Victor Mendivil is the author of the book Peruanische Kunst des Kochens [Peruvian art of cooking](2016) and founder of Tonopa. He is originally from Lima, Peru and has lived in Germany since 2003, gaining extensive experience in Peruvian and international cuisine. Since 2006, he has promoted Peruvian gastronomy through his mobile cooking school and has been actively collaborating with INTIKUREN on diverse formats since 2021. Committed to sustainability, he prepares meals with rescued food at LebensMittelPunkt in Berlin-Mitte and offers monthly cooking classes at VHS Pankow. Mendivil lives and works in Berlin.

As of January 2025