The Central lineage
22 cooks, chefs, and hospitality professionals came through Central in Lima, Peru and went on to kitchens like Estero, La Casa de la Playa, Playa del Carmen, Mexico, Mater Iniciativa, Mil, near Moray, Cusco region. This is the Central lineage — who trained here, and where they are now. Each profile links to a full career history; reach them through Guild's private relay.
22 alumni
VL
Virgilio Lima
Chef-Owner · 2013–now
now: Chef-Owner, Estero, La Casa de la Playa, Playa del Carmen, Mexico
MM
Malena Martínez
Co-owner/Research · 2010–now
now: Co-owner/Research, Mater Iniciativa
VM
Virgilio Martínez
Books, Netflix · 2000–now
now: Chef-Owner, Mil, near Moray, Cusco region
GP
Germán Piattoni
Chef · 2016–2022
Chef
AS
Adriana Sánchez
Head Chef · 2016–2019
Head Chef
PV
Paolo Vasquez
Chef · 2016–2021
Chef
RR
Rafael Rojas
Chef · 2015–2020
Chef
RM
Ricardo Martins
Head Chef · 2015–2019
Head Chef
MC
Matias Cortez
Pastry Chef · 2015–2022
Pastry Chef
AA
Alessandra Almendras
Pastry Chef · 2015–2022
Pastry Chef
PO
Palmiro Ocampo
Chef · 2014–2020
now: Chef, Intimo, Miami
SH
Simon Horwitz
Cook · 2014–2014
now: Chef, Simon Horwitz
FE
Fernando Elía
Chef · 2014–2019
Chef
JF
Jorge Flores
Chef · 2013–2018
Chef
JC
Juan Carlos Mendoza
Chef · 2013–2018
Chef
PR
Pamela Rojas
Pastry Chef · 2013–2020
Pastry Chef
JL
Juan Luis Martínez
Sous Chef · 2013–2017
now: Chef-Owner, Mérito
DM
Diego Muñoz
Chef de Cuisine / Consultant · 2013–2018
now: Executive Chef, Navegante, Punta Hermosa, Peru
FF
Francesca Ferreyros
Operations · 2013–2020
now: Operations, Frina, DoubleTree by Hilton, Lima
CP
César Pillaca
Chef · 2012–2018
Chef
GO
Guillermo Orjeda
Chef/Educator · 2010–2016
Chef/Educator
PL
Pía León
Chef · 2009–2019
now: Chef-Owner, MIL, Moray/Cusco region, Peru