Enrique Limardo

Co-Owner, Executive Chef, Seven Reasons

Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Enrique Limardo, makes his debut in Washington, DC as chef and co-owner of Seven Reasons, a pan-Latin restaurant that celebrates the diverse flavors and culinary traditions of South America. At Seven Reasons, a name inspired by the mysticism around the number seven, Limardo’s experience cooking in some of Spain’s finest kitchens meet his Latin American roots to create a modern restaurant with food that also honors flavors from the Caribbean and Amazon.

Limardo’s inventive Latin-inspired fare has earned local and international accolades, most recently during his stint from 2014 to 2019 as the Executive Chef at Alma Cocina Latina, in Baltimore, Maryland. “Alma” was acclaimed by Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema with a rating of 3.5/4 stars, making it one of the highest ranked restaurants in the Washington area. In 2009, Chef Limardo was named best chef in Venezuela by the Venezuelan Gastronomy Academy, and in 2016 he was named the best chef in Baltimore by Baltimore Magazine.

Chef Limardo began his gastronomic studies in 1997 in Venezuela at the cooking school La Casserol du Chef and continued studying in Spain at the EUHT Sant Pol de Mar in Barcelona, and at the Luis Irizar Culinary School in San Sebastián, Basque Country. While preparing a post-graduate degree in culinary arts, he had the privilege to learn from and work alongside some of Spain’s most distinguished chefs including Michelin-star greats Joan Roca, Ramon Freixa, Xavier Pellicer, Joan Pique, and Carles Gaig, among others. Chef Limardo was subsequently appointed as the Sous Chef of Mas de Torrent Relais & Chateau, an exclusive vacation property in Spain.

Following his time in Spain, Chef Limardo worked with British chef Paul Owens at The Cliff in Barbados and served as a chef adviser at several high-end restaurants in Caracas, Venezuela while cementing his success as the owner of Paprika and Yantar, two of the most acclaimed restaurants in the city of Caracas. Before moving to Baltimore to assume his role as Executive Chef at Alma, Chef Limardo spent four years traveling to and cooking in exotic destinations around the world as a private chef. A man of many talents, Chef Limardo is also an accomplished painter, artist and musician, having recorded a rock album in his younger years