Kamilla Seidler

Kamilla Seidler (born 1983) is a Danish chef, who is the head chef at restaurant Gustu in La Paz, Bolivia. In 2016, she was named the Best Female chef Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants.

Career Kamilla Seidler was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1983, as the oldest of eight siblings. She began working in restaurants at 15, and at 21 underwent training at the Copenhagen Hospitality College. After graduating, she worked at several well known restaurants such as Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons and Mugaritz.

At the restaurant, she serves dishes which she bases on a new Bolivian cuisine which she says is similar to an early New Nordic movement. She took part in a project called the Kamilla Seidler expedition, where she travelled for four months to several countries, teaming with local food festivals and pop-ups.