Roger Schuler
Roger Schuler is the founder of Granja Azul, a landmark restaurant in Peru that popularized the beloved dish Pollo a la Brasa. In the 1950s, after facing financial difficulties with a failed chicken farming venture, he ingeniously created a method to cook whole chickens on a spit over wood embers, leading to the birth of this iconic culinary staple. His legacy continues through the restaurant, which has been cherished by generations.
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