Rodolfo Hinostroza (October 27, 1941 – November 1, 2016) was a Peruvian poet, writer, journalist, food critic and astrologer. He was born in Lima. Early life In 1962 he left Peru with a scholarship to study Philosophy and English Literature at the University San Cristobal of La Habana. There, he wrote his first poetry book "Consejero del Lobo" published by "Editorial El Puente" in 1964. Frustrated by the way the Castro régime was using the scholarship students to his political ends, he managed to leave in 1964, after a series of intense experiences on the island, and returned to Lima. Journalism He worked as a script writer in the Peruvian TV for some time and then started working in journalism, among others, and joined the reputed magazine Caretas. In 1968, he married French born Nadine Caillière, and traveled back with her to Paris, where he lived until 1984. He arrived in Paris in the midst of the 1968 student turmoil which would have a direct impact on his poetry. He worked in several places such as the ORTF Radio, in publishing group Gallimard, as a translator for Spanish publishers like Tusquets (for whom he also translated future Nobel Prize Le Clézio, among others) and Barral. In 1972 he won the international poetry award "Maldoror", with his poetry book "Contranatura", organized by Barral Editores (Barcelona, Spain) with Octavio Paz at the head of the jury. Besides, he also worked with French/Peruvian tour operator "Uniclam" who entrusted him to write several tourist guides: Mexico (1976), Bolivia (1978) and Peru (1981), all published in French. In 1979, he published "Aprendizaje de la limpieza", a result of his seven-year psychoanalytical experience which he had started in Lima and finished in 1975 in Paris. Gastronomy In 1984, he returned to Peru where he met Dutch translator Ingrid Sipkes with whom he formed a family and has three children: Cayetana (1985), Lorenzo (1989) and Ruy (1991). He resumed his journalistic activities at Caretas, specializing this time in gastronomy. After 15 years of a solid French gastronomic background and pleasantly surprised by the Peruvian bounties he discovered at his return in Peru, he has been a key driver of spreading awareness at national level of the virtues of Peruvian cuisine. From 1984 to 2006, he wrote many articles about the upcoming cuisine and Lima restaurants in newspaper La Republica, Caretas and his own gourmet restaurant guide Anfitrion,