Bel Coelho, a chef and activist from São Paulo, brings her firmly defended purposes to her kitchen, favouring native ingredients and celebrating Brazil’s food cultures. As a graduate from the Culinary Institute of America in New York, she mastered contemporary techniques in some of the most awarded kitchens in the world. She is responsible for the Cuia Café kitchen, inside São Paulo’s iconic Copan Building. The chef also hosts Food Connection on the Sabor e Arte channel. Her travelling restaurant, Clandestino, paused during the COVID-19 pandemic, will resume in 2023.