Virgilio Martínez Véliz

Virgilio Martínez Véliz
Born (1977-08-31) August 31, 1977
Lima, Peru
Education Le Cordon Bleu
Culinary career
Cooking style Peruvian cuisine

Virgilio Martínez Véliz (born August 31, 1977) is a Peruvian chef and restaurateur. He is considered one of the new generation of Peruvian chefs promoting the spread of Peruvian cuisine. He is known for his use of applying modern cooking techniques to indigenous Peruvian ingredients. Marie Claire magazine calls him "the new star of Lima's gastro sky."[1] On April 29, 2013, his flagship restaurant, Central Restaurante, entered as number 50 in The World's 50 Best Restaurants as awarded by the British magazine Restaurant. In 2014, the restaurant jumped 35 places to number 15, winning the "Highest Climber" award,[2] and later that year was named Best Restaurant in Latin America.[3]

Career

Martínez studied at and received his certifications at Le Cordon Bleu in Ottawa and London. During his formative years he worked at well-known restaurants such as Lutèce (New York City); Can Fabes (Sant Celoni); and served as executive chef at Astrid & Gastón in both Bogotá and Madrid.

Use of Peruvian ingredients

Martínez is known for his use of unique ingredients such as a potato grown at 5,000 meters above sea level;[4] kushuru (cushuro), an edible cyanobacteria harvested in high-altitude wetlands; and wild varieties of kiwicha and quinoa. He is an aficionado of the use of salt, and cooks with more than 120 varieties in his restaurant in Lima.[5] In 2013, Martínez helped form Mater Iniciativa, an interdisciplinary group of professionals who travel throughout Peru in search of unique ingredients which Martinez in turn incorporates into his cooking.[6][7] In March 2018 he opened a laboratory in the middle of the Andes and works with local families to catalogue different crops.[8]

Current projects

Martínez is currently chef and owner of Central Restaurante, his flagship restaurant located in the Barranco District, Lima, Peru. In June 2012 he opened Senzo, a project in conjunction with Orient-Express Hotels, located in Palacio Nazarenas hotel in the city of Cuzco.[9] In July 2012 he opened Lima, a modern Peruvian-style restaurant located in the Fitzrovia neighborhood of London.[4] It was awarded a Michelin star in the 2014 Michelin Guide.[10] In July 2014 a second Lima restaurant was opened in the Covent Garden district of London and dubbed Lima Floral.[11] On March 5th 2017, a third Lima restaurant was opened in Dubai at Citywalk Phase 2.[12]

International gastronomy events

Martínez has participated at various gastronomic congresses and events.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Castro, Alvaro (November 2011). "Delicioso Peru". Marie Claire (Spain): 207.
  2. ↑ "Central". The World's 50 Best Restaurants. 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
  3. ↑ "Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants".
  4. 1 2 "FT Foodies: Virgilio Martínez". Financial Times. July 6, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Gourmet chefs prescribe a single-origin dose of salts". The Age. March 10, 2013.
  6. ↑ "What is Mater?". Mater Iniciativa.
  7. ↑ "Una web peruana muestra las historias de nuestros insumos culinarios". El Comercio. April 2, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Virgilio Martinez on Why the Future of Peruvian Food is Produce". Vogue Man Arabia. 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  9. ↑ "Height of luxury in the Andes". Condé Nast Traveller. June 21, 2012.
  10. ↑ Marsden, Sam (September 26, 2013). "Michelin Guide 2014: Peruvian restaurant in London is first to win Michelin star". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  11. ↑ "New Openings: Lima Floral". The Daily Telegraph. August 5, 2014.
  12. ↑ http://www.thenational.ae/arts-life/food/peruvian-star-chef-virgilio-martnez-opens-dubai-restaurant
  13. ↑ "Mesamérica". Archived from the original on 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  14. ↑ "Peixe em Lisboa". Archived from the original on 2013-05-11. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  15. ↑ "Melbourne Food & Wine Festival". Archived from the original on 2013-05-09. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  16. ↑ Identità Golose
  17. ↑ "Festival Cultura e Gastronomia Tiradentes". Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  18. ↑ Festa a Vico
  19. ↑ Ñam Santiago
  20. ↑ Savour
  21. ↑ Gulfood Trade Show 2012
  22. ↑ Paris des Chefs 2012
  23. ↑ Contreras, Catherine (January 25, 2012). "Perú cerró festival en Francia". El Comercio. p. C9.

Further reading

  • "Virgilio Martínez reivindicó a nuestra tierra en la cumbre culinaria Mesamérica". El Comercio. May 23, 2013.
  • "Virgilio Martínez: 'El ingreso de Central a lista San Pellegrino es un gran triunfo de la gastronomía peruana'". Gestión. April 29, 2013. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  • "Restaurant of the week: Lima". London Evening Standard. July 18, 2012.
  • "Virgilio Martínez: No tiene lógica comer algo que viene de otra estación". Gestión. July 16, 2012.
  • "Senzo, la nueva propuesta del chef del mejor restaurante del Perú". El Comercio. July 13, 2012.
  • "Summum 2012: Central fue elegido el mejor restaurante del país". Gestión. July 12, 2012.
  • "Virgilio Martínez: Central seguirá siendo el eje de mi cocina". Gestión. July 12, 2012.
  • "FT Foodies: Virgilio Martínez". Financial Times. July 6, 2012.
  • "Salt, a seasoned performer". The Australian Financial Review. April 5, 2012.
  • "Virgilio Martínez Véliz, Essenza del Perù". Gazzetta Gastronomica. February 25, 2012. Archived from the original on January 11, 2013.
  • "Central, em Lima: uma tremenda experiência gastronômica. Tremenda". Gastrolândia. February 2012.
  • "UAE food industry 'should work together and better cater for customers'". The National. February 21, 2012.
  • "Virgilio Martínez: el obsesivo, el perfeccionista". Peru 21. January 25, 2012.
  • "Chef Virgilio Martínez se presentó en prestigioso congreso Paris des Chefs". El Comercio. January 24, 2012.
  • "Postcard from Tom: Review of Central Restaurante in Lima, Peru". The Washington Post. January 20, 2012.
  • "Interview with Virgilio Martínez". London Confidential. December 6, 2011. Archived from the original on May 23, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
  • "Central a la vanguardia". Mucho gusto Perú. August 11, 2011.
  • "Virgilio Martínez". Zona Gastronómica. July 27, 2011. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  • "Chef Virgilio Martínez: "Voy a regresar a Central"". El Comercio. January 4, 2010.
  • "Central". The San Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants. Archived from the original on 2011-12-09. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
  • "Virgilio Martínez Véliz". Savour.sg.
  • Virgilio Martinez with Nicholas Gill. "Central." Phaidon Press, 2016. ISBN 978-0-7148-7280-3.
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