Welcoming address and inauguration of the first International Congress of Gastronomy, Women and the Rural Milieu.

Narda Lepes

Chef at Narda Comedor (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Justa Nobre

Chef at O Nobre - Campo Pequeno (Lisbon, Portugal)

Amada Álvarez

President of the Asturias "Guisanderas" Club

Celia Florián

Chef at Las Quince Letras and founder and president of the Asociación de Cocineras Tradicionales de Oaxaca (Oaxaca, Mexico)

Rosario Cruz Cobos

Member of the Asociación Cocineras Tradicionales de Oaxaca, (Oaxaca, Mexico)

Amaranta Rodríguez

Manageress and maître at Culler de Pau** (O Grove, Galicia, Spain)

Marián Martínez

CEO at El Cenador de Amós*** (Villaverde de Pontones, Cantabria, Spain)

Sandra Manzano

Floor manageress and maître at Casa Marcial** (Arriondas, Parres, Asturias, Spain)

The very first award goes to the "Cocineras Tradicionales de Oaxaca" Association in Oaxaca (Mexico).

Women take the floor and raise their voice at FéminAS to assert their role in kitchens, the rural environment and the sea.

Leonor Espinosa

Chef at Leo (Bogotá, Colombia)

Elena Lucas

Chef at La Lobita* (Navaleno, Soria, Spain)

Ana Vega

Gastronomy journalist specialising in culinary history

Silvia García

Head Sommelier at Hotel Mandarin Oriental Ritz (Madrid, Spain)

Beatriz Pérez García

Founding partner of Bodega VidAs (Cangas del Narcea, Asturias)

Xandra Falcó

President of Círculo Fortuny

María Jenny Riesgo

Sommelier at Coalla Gourmet

Victoria Blamey

Chef at Mena (New York, USA)

Charo Carmona

Chef at Arte de Cozina (Antequera, Málaga, Spain)

Fernando Rueda

A historian specialising in traditional cuisine and the sociology of food

Pamela Villagra

Gastronomic journalist and founder of Gastromujeres Colombia

Viri Fernández

"Guisandera" stewmistress and chef at El Llar de Viri (San Román de Cándamo, Asturias)

Yaiza Rimada

Founder of the "La Saregana" cheese factory

Esther Manzano

Chef at La Salgar* (Gijón, Asturias, Spain)

Lucía Velasco

Livestock breeder and president of the Asociación de Ganaderas Asturianas

Rita Míguez

Eva Sañudo

Farmer and owner of Finca Ecológica La Garita (Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, Spain)

Lucía Freitas

Chef at A Tafona* (Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain)

Viviana Varese

Chef at VIVA* (Milan, Italy)

Lourdes Plana

President of the Royal Gastronomy Academy

Susi Díaz

Pepa Muñoz

Chef at El Qüenco de Pepa (Madrid) and President of FACYRE

Sara Gómez Martín

Engineer. Professor and researcher at the Polytechnic University of Madrid.

Institutional closure of the first International Congress of Gastronomy, Women and the Rural Milieu, FéminAs.