Leonor Espinosa named World's Best Female Chef 2022
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- 09 Sep 2022
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One of Colombia’s most celebrated culinary figures and chef proprietor of Leo restaurant in Bogotá, Leonor Espinosa, has been named The World’s Best Female Chef 2022.
The award, sponsored by Nude Glass, recognizes the industry’s top chefs, who set a precedent for their peers. Espinosa, who previously was named Latin America’s Best Female Chef 2017, honors the local products and ingredients of Colombian biodiversity by pushing gastronomic frontiers, and her Funleo Foundation has contributed to safeguarding ancestral food knowledge and culinary techniques of Colombia’s indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples.
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022 welcomed the award of Leonor Espinosa, stating that the chef is “one of Colombia’s most important personalities thanks to her hard and constant work, as she not only recognizes and promotes local Colombian products and flavors, but highlights the value of biodiversity and social impact of gastronomy.”
Espinosa has played a leading role in Colombia’s gastronomic renaissance, and reimagined her flagship restaurant last year in Bogota’s vibrant Chapinero neighborhood. In her new place, Espinosa has developed a tasting menu with 100% ingredients of national origin, and each dish is part of a broader Colombian food narrative. The customer experience is inspired by Espinosa’s “CicloBioma” concept, which focuses on the country’s varied ecosystems and explores ways to use these sustainable horticulture in the kitchen.
“Espinosa is a self-taught chef who combines scientific research with culinary innovation and continues to seek new knowledge and train others,” announced William Drew, Content Director at The World’s 50 Best Restaurants.
After studying economics and fine arts, and working as an advertising executive, Espinosa felt the need to satisfy her creative spirit through gastronomy. In 2005, she opened the restaurant that bears her name, originally called Leo but known as Leo Cocina y Cava, where she fuses the traditional and modern. In 2015, Leo returned to its original name and established itself as one of the best gastronomic destinations in the region, ranking No.46 in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants.
“It is a joy to receive this award because now my voice can be heard a little more, which will allow me to continue supporting myself in gastronomy as a prevailing instrument in the generation of socioeconomic well-being, especially in developing countries,” said Espinosa with news of her award. “Leonor Espinosa is a chef who has risen to the absolute top of the culinary profession, and we are delighted to celebrate her achievements by showing our support for this award. Espinosa is an artist and a visionary in the creation and execution of her dishes, which showcase the best of Colombian cuisine,” said Aslı AydoÄŸan of Nude Glass. Read More...
