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name: "Refugee Food Festival"
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# Refugee Food Festival

Paris, France

## Why Florian Guillaume recommends Refugee Food Festival

> “Refugee chefs in great kitchens. They arrive as talent, with stories you can taste.”
>
> Florian Guillaume, founder of CHNGMKR, May 2026

## About Refugee Food Festival

Created in Paris in 2016 by Louis Martin and Marine Madelande (association Food Sweet Food) in partnership with the UNHCR. The Festival invites refugee chefs to cook in Michelin-starred restaurants for a week, telling their story through their cuisine. Now in 20+ cities worldwide: Lyon, Brussels, London, Beirut, Cape Town, Montreal. 2,000+ refugee chefs participated. The concept flips the narrative: refugees as talent, as teachers, as cultural ambassadors, not victims. One of the most elegant examples of using gastronomy as a tool for social change.

## About this card

- Recommended by: [Florian Guillaume](https://www.chngmkr.org/correspondents/florian-guillaume.md)
- Collections: [Food Transition](https://www.chngmkr.org/directory/food-transition.md), [Climate Action](https://www.chngmkr.org/directory/climate-action.md), [Co-Being](https://www.chngmkr.org/directory/co-being.md)
- Website: https://refugee-food.org/
- Page: https://www.chngmkr.org/refugee-food-festival
- Français: https://www.chngmkr.org/fr/refugee-food-festival
- Italiano: https://www.chngmkr.org/it/refugee-food-festival
- Español: https://www.chngmkr.org/es/refugee-food-festival
- 中文: https://www.chngmkr.org/zh/refugee-food-festival

## Français

> “Des chefs réfugiés dans de grandes cuisines. Ils arrivent en talents, avec des histoires qui se goûtent.”

Créé à Paris en 2016 par Louis Martin et Marine Madelande (association Food Sweet Food) en partenariat avec le HCR. Le Festival invite des chefs réfugiés à cuisiner pendant une semaine dans des restaurants étoilés, et à raconter leur histoire par leur cuisine. Présent aujourd'hui dans plus de 20 villes du monde : Lyon, Bruxelles, Londres, Beyrouth, Le Cap, Montréal. Plus de 2 000 chefs réfugiés y ont participé. Le concept renverse le récit : les réfugiés comme talents, comme enseignants, comme ambassadeurs culturels, pas comme victimes. L'un des exemples les plus élégants de la gastronomie comme outil de changement social.

## Italiano

> “Chef rifugiati in grandi cucine. Arrivano come talenti, con storie che si possono gustare.”

Creato a Parigi nel 2016 da Louis Martin e Marine Madelande (associazione Food Sweet Food) in partnership con l'UNHCR. Il Festival invita chef rifugiati a cucinare per una settimana in ristoranti stellati Michelin, raccontando la propria storia attraverso la cucina. Oggi in più di 20 città nel mondo: Lione, Bruxelles, Londra, Beirut, Città del Capo, Montréal. Oltre 2.000 chef rifugiati hanno partecipato. Il concetto rovescia il racconto: i rifugiati come talenti, come maestri, come ambasciatori culturali, non come vittime. Uno degli esempi più eleganti di gastronomia usata come strumento di cambiamento sociale.

## Español

> “Chefs refugiados en grandes cocinas. Llegan como talento, con historias que se pueden saborear.”

Creado en París en 2016 por Louis Martin y Marine Madelande (asociación Food Sweet Food) en colaboración con ACNUR. El Festival invita a chefs refugiados a cocinar durante una semana en restaurantes con estrella Michelin, contando su historia a través de su cocina. Hoy en más de 20 ciudades del mundo: Lyon, Bruselas, Londres, Beirut, Ciudad del Cabo, Montreal. Más de 2.000 chefs refugiados han participado. El concepto da la vuelta al relato: los refugiados como talento, como maestros, como embajadores culturales, no como víctimas. Uno de los ejemplos más elegantes de gastronomía usada como herramienta de cambio social.

## 中文

> “难民厨师走进顶级厨房。他们以人才的身份到来，带着尝得出的故事。”

2016年由 Louis Martin 与 Marine Madelande（Food Sweet Food 协会）在巴黎创办，与联合国难民署合作。美食节邀请难民厨师在米其林星级餐厅掌勺一周，用料理讲述自己的故事。如今已遍及全球20多座城市：里昂、布鲁塞尔、伦敦、贝鲁特、开普敦、蒙特利尔。2000多名难民厨师参与。这一理念翻转了叙事：难民是人才、是老师、是文化使者，而不是受害者。这是以美食推动社会变革最优雅的范例之一。