Jose Luis Chavez

Since his childhood, Chef Jose Luis Chavez has had an almost insatiable desire for adventure and vigor for life. After graduating from high school, he worked at a restaurant in Merida, Venezuela, where he was raised high in the Andes, that he first made his way into a kitchen.

Within a year, he was traveling to Peru, the land of his father, where he commence culinary school, but he moved in with his family and discovered the joy of shared meals over platters of ceviche and other delicious food. Over five years of living in Peru, Chef Jose Luis graduated from culinary school, worked in a myriad of restaurants in and out of Lima, and had his first foray into entrepreneurship. He was privileged to travel the country extensively, exploring the depth of Peruvian cuisine and the mysteries of its cultural history and living environments.

After that experience now here in United States, along with his partner, Brice, Chef Jose Luis derived the conception for Mission Ceviche from his time in Peru – constant discovery, adventure, and above all, gratitude. Chef Jose Luis feels a depth of appreciation for his time in Peru and through Mission Ceviche aims to pay homage to his family, friends, colleagues, and the other people and experiences that changed the trajectory of his life. He hopes that visiting Mission Ceviche will evoke the same feelings of discovery and energy in its guests.