Interview with The World's Best Female Chef, alumna Pía León
Following her being named the World's Best Female Chef by the World's 50 Best Restaurants, we spoke to alumna Pía León about winning the title, Peruvian cuisine ...

Q: Why did you come to Le Cordon Bleu Japan?
A: I want to do something about the way we eat. A lot of consumers are wary about chemically-named ingredients in food products simply because they don’t understand what they mean, but they’re not all bad.
After finishing the Grand Diplôme here, I’m going on to study nutrition. I want to demonstrate that science and nutrition can complement with food without compromising flavour or satisfaction and influence eating habits a little at a time.
This is why I’m here at Le Cordon Bleu Japan - to learn proper fundamentals. I need to know how to make things the right way before I start tampering with recipes.
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