Enrique Paredes

Instituto Gastronómico D'Gallia gave Enrique Paredes the formal base that later carried into Lima’s faster service kitchens. That early training supplied structure: the kind of discipline that lets technique hold when the room is moving quickly. The counter format demanded immediate control of timing, consistency, and service rhythm, and those years sharpened the pace and precision that followed. Since 2018, Enrique has been chef of AMA.ZO - Cozinha Peruana, bringing that earlier experience into a broader role. The position extends the same habits of control and momentum, now with a wider scope.

Since 2018, Paredes has been chef at Ama.zo - Cozinha Peruana in São Paulo, Brazil. The restaurant is where his training and Lima experience meet in daily service, and where Cocina Com Libertad gives the work its stated direction. At Ama.zo - Cozinha Peruana, the method reads as movement with structure: open enough to adapt, disciplined enough to stay exact. The restaurant functions as the working frame for that balance.

In 2026, he commanded a class at the restaurant, carrying the same setting and philosophy into instruction. The class placed the kitchen in a teaching role as well, with Cocina Com Libertad extended beyond service.

In 2026, Paredes commanded a class at Ama.zo in São Paulo. The moment marked formal recognition of his place in the restaurant, and the trust placed in him to lead, teach, and carry its philosophy in public.