Overview

• The chef and his wife, Brenda Dávila, were filming at Arequipa’s San Camilo market when a vendor objected to him handling an arracacha and confronted him on camera.
• Bocchio says the vendor gripped his arm during the exchange, and reports note no visible injuries from the encounter.
• The market visit video was posted to his YouTube channel on October 10, and excerpts circulated widely over the weekend.
• Online reactions split between support for Bocchio and defenses of customary rules that shoppers ask before touching produce.
• Bocchio urged better customer treatment in traditional markets to reflect well on Peruvian gastronomy, and outlets reported no legal escalation or official response.