Narda Lepes

Chef/Owner, Narda Comedor; Buenos Aires, Argentina

Narda Lepes is an Argentinean chef, businesswoman, and activist. After studying and working in France, she returned to Argentina and headed the kitchen of several restaurants. Since 2000, she has hosted and participated in diverse cooking shows. Her first book, Comer y pasarla bien (2007), won the Gourmand World Cookbook Award, and she has since written three more books, including 2020’s 201 tips para no comer como el or**. Narda opened her restaurant, Narda Comedor, in 2017, followed by Comedor Diario in 2020.  Last November, World’s 50 Best Restaurants named Narda “Latin America’s Best Female Chef” and included Narda Comedor on the 50 Best Restaurants in Latin America list  for the third year in a row. As an activist, Narda always promotes the change of habits, bringing vegetables into the fore while fomenting new consuming practices. (Buenos Aires, Argentina) @nardalepes