Miguel Ángel Valdiviezo
Peruvian chef trained at Le Cordon Bleu Lima who opened Tampu in Madrid in 2011 and also runs La Cevicuchería.
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Miguel Ángel Valdiviezo is a Peruvian chef who trained at the Lima branch of Le Cordon Bleu before moving to Spain in the early 2000s. He worked at Madrid's Inti de Oro and alongside chefs Jaime Renedo and Pepe Rodríguez before opening his own restaurant, Tampu, in 2011. Tampu started in Prosperidad and is now on Calle de Prim in Justicia, recommended by the Michelin Guide. He also runs a second Madrid restaurant, La Cevicuchería.
From @miguelangel_chef on Instagram
La pregunta no es si añadir salsa. Es cuál. 🇵🇪🌶️ Crema Huancaína, Rocoto Ahumado, Acevichada Ahumada, Mayo de Aceituna de Botija… En @tampurestaurante encontrarás una variedad de cremas y salsas para complementar tu pedido. Desde un picante suave hasta opciones para quienes buscan un poco más de int
El aroma de fuego, pero no de fuego de brasa, sino de fuego de salteado, de wok. Este aporte que nos viene de la influencia china, se integra en los restaurantes de cocina criolla en Lima como parte del proceso de acabar los platos al momento. Recuerdo cuando de niño escuchaba: "es que en los re
La leche de tigre del ceviche no lleva leche, su color blanquecino es por la cocción de los remanentes del pescado junto con ajo, cebolla, ají limo, cilantro, etc Todo se tritura y cuela y dá como resulatado una leche de tigre, blanquesina y sabrosa. @tampurestaurante
Biography
Early years
Valdiviezo grew up in Peru and got interested in cooking as a child watching television cooking shows, including Karlos Argiñano's, and says he knew cooking was his path by age 11. He trained at the Lima branch of Le Cordon Bleu around 2000, where his instructor Gloria Hinostroza, a food historian who also teaches at Lima's Universidad de San Martín de Porres, shaped how he thinks about Peru's colonial, classical, and contemporary cooking traditions.
Career
Valdiviezo moved to Spain in the early 2000s and began his career in Madrid at Inti de Oro, one of the city's established Peruvian restaurants, before working under chefs Jaime Renedo and Pepe Rodríguez. In 2011, he opened his own project, Tampu, in the Prosperidad neighbourhood, later moving it to Calle de Prim in Justicia. The restaurant was included among the Michelin Guide Spain and Portugal's recommended addresses in 2023. He also runs a second Madrid restaurant, La Cevicuchería, serving ceviches and anticuchos, and teaches Peruvian cooking classes.
Philosophy
Valdiviezo calls his cooking "of extremes," leaning on confited technique, and wants diners to slow down over each dish, closing their eyes and chewing to take in its flavour. He's spoken about Peruvian cuisine's own layered heritage, noting that "la gastronomía peruana tiene ADN español" (Peruvian gastronomy carries Spanish DNA): alfajores trace to Andalusian cooking, and he points to a theory that the word ceviche comes from the Quechua "siwichi" (fresh fish) filtered through Mozarabic Spanish. At Tampu, he pushes past internationally familiar Peruvian dishes to showcase cooking from Peru's provinces, interior, and jungle, and describes the restaurant as where he could finally put his own vision of Peruvian cooking into practice.
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Frequently asked
Who founded Tampu in Madrid?
Miguel Ángel Valdiviezo, a Le Cordon Bleu-trained Peruvian chef who moved to Spain in the early 2000s and opened Tampu in 2011.
Where did Miguel Ángel Valdiviezo train and work before Tampu?
He trained at Le Cordon Bleu in Lima, then in Madrid worked at Inti de Oro and alongside chefs Jaime Renedo and Pepe Rodríguez before opening Tampu.
What cuisine does Tampu serve?
Creative Peruvian cuisine built around ceviche and regional dishes from Peru's provinces and jungle; the restaurant is Michelin Guide recommended.
Does Miguel Ángel Valdiviezo run any other restaurants?
Yes, he also runs La Cevicuchería in Madrid, serving ceviches and anticuchos, alongside Tampu.
Where is Tampu located?
Calle de Prim, 13, in Madrid's Justicia neighbourhood. It started in the Prosperidad neighbourhood before relocating.
What is the meaning behind the name Tampu?
Tampu is a Quechua word for the roadside inns the Incas built roughly every 30 kilometres along their routes, offering food and shelter to travellers.
Does Tampu have a Michelin star?
No, but it's been included among the Michelin Guide Spain and Portugal's recommended addresses since 2023.