Our projects
Um Mami
Morocco
As a country greatly admired for its cuisine, Morocco’s potential on the global culinary stage is huge. Yet more than a third of its young population neither works, nor has access to education. The opportunity to create deeply fulfilling jobs is immense. The Food and Culinary Center was established with the goal of promoting job creation in Morocco by nurturing and inspiring a new generation of chefs and culinary entrepreneurs.
Partnership with Cooking for a Cause
Denmark
Starting in 2024, the Melting Pot Foundation and Cooking for a Cause are partnering up and launching new initiatives to address some central problems in Denmark: Homelessness and child poverty.
MANQ'A & GUSTU
Bolivia & Columbia
In 2013, Melting Pot Foundation Bolivia and OXFAM Denmark set their sights on Bolivia’s culinary landscape. Drawing inspiration and learning from the success of the creation of Noma and the New Nordic Manifesto, the goal was to kick-start a culinary movement in a developing nation, while measuring its impact. Two projects in particular stand out, for their impact on the Bolivian food scene.
Smagens Time
Denmark
SMAGENS TIME is our annual Danish event for children. Parents and adults stay behind, when around 100 danish restaurants invite kids between the ages of 5 and 15 inside for an unforgettable dinner.
Brownsville Community Culinary Center
USA
Claus founded Melting Pot USA in 2015, after extensive discussions with various community members. Their mission: to establish the Brownsville Culinary Community Center (BCCC) with a mission to empower a disenfranchised community.
Restaurant behind bars
Denmark
In 2012, one of Melting Pot Foundation’s first initiatives was to partner with the Danish prison service. Our goal: to build a better path toward resocialization through culinary craftsmanship and unconditional hospitality.