Learn Peruvian Cuisine in Lima

Honest level: Beginner -> Professional — ask the school exactly how far that goes in the time you have.

Diploma in Gastronomy (Diploma en Gastronomía)

At Le Cordon Bleu's university-status campus in Lima, the gastronomy diploma trains cooks in basic and advanced culinary technique and a working recipe repertoire spanning Peruvian and international cuisine, alongside running kitchen and bar brigades. Coursework combines demonstrations with practice in professional kitchens; teaching is in Spanish. Iconic Peruvian dishes such as ceviche and lomo saltado feature within the broader curriculum.

A multi-month, hands-on gastronomy diploma in Lima, the capital of Peru's celebrated cuisine, at the country's leading recognized culinary school.

Masters & lineage

• Gaston Acurio (Astrid y Gaston lineage)

Why Le Cordon Bleu Perú

• ★ 4.3/5 · 273 reviews on Google (via Wanderlog) ↗

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Le Cordon Bleu's first Spanish-speaking campus in Latin America (Lima, opened 2000) and named Best Cooking School in Peru at the Somos 2024 Awards, offering Cordon Bleu's classic culinary diplomas focused on Peruvian gastronomy.

Schools in Lima

Checked by hand against each school's own course pages. No school paid to be listed.

• Le Cordon Bleu Perú
  Diploma in Gastronomy (Diploma en Gastronomía)
  At Le Cordon Bleu's university-status campus in Lima, the gastronomy diploma trains cooks in basic and advanced culinary technique and a working recipe repertoire spanning Peruvian and international c
  https://www.cordonbleu.edu/peru/home/en
• Le Cordon Bleu Peru
  Diploma in Peruvian Cuisine / Peruvian cuisine short courses
  Le Cordon Bleu's Lima (Miraflores) campus is the Peruvian branch of the French culinary network, offering multi-year Gastronomy diplomas alongside hands-on short courses dedicated to traditional, regional and modern Peruvian cooking, including ceviche and native chillies.
  https://www.cordonbleu.edu/peru/home/en
• Instituto de Cocina D'Gallia
  Cocina Peruana Tradicional (modular, 12 sessions, Magdalena campus)
  D'Gallia is a Lima culinary institute founded in 1995 with a large campus in Magdalena del Mar that, beyond its multi-year cooking career, runs a 12-session modular workshop in traditional Peruvian cuisine covering criolla, limena and coastal cooking with a digital certificate of completion.
  https://dgallia.edu.pe/
• Instituto Columbia
  Alta Cocina (Peruvian and International Gastronomy), 6 academic cycles
  Instituto Columbia is a Lima institution founded in 1983 whose Alta Cocina program (launched 2003) runs six academic cycles of practical kitchen and pastry training and awards a state-recognized professional technical title in Peruvian and International Gastronomy.
  https://www.columbia.edu.pe/altacocina

The credential

Le Cordon Bleu Peru Diploma in Gastronomy (Bachelor/Tecnico) or accredited cocina school certificate · Certifying body: Le Cordon Bleu Peru (university-status) / APEGA-affiliated culinary schools

A recognised qualification an outside body stands behind is not the same as a certificate a school prints itself. We name which it is — you should ask the school the same.

Also for Peruvian Cuisine

What I check before I send you anywhere

I'm Arnaud. I cook for a living, and I've spent fifteen years on the water — so I know the difference between a real school and a good-looking website. I built the Atlas because I got tired of the second kind. Here is what a place has to clear before it goes on here, and what I'll tell you straight when it doesn't.

• The craft is actually alive there. A working scene, with people who do this every day — not a demo put on for visitors.
• There's a real teacher behind it. Named, still practising, and certified where the craft has certificates.
• The credential is what it claims to be. A state diploma and a certificate a school prints itself are not the same thing. I check which, and I say which.
• I tell you how sure I am. Most pages here are verified by hand. A few say "still checking" — I'd rather admit that than pretend.
• Nobody pays to be here. No commission, no selling the trip. The order on this map is the strength of the community, never the size of the wallet.
• If I wouldn't send a friend, it isn't on the map.