NEWS

Female chefs and producers seek more appreciation of their work as the FéminAs congress draws to a close

After two days of calls for the rescue of culinary heritage and a greater female role in traditional cuisine, the last day of the FéminAs congress explored the need to improve working hours in the catering industry and the problem of prices in the primary sector, "preventing people from setting up businesses in villages”.

Female leadership: “women have more empathy, we're better listeners, and we feel more solidarity”

The president of Spain's Gastronomy Academy, Lourdes Planas; chefs Susi Díaz and Pepa Muñoz, and engineer, lecturer and researcher Sara Gómez were at the round table to discuss female leadership. The discussions were moderated by Laura Pinto, a journalist at ABC.

Viviana Varese makes a stand for traditional cooking

Lucía Freitas: "Being a producer and a chef allows me to collect and cook during the day"

The primary sector calls for fair prices "so it can continue to feed society"

Esther Manzano: “we use lowly products that have always been a feature of our surroundings”

FéminAs visits La Saregana, much more than a cheese factory in Asturias

The "Guisanderas" Club speaks out

Latin America, a women's world

Charo Carmona: “What's important in retrieving a recipe is sharing it”

Victoria Blamey: “we have a social responsibility as chefs"

“Women in the wine world are moving forward, we're a strong movement"

Ana Vega: “Traditional cooking is like a stalactite. You don't even notice it taking shape”

Elena Lucas: "I decided to make the landscape of my surroundings part of my dishes"

Leo Espinosa unites communities and showcases La Guajira, Colombia

"The recipes of the future will come from the recipes of the past”

This was FéminAs Talks

“The future is rural”

An award for "all the women who have fed us at some point in our lives”

Amada Álvarez: "The recipes of the future will come from the recipes of the past”

Justa Nobre. “An all-year round soup and a very special "torrija" dessert”

Narda Lepes: “Showcasing the mandioca means showcasing women and community work"

News

Introducing FéminAs, the first congress of women, gastronomy and the rural milieu

From 13 to 15 September some of the world's best female chefs will be in several locations in the Principality of Asturias to take part in a congress alongside Asturias stewmistresses, producers, sommeliers, women working restaurant floors, enterprising businesswomen and female Spanish chefs.

Interview

Narda Lepes: “I take on women over 60 to work on the restaurant floor because they're better at conversation than a 20-year old”

From 13 to 15 September the Argentinian chef and presenter will be at FéminAS.

Interview

Lucia Freitas: “It doesn't matter if you're the King or the Pope. There's no sampling menu at 22 h".

This chef will represent Galicia at this first meeting of women, the rural world and gastronomy.

Interview

Celia Florián: “Traditional female chefs are increasingly references for the new generations”

Born in Oaxaca, Celia Florián became acquainted and fell in love with her local gastronomy through her mother and her grandmother.

Interview

“The woman's role is essential for an understanding of the past and future in gastronomy”

Marián Rodríguez (Cenador de Amós) y Amaranta Rodríguez (Culler de Pau)

Interview

Charo Carmona: "We've lost our identity to globalisation"

Interview

Susi Díaz: “If you don't take risks, you're unlikely to be successful”

Interview

Viri Fernández: “You can't make a good deconstruction of a fabada if you don't know how to make fabada”

FEMINAS

Interview

"Women have always worked the land, but now they have more visibility”

A cowgirl, a female cheesemaker and a female shellfisher gatherer, all aged between thirty-something and fortyish. Three professional females heading up businesses and associations, demonstrating the validity of women in the primary sector and demanding their rights to go on working. They are Lucía Velasco, Yaiza Rimada and Rita Míguez, two ladies from Asturias and one from Galicia, three examples of tenacity, resilience and a passion for nature. Three leading lights who will be preaching and making their demands at FéminAS. Let's take a look at their lives and demands.