Peru

Speaker

Pía León

Chef at Kjolle (Lima, Peru)

With her restaurant Kjolle, Pía León draws on her ancestors to showcase Peru's biodiversity through her cuisine.

Trained at the Cordon Bleu in Lima, she continued her education at the Ritz Hotel in New York before landing at Gastón Acurio's emblematic restaurant. Finally, she decided to return to her homeland and joined Central as a kitchen assistant. There she formed a perfect bond with Virgilio Martínez, and together they managed to position the restaurant as one of the best in the world, according to The World's 50 Best Restaurants.

In 2018, she decided to start her own project - Kjolle - and in the same year she was named the best female chef in Latin America. In Kjolle, her most personal project, Pía explores the richness of the Peruvian pantry in a way that reflects the nature and culture of her country.

Her collaboration with Virgilio (also her partner) continues in another project they run together, Mil, in the Peruvian Andes.

Pía León

Partners

Organizers

El Diario Vasco GSR GRUP

Institutional Sponsors

Eusko Jaurlaritza Gipuzkoa Turismoa Donostia San Sebastián
Hazi Muy Gipuzkoa DONOSTIA SUSTAPENA FOMENTO

Guest Destination

RIO DE JANEIRO VISIT RIO

Sponsors

Junta de Andalucía Junta de Andalucía Junta de Andalucía
XUNTA DE GALICIA - CONSELLERÍA DO MAR GRAN CANARIA ME GUSTA ICEX BASQUE CULINARY CENTER SAN MIGUEL JAEN SELECCIÓN Región de Murcia 1.001 SABORES REGIÓN DE MURCIA ASTURIAS, COCINA DE PAISAJE TENERIFE Sabadell BALFEGÓ CAFÉS BAQUÉ S.PELLEGRINO Lacor Getariako Tzakolina Riedel Ondarreta MIBRASA

Official Supplier

Makro

Contributors

TURESPAÑA JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) DEPUTACIÓN DA CORUÑA - A PAISAXE QUE SABE SAMMIC JANBY DIGITAL KITCHEN Ostras Sorlut Le noveau chef ICC KLIMER AIALA CEBANC