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A Colombian Recipe for Peace and Reconciliation

By Vela Collective

One of Latin America's hottest restaurant serves more than just food.

Elcielo, in Medellín, stands out for more than the quality of its food. One of Latin America’s top 50 restaurants, it has also become a symbol of Colombia’s eff orts to return to normalcy after more than five decades of conflict. For the past seven years, elcielo for Everyone, the foundation established by restaurant owner Juan Manuel Barrientes, has been offering cooking courses and employment opportunities to wounded army veterans.

If diners stepped into the kitchen, they would discover that elcielo has also become a powerful example of reconciliation. Since May, Rubén Darío...

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