Portugal

Speaker

João Rodrigues

Chef at Canalha (Lisboa, Portugal)

João Rodrigues has spent the last eight years researching Portuguese producers and the identity of national gastronomy.

For 13 years, he was in charge of the Michelin-starred Feitoria restaurant at the Altis Belém Hotel, where he introduced the famous Matéria menu, with the presentation of raw products to the customer and a strong customer-oriented cuisine. Under his leadership, Feitoria won six consecutive Mesa Awards. In 2023 he carried out a gastronomic residency across the country, travelling through 12 regions for 12 months, bringing people to deepen and rediscover the territories and their culture, while raising awareness of local issues such as desertification, ageing, the risk of losing traditions, handicrafts, etc. 

In 2016, he founded the Matéria Project, a pioneering non-profit project open to the entire community that promotes and creates synergies between national producers with good agricultural and livestock production practices that respect nature and the environment, as fundamental elements of Portuguese culture. 

His latest project, the Canalha Restaurant, which was inaugurated in Lisbon in November 2023, is a neighbourhood restaurant that democratises access to quality and affordable cuisine.

João is also working on his flagship project, the Monda restaurant, which is due to open soon in the West Region. 

João Rodrigues

Partners

Organizers

El Diario Vasco GSR GRUP

Institutional Sponsors

Eusko Jaurlaritza Gipuzkoa Turismoa Donostia San Sebastián
Hazi Muy Gipuzkoa DONOSTIA SUSTAPENA FOMENTO

Guest Destination

RIO DE JANEIRO VISIT RIO

Sponsors

Junta de Andalucía Junta de Andalucía Junta de Andalucía
XUNTA DE GALICIA - CONSELLERÍA DO MAR GRAN CANARIA ME GUSTA ICEX BASQUE CULINARY CENTER SAN MIGUEL JAEN SELECCIÓN Región de Murcia 1.001 SABORES REGIÓN DE MURCIA ASTURIAS, COCINA DE PAISAJE TENERIFE Sabadell BALFEGÓ CAFÉS BAQUÉ S.PELLEGRINO Lacor Getariako Tzakolina Riedel Ondarreta MIBRASA

Official Supplier

Makro

Contributors

TURESPAÑA JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) DEPUTACIÓN DA CORUÑA - A PAISAXE QUE SABE SAMMIC JANBY DIGITAL KITCHEN Ostras Sorlut Le noveau chef ICC KLIMER AIALA CEBANC