September 2026
How much does catering cost per person in Barcelona?
What actually drives the price of catering, what usually gets left out of a quote, and how to compare two offers that look the same but aren't.
Read itGuides and project archive
Two things live here. The guides answer what families and parent associations ask us about school catering and sustainable menus. The archive collects the posts from 2014 to 2018, from when it was all being built.
Practical guides
The questions families and parent associations ask us, answered properly. Living content that we keep updating.
August 2026
When a child won't eat at the canteen
Why it happens, what doesn't work (forcing, bargaining with dessert, comparing with siblings), and what actually helps, at the canteen and at home.
Read itJuly 2026
Seasonal fruit and vegetables in Catalonia, month by month
What's harvested each month on Catalan farms, why timing matters more than an eco-friendly label, and how to shop by season without overcomplicating things.
Read itJune 2026
How many times a week should children eat pulses?
The recommended frequency, why pulses so often get stuck in the soup course, and how to cook them so children eat them without a fight.
Read itMay 2026
Catering for conferences and organisations: what to plan for
The full checklist for organising food at a conference: deadlines, a realistic headcount, the venue, diets, and the mistakes that come up again and again.
Read itApril 2026
Social clauses in catering contracts: how to write them
What they are, why an organisation or a council can favour non-profit co-operatives, and how to write criteria that actually filter candidates rather than just look good on paper.
Read itMarch 2026
School canteens and allergies: what you should ask for
A written protocol, separated utensils, a clear chain of communication, and the questions that reveal whether a canteen is genuinely prepared or just says it is.
Read itFebruary 2026
How to choose a summer camp in Sant Andreu
Staffing ratios, what's actually included in the price, how to spot a camp that's just filling hours, and the district's real enrolment calendar.
Read itJanuary 2026
How to read your child's school menu
What should turn up every week, which signs point to too much processed food, and how to make dinner at home complement lunch instead of repeating it.
Read itDecember 2025
How to change your child's school catering provider: a guide for parents
Who actually decides, when in the school year it can be done, what to put in the tender brief, and the eight questions that separate a good catering provider from one that only looks good.
Read itRecovered posts
Prices, dates and opening hours are those of the time. For current information, see each service page.
April 2017
Co-operative eco-party
We're planning a party for the second anniversary of the premises and the co-operative.
Read itMarch 2016
Meals for older people
Daily meals for older people, cooked the same morning and packed to take away.
Read itOctober 2015
Cooking in English for little ones is postponed
New dates for the children's cooking-in-English workshop.
Read itMay 2015
New: the lunchbox service
We bring lunch to your workplace.
Read it23 April 2015
Summer camps: the treasure hunt
Five weeks in July with cooking, board games, crafts and a trail of hidden caches through Parc de la Pegaso.
Read it21 April 2015
The veg box is up and running
The canteen's sustainable veg box launches, with De Peus a Terra and Conreu Sereny.
Read it9 April 2015
Welcoming the new families
This is how lovely it was when new families arrived at the project.
Read it4 April 2015
Slowly, the jam makes it into the jar
Boiling away, and here it is. We open on Tuesday, even without a door.
Read it2 April 2015
The co-operative is official
We are now Menjador Ca la Rosa, SCCL: a non-profit social-purpose workers' co-operative.
Read it2 April 2015
The kitchen gets dressed
Marble in place. The space is starting to take shape.
Read itSeptember 2014
Getting the cooking course ready
Vegan, raw vegan, vegetarian and traditional recipes, with Alejandra Schwartz.
Read itSeptember 2014
Rehydrating soya protein
A cooking note on how to prepare textured vegetable protein.
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