Name/Title
Commemorative coaster, "Encuentro Nacional de Técnicas Gastronómicas"Entry/Object ID
2025.1.299Description
Round coaster printed in magenta/cerise on cream. A central cream roundel holds a line-drawn chef (tall toque, neckerchief, double-breasted jacket). Concentric magenta rings carry the legend around the rim: "ENCUENTRO NACIONAL DE TECNICAS GASTRONOMICAS · TRABAJANDO MAS Y MEJOR · SALUDAMOS ·."Context
A commemorative coaster for a national Encuentro de Técnicas Gastronómicas — the Cuban food-service sector's professional meeting/competition in cooking, cantina (bartending), and service, run in connection with the Asociación/Federación Culinaria de Cuba and the Ministry of Internal Trade (MINCIN), in which provincial winners advance to the national level. The labor slogan "Trabajando más y mejor" ("working more and better") and "Saludamos" ("we greet [you]"), together with the chef mascot, mark it as an event greeting/souvenir in the idiom of Cuban socialist-era work mobilization.Collection
The Cabrera Arús family collectionMade/Created
Manufacturer
MINCINPlace
Country
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
Source: a national Encuentro de Técnicas Gastronómicas (Cuban gastronomy-sector event; organizing body most likely the culinary federation/association with MINCIN); printer unidentified.
Date: undetermined; tentatively 1970s–1980s on the basis of the "Trabajando más y mejor" slogan, the graphic style, and the material/wear matching the other vintage coasters. The specific edition/year is not on the object. (Note: a re-launched "Primer Encuentro de Técnicas Gastronómicas" was announced in 2020; the vintage style here points to a much earlier event and should not be conflated with it.)Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
frontTranscription
Saludamos
Encuentro Nacional de Técnicas Gastronómicas Trabajando Más y MejorLanguage
SpanishTranslation
We salute
National Meeting of Gastronomic Techniques Working More and BetterRelationships
Related Places
Place
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
usedResearch Notes
Notes
Sources: Cuban culinary-sector reporting establishing the "Encuentro de Técnicas Gastronómicas" as a recurring cooks-and-bartenders competition/meeting under the Federación Culinaria de Cuba and MINCIN, with provincial winners advancing to the national event. The specific edition, year, and organizer for this vintage coaster are not established.Created By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
March 31, 2022Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 18, 2026