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In Short – The design is rustic, with terra cotta tiles, exposed brick and sponge-painted walls in yellow, orange and red. Amongst the young crowd of neighborhood residents and Columbia grad students, Spanish can be heard. Empanadas come stuffed with creamed corn, celery and blue cheese, and papa a la huancaina covers boiled potatoes, chilled and sliced, in a spicy Peruvian mayonnaise and garnishes them with hard-cooked eggs. But all these appetizers are merely supporting players before the curtain rises for dishes "de la parrilla" (from the grill). A popular choice is the skirt steak,…