Virgilio Martinez of Central Restaurante, Peru: Translating Wisdom

Virgilio Martinez admits he feels out of place in the modern world he is in - sometimes.
The Peruvian chef, who is considered a star on the gastronomy scene especially in South America, says: “When I go to the mountains and to the Amazon, I speak to people, I get to understand a little bit how people used to live thousands of years ago. And for me, those stories, they have lots of values and they are very meaningful. Probably that’s why I love to cook. So thinking of these, you know, if we have all the wisdom there and if I get all the energy there, why am I not living there?”
Because this is not the first time this interviewer has spoken to him, he allows a rare glimpse into the very human struggle he goes through, just like everyone else.
He questions: “Why do I have to go back all the time to the kitchen and continue doing my job in the kitchen?” He confesses that running Central Restaurante, which started in 2008 in Lima, is hard work and stressful.
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