Portrait of Luis Valderrama Silva
i. Biography
Luis Valderrama Silva is the chef leading the kitchen at MIL Centro in Moray, Cusco, Peru, where the restaurant is positioned as a high-altitude food lab focused on Andean biodiversity and seasonal ingredients. Public reporting identifies him as the head chef at MIL and notes that he works alongside Virgilio Martínez, Pía León, and the Mater research initiative. He was recognized in The Best Chef Awards 2025 and is described in 2026 reporting as having trained at Le Cordon Bleu and Basque Culinary Center, with prior experience at Central.
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