Alejandro Saravia

Who is Alejandro Saravia?

Alejandro Saravia is a Peruvian chef who was born in Lima, Peru on June 13, 1983 and has lived in Sydney, Australia since 2006. He is the co-owner and Head Chef of South American fine dining restaurant, Morena in Surry Hills, Sydney.

Saravia studied marketing at university and worked as a brand manager before following his passion for food to train as a chef. He travelled the world for many years, embracing many different cultures and styles of cuisine and honing his chef skills while working at renowned restaurants such as Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck and Les Ambassadeurs, Pier Restaurant, Salon Blanc, Opera Bar and Sails Restaurant at Lavender in Sydney.

Since 2007 Alejandro has also run his own company, “A taste of PERú” which demonstrates and educates foodies in the ingredients, flavours and cooking methods of Peru through degustation nights of Modern Peruvian Cuisine, Cooking Classes and Gourmet tours to his home country.