked into Citrico Daniel started talking and enthusiastically showing me around the restaurant. This beautiful two storied space in Fitzroy North is absolutely worth the tour. Daniel generously gave me an hour of his time as he talked about his love of cooking, his desire to share the Peruvian food of his youth, depression amongst chefs and the beautiful cycle he feels part of where the sun encourages growth, the product is harvested and he then gets to cook it and feed people. I felt privileged to have shared that hour with Daniel and happy that Melburnians get to eat this food made with love, great humility and respect.