The present work is the result of a qualitative research on the characteristics of social innovation from gastronomy, to open, feed and resolve the debate on social innovation as a political, economic, cultural (gastronomic) and academic project. Its relevance is justified, given the current conceptual and bibliographic vacuum on the subject in the country and the need to manage new innovative projects from gastronomy. The main conclusion is that social innovation can occur from the cultivation and production of food to the. Commercialization and consumption of them, thus improving the quality of products, and the quality of life of their producers and consumers.