Make Food Not War brings the community together around traditional vegetarian cuisine and music from the Middle East, Africa, and South America - cooked with love by refugees and migrants living in Portugal. Founded in October 2016 by Paulo Alexandre de Mascarenhas Álvares, Make Food Not War hosts weekly family-style meals in various locations around Lisbon. Guests have the opportunity to try home-cooked vegetarian food from different cultures, hear traditional live music, and make new friends.