From November 24 to 27, 2025, Prague will host a unique celebration of Colombian culture, offering both culinary and artistic experiences in the heart of the city.

The Colombian Embassy in the Czech Republic, together with the NH Collection Prague Carlo IV hotel, is hosting Colombian chef Jorge Méndez for a special culinary event at the hotel’s 1890 Restaurant & Bar.

Méndez, known in Colombia for his focus on regional products and modern interpretations of Caribbean dishes, will design both a breakfast offering and an à la carte menu prepared exclusively for this event.

His cooking is rooted in the flavours of the Colombian tropics, shaped by time spent in his hometown of Montería and by several years working in New Zealand, where he refined his style.

In Colombia, Méndez leads two projects. Menderek, his fine-dining brand, presents reimagined dishes based on local ingredients from the Caribbean coast. He avoids reproducing traditional recipes as they are; instead, he builds new expressions of familiar flavours, working closely with producers and treating ingredients with precision.

Jorge Méndez

His second project, Obrero Casa de Pan, founded with Isabella Perez, is a bakery in Montería that has become a reference point in the city. It revives the atmosphere of neighbourhood bakeries while using long fermentation, artisanal methods, and a focus on honest ingredients.

Visitors can expect dishes inspired by the country’s diverse geography — from the Caribbean coast and Pacific shores to plains, jungles, and the Andes — brought together through Méndez’s personal interpretation.

Event details:

• November 25–27, 2025
• 1890 Restaurant & Bar, NH Collection Prague Carlo IV
• Senovážné náměstí 13/991, Nové Město, Prague 1
• Reservations: [email protected]

Menu:

Breakfast
Start your day with traditional Colombian flavors, including plantain-based dishes, arepas, and classic rice-and-bean mixes. Indicative price: around 690 CZK.

Lunch & Dinner
Enjoy fresh seafood, Caribbean-inspired mains, and creative twists on Colombian classics. Starters, mains, and desserts are available. Indicative price for mains: 585–655 CZK.

Desserts & Drinks
Sweet treats and coffee-based drinks complement any meal. Indicative price: 175–295 CZK.

Alongside the culinary event, the Embassy of Colombia is hosting the cultural exhibition “Gold and Coca Leaf: Beyond Colonial Thinking and Contemporary Stigmatisation” from November 24 to 27, 2025.

This traveling exhibition, which has visited nine European countries, combines art, ancestral heritage, and cultural diplomacy. It features 56 replicas from the Quimbaya Collection, crafted by master goldsmith Omar Hurtado in collaboration with traditional knowledge guardians, and La Chagra de Amoka by Tatiana Arocha, which explores the coca leaf as a living archive of the forest and biocultural memory.

Exhibition details – Cultural Experience:

• November 24–27, 2025
• Visiting hours: 8:30 – 22:00
• Vault Lounge, NH Collection Prague Carlo IV
• Senovážné náměstí 13/991, Nové Město, Prague 1
• Free admission

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