Barcelona is joining the program for Catalonia’s 2025 World Region of Gastronomy distinction, hosting several activities throughout the year to showcase the quality of Catalan cuisine through its tradition and innovation.
The city offers a world of proposals throughout the year, especially in the municipal markets. The program includes activities such as the Pruébame cycle, with seasonal products and music as protagonists, or the fairs Mercado de Mercados and Pequeño Mercado de Mercados, and will host initiatives such as tastings, show cookings, fairs and gastronomic cycles.
Fork Markets
The series of six cooking shows called Fork Markets is now underway . In each of these six sessions, the chef of a restaurant recognized by a Barcelona Restauración Award or that has been a finalist in these awards will teach how to prepare one or more sustainable, traditional, and innovative recipes. This program began at the Pequeño Mercado de Mercados fair, with a session dedicated to seafood cuisine led by chef Juanba Agreda , from the Terraza Martínez restaurant.
The second session of the cycle will take place on June 14 at the Guineueta Market, with chefs Jaume Marambio and Vicky Maccarone , from the Alapar restaurant .
The third session will be held on September 27th as part of the Tierra y Gusto Sustainable Food Festival and with the Casa Amàlia restaurant team .
The fourth will be held on October 18th, within the Mercado de Mercados fair, with Sergi Clapés and Josep Armenteros , who, under the culinary direction of Carles Gaig , offer a proposal of traditional Catalan cuisine integrated with modern and contemporary techniques.
The fifth session will be at the Gastronomic Forum Barcelona, on November 3, where Milanese chef Fabio Gambirasi , from the Agreste restaurant , will share his journey between Catalan and Italian cuisine.
And the sixth will be on November 29 at the Bon Pastor Market, under the title ‘Let’s Eat the Neighborhood’ and with the Segovian chef Beltrán Sastre who, along with Erola Vila, head of the dining room, leads the Echegaray .
All recipes will be compiled in an online cookbook so anyone can reproduce them at home.
Catalonia, World Region of Gastronomy 2025
The International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism ( IGCAT) has recognized Catalonia as a World Region of Gastronomy 2025, a distinction that highlights the richness of Catalonia’s agri-food and culinary heritage. Catalonia is, in fact, the first European region to receive this distinction.
The distinction recognizes Catalonia not only as a top-level culinary destination, but also as an innovative territory, capable of connecting its food heritage with values such as sustainability, quality, and social cohesion.
The Catalonia World Region of Gastronomy 2025 (CRMG25) project defines a series of strategic axes to position Catalan gastronomy as a key driver of sustainable development, innovation, social cohesion, and international projection.
