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Restaurante Leo
- Leo is the restaurant of Leonor Espinosa, a Colombian chef, artist and development worker.
- In 2022, she was named the best female chef in the world by the organization behind the World's 50 Best Restaurants list.
- She is going all over Colombia to select exotic ingredients to use them in novel ways in her restaurant.
- The 13-course tasting menu is 'a gastronomic journey' through almost all kitchens and ecosystems of the country.
More about chef Espinosa
Chef Espinosa is not a traditional chef. She studied economics and fine arts in the port city of Cartagena. After a career in advertising, she started her restaurant at the age of 35. In addition to being a chef, she is also a development worker with the FunLeo foundation. With sustainable development projects, this foundation stimulates the economies and cultural heritage of the often disadvantaged communities on which its innovative cuisine relies.