From November 25 to December 4, local flavor will be cooked in Bogota. This is Gastrofest, the new initiative of the Bogota Chamber of Commerce that seeks to promote and position the city's gastronomic offer through tours of different localities and areas, with unique products and menus, designed under quality and sustainability criteria.

The 50 establishments selected, from among the 150 gastronomic proposals that were submitted, passed rigorous technical were presented, passed through rigorous technical criteria defined by the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce, with the support of the District of Bogota. Chamber of Commerce of Bogota, with the support of Distrito CH, the firm in charge of coordinating the mentoring and curatorial mentoring and curatorship strategy, which brought together 7 experts with extensive experience in the sector, who accompanied those selected for 2 months, strengthening their business model and their gastronomic proposals. business model and their gastronomic proposals.

Citizens will be able to enjoy Bogota's gastronomy in the following categories: signature cuisine; casual cuisine; traditional cuisine; patisseries or pastry shops; cafés; craft beers; and market place, in the following categories and market place, in 50 gastronomic establishments located in La Macarena, La Candelaria, La Candelaria Macarena, La Candelaria, Chapinero and the Doce de Octubre marketplace. There, they will find attractive prices ranging from $15,000 (pastry shops, cafes and breweries); $29,000 (casual cuisine, traditional cuisine, market places) and $50,000 (signature cuisine).

This CCB initiative not only contemplates the commercialization of the menus or gastronomic proposals of 50 finalist restaurants, but also a process that has included activities such as business diagnostics of the finalist companies; valorization of the gastronomic offers of the entrepreneurs through mentoring processes that generate value; business strengthening of the 50 proposals and a showcase to the public of the restaurants with their gastronomic proposals. The mentoring team was composed of: María Angélica Bernal from the hotel restaurant Casa Lélyté; Camila Vélez - Mistral Panadería; Mar Díaz - Restaurants Chino Dim Sum and Amen Ramen; Willans Lucumí, professor of the School of Gastronomy of the Universidad del Área Andina and La Salle Collage; Luis Fernando la Salle Collage; Luis Fernando Peñuela, partner and gastronomic director of Kalpata; Camilo Ernesto Durán, founder of Ernesto Durán, founder of the Beer Larder® brand, and Luis Fernando Vélez of Amor Perfecto.

A list of the selected establishments and their location in each of the four identified gastronomic zones can be found at www.ccb.org.co/GastroFest so that you can visit them from November 25 to December 4. Commitment to cultural and creative industries

For 18 years, the Bogota Chamber of Commerce (CCB) has been committed to the Cultural and Creative Industries as one of the engines of economic development in the region. The CCB supports entrepreneurs and businessmen in this sector on three fronts: advisory services to strengthen their businesses, improvement of the competitive environment through cluster initiatives -including the Food and Gastronomy Cluster-, and the and business platforms such as Bogota Madrid Fusion - BMF, ARTBO Program, Bogota Audiovisual Market - BAM, Bogota Music Market - BOmm and Bogota Fashion Week - BFW. Join us from November 25 to December 4 at each of the finalist establishments, which you can consult at www.ccb.org.co/GastroFest and ask for your GASTROFEST MENU to taste the real local flavor.