Festivities kicked off with an intimate, multi-course family-style feast by Kristen and Blue Apple's executive chef, Pedro Mosqueda. This was followed by a ticketed beachfront BBQ alongside Spread Your Wings, Blue Apple's world-renowned day party and Cartagena’s first openly LGBTQ+ party in a mainstream venue. 

The guest chef takeover weekend benefitted Green Apple Foundation, the hotel's charitable arm and the first glass recycling organization in Cartagena, which has diverted over 180 tons of glass and food waste from landfills since launching in 2018. This event marked the start of an exciting series of charitable guest chef residencies at Blue Apple Beach, in partnership with S.Pellegrino and Copa Airlines.