ChefsForChildren organizes fun cooking workshops for children with rare diseases at Le Cordon Bleu Madrid

Madrid, February 10, 2026. – ChefsForChildren is very excited to organize this action in collaboration with FEDER. Under the slogan “Eating healthy is fun” the chefs Mario Sandoval (Coque**), Iván Cerdeño (Iván Cerdeño-Cigarral del Ángel**), Óscar Velasco (VelascoAbellá*), Rafa Soler (Audrey’s*), Andrés Torres (Casa Nova*), Carlos Maldonado (Raices*), Julián Mármol (Yugo The Búnker*), Andrea Tumbarello (Don Giovanni) have shown their solidary heart to carry out didactic and entertaining workshops.

Le Cordon Bleu Madrid is filled with colorful balloons so that children with diabetes can enjoy an afternoon of smiles with the renowned chefs after school. The activity begins with a snack for the children, with Joselito sandwiches and ice cream from Casa del Gelato, and once everyone has recovered their strength, they get ready to cook. Already wearing their aprons and chef’s hats, the children went in groups to two classrooms, where both the ingredients and the utensils were previously prepared by the school’s teachers to prepare two healthy recipes: meatballs in tomato sauce with baked potato and a panacota with pear and banana compote. The little ones followed with curiosity the instructions of the cooks to combine the food with skill to prepare both dishes.

To transmit the values of healthy gastronomy and solidarity to children, ChefsForChildren brings together more than 60 Michelin-starred chefs in an initiative that in this eighth edition collaborates with FEDER, the Spanish Federation for Rare Diseases, a non-profit organization that works to improve the quality of life of people with rare diseases and their families. It represents more than 400 associations throughout Spain, promoting research, inclusion and access to resources and treatments. Its work gives a voice to those who live with these pathologies and promotes solidarity to build a fairer and more equitable society.

Juan Carrión, President of FEDER and its Foundation said: “ChefsForChildren is a very exciting project for us. Firstly, because it allows us to continue making visible and giving a voice to people who live with a rare disease and secondly, because it offers many of our children the opportunity to enjoy something as beautiful as sharing, creating and having fun in the kitchen. Activities like this remind us that, beyond the disease, these are children who want to live experiences, learn and feel part of a group. This is an example of inclusion that helps us to continue advancing towards a society that is empathetic and committed to our group, helping us to build a future full of hope for all these children”.

As host of this endearing activity with the children, the director of Le Cordon Bleu Madrid, Rosario Barrios , expresses that: “Being part of the ChefsForChildren project gives us the opportunity to give a greater meaning to the word cooking and allows us to be a loudspeaker for realities that need support and visibility. The children who participate in the workshops live an unforgettable experience, learning that cooking can be healthy and fun. We are proud to collaborate with FEDER and support their work”.

ChefsForChildren will bring together the best chefs in our country on April 20 at Anantara Villa Padierna. In this fantastic hotel will take place a morning press conference, which will be an exceptional gastronomic forum; at noon the cooking workshops will be held with the chefs and 150 children from the schools of Benahavís and FEDER and will culminate with a solidarity gala dinner with many surprises, in which attendees will enjoy an exclusive tasting menu, prepared by Michelin Star chefs from Malaga.

These are the names of the more than 60 chefs from all over Spain who participate altruistically by contributing their love and solidarity in this initiative: Pedro Subijana (Aquelarre***), Ángel León (Aponiente***), Elena Arzak (Arzak***), Toño Pérez (Atrio***), Eneko Atxa (Azurmendi***), Nacho and Esther Manzano (Casa Marcial***), Jesús Sánchez (Cenador de Amós***), Javier and Sergio Torres (Cocina Hermanos Torres***), Oriol Castro, Eduard Xatruch and Mateu Casañas (Disfrutar***), Paolo Casagrande (Lasarte***), Martín Berasategui (Martín Berasategui***), Paco Morales (Noor***), Paulo Airaudo (Amelia**), Benito Gómez (Bardal**), Pablo González (Cabaña Buenavista**), Mario Sandoval (Coque**), Manuel Costiña (Costiña**), Diego Guerrero (Dstage**), David Yárnoz (El Molino de Urdaniz**), Francis Paniego (El Portal del Echaurren**), Iván Cerdeño (Iván Cerdeño Cigarral del

Ángel**), Kiko Moya (L’Escaleta**), Fina Puigdevall and Martina Puigvert (Les Cols**), Fran Martínez (Maralba**), Erlantz Gorostiza (MB**), Paco Pérez (Miramar**), Paco Roncero (Paco Roncero Restaurante**), Pepe Vieira (Pepe Vieira Restaurante**), Ramón Freixa (Ramón Freixa**), Ricard Camarena (Ricard Camarena**), Mario Cachinero (Skina**), Ignacio Echapresto (Venta Moncalvillo**), Vicky Sevilla (Arrels*), Rafa Soler (Audrey’s*), Artur Martínez (Aurt*), David Olivas (Back*), Pedro Sánchez (Bagá*), Andrés Torres (Casa Nova*), Javier Aranda (Gaytán*), José Carlos García (José Carlos García Restaurante*), Dani Carnero (Kaleja*), Miguel Ángel de la Cruz (La Botica de Matapozuelos*), Manu Franco (La Casa de Manolo Franco*), Óscar Molina (La Gaia*), Begoña Rodrigo (La Salita*), Javier Estévez (La Tasquería*), Sergi Arola (LAB*), María José Martínez (Lienzo*), María Gómez (Magoga*), Israel Ramos (Mantúa*), Mauricio Giovanini (Messina*), Álvaro Garrido (Mina*), Samuel Naveira (MuNa*), Carlos Maldonado (Raíces*), Ricardo Sanz (Ricardo Sanz Wellington*), Diego Gallegos (Sollo*), Hugo Muñoz (Ugo Chan*), Óscar Velasco (Velasco Abellá*), Julián Mármol (Yugo The Bunker*), Diego del Río (Boho Club), Domi Vélez (Domi Vélez Bakery), Alberto Chicote (Omeraki), Andrea Tumbarello (Don Giovanni) and Luis Valls.

ChefsForChildren is sponsored by the Benahavís Town Hall, Anantara Villa Padierna, Sabor a Málaga and Diputación Provincial de Málaga, Mancomunidad Costa del Sol, Porsche, which through the Porsche Center Marbella, provides the vehicles for the event; Bodegas Emilio Moro which provides its wines for the gala dinner; Joselito which offers its Iberian cured meats for the children’s snacks and the gala dinner, Le Cordon Bleu Madrid which organizes the cooking workshops with healthy recipes.

IBERIA, Acciona, Harley-Davidson, Fundación La Caixa with Acción Social CaixaBank, One2One and Uniformes Luque, as well as Aquanaria, Balfegó, Emporium AOVE, Laurent-Perrier, Frutas y Verduras Eladio, Escuela Kerbest and Antonius Caviar and Casa del Gelato, who will offer tastings of their products during the cocktail and gala dinner. And Vocento will be the media partner that will broadcast the event through its national and regional media.