Spotted: Via Cocina - a Social Project for Foodies

We discovered a new and highly interesting activity in Medellin, a social experience garnished by a tasty self-prepared lunch, a must do for everybody seeking authentic cultural experiences.

Chef Brian Johnston, set up Via Cocina, an NGO, providing cooking classes for low income Colombians. He teaches them to cook and sell healthy food from around the globe, at affordable prices using local products. The Canadian chef set up this unique food project several years ago and all funds generated through your visit are reinvested in the community project, subsidizing the training, materials and equipment for low-income project participants, and maintenance for the training centre. Take a cooking class yourself, learn about local ingredients and how to prepare delicious food from them. You cook together with people from the local neighbourhood and experience an authentic cultural-culinary Medellín moment.