Judges – Quinto Concurso Nacional de Chocolate Peruano 2019
Each competition is judged by a panel of experts, food journalists, sommeliers and pastry chefs, including the names listed below. The competition is overseen by members of our international Grand Jury, who travel to each competition.
We would like to thank our judges for their hard work, including any who chose for their names not to be listed. You can find the full list of winners for this competition in our ‘Rounds & results’ section.
Marita Beingolea Robles (Peru), Cate Tasting Room
Miluska Calixtro Zarate (Peru), MINAGRI – Cacao Seguro
Wilton Céspedes Del Pozo (Peru), UNIQ (Universidad Nacional Intercultural de Quillabamba-Cusco)
Bordin Charoenpongchai (Thailand), Yellow Chocolate
Carmen Rosa Chavez (Peru), Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego
Martin Christy (United Kingdom), Seventy%, Permanent Grand Jury
Andrew Carlos Gibbon Bustamante (Peru), Le Cordon Bleu Perú
Katherine Inga (Peru), Blu chocolate
Elena Elizabeth Lon Kan Prado (Peru), Unique Logistics SAC (UNILOGIS), UNILOGIS.CLOUD
Miguel Lopategui Escudero (Spain), Txokolat
Arturo Bernardo Otárola Luna (Peru), Consultor Independiente
Victor Padilla Prado (Peru), Chocolatier
Stephanie Pellny Valdez (Peru), Amazon Specialties SAC, Cacao Life
Maricel Presilla (United States), Chef, Restaurateur, Author, Permanent Grand Jury
Rodrigo Rivera Esquivel (Chile), Consultant
Javier Rodriguez (Chile), EMPORIO CACAO, EmporioCacao
Miryam Rodriguez Yzaga (Peru), Asociacion Peruana de Chefs, Cocineros y Afines, www.apccaperu.org
Vanessa Rolfini Arteaga (Peru), Journalist
Vigdis Rosenkilde (Norway), Vigdis Rosenkilde – Chocolate experiences, http://www.rosenkildes.no
Flavio Solorzano Alvarez (Peru), Senorio de Sulco
Daniela Vásquez Villegas (Costa Rica), Chocolate Nahua
Vanessa Milagros Villanueva Bejarano (Peru), Le Cordon Bleu