It’s called “Meating” and it’s a new festival where creative cuisine meets alongside music. The event has already been scheduled for the 14th and 15th of September in the city of Miranda do Douro.

Chefs cooking live, musicians in artistic residency, concerts, street entertainment, tradition, innovation and a lot of creativity, these are the ingredients of Meating, the “perfect harmonization” between gastronomy and music.

The objective is simple: four chefs and a challenge: to cook creative dishes for the public that explore the unique characteristics of indigenous breeds, chestnuts and olive oil from Trás-os-Montes.

The event was presented at the Lisbon Tourism Exchange, in a conference that already revealed some of the new features. Óscar Geadas and Mirandese Marcelo Dias will be in charge of the kitchen, while on stage, the saxophonist João Cabrita will be providing music with the traditional Mirandese music group Galandum Galundaina and Surma with Trasga, also from Mirandese.

“Miranda do Douro has a very strong identity. Gastronomy, music, language, this is what we want to celebrate, with an event that puts this tradition in dialogue with creativity and innovation”, explains Pedro Cepeda, member of the organization. “The objective is for chefs to create something new from local products and for national artists, from different musical styles, to also create unique concerts in collaboration with local artists. This will result in an exclusive gastronomic and cultural experience.”

Meating is an event financed by Turismo de Portugal and the Miranda do Douro City Council.