Jointly nominated to receive the European Region of Gastronomy 2019 award by an independent jury, Sibiu (Romania) and South Aegean (Greece) received the 2019 title for their commitment to food and cultural diversity. A special Ceremony took place on 25 January 2017 at the Grande Bretagne Hotel in Athens, Greece in front of the
IGCAT’s proposal to develop innovative souvenirs, is being put to the test by European Regions of Gastronomy. A pilot international competition took place on 25 January 2017 at the Electra Metropolis Hotel in Athens. Eight Regions of Gastronomy Platform partners brought samples of innovative souvenirs, identified as hand-made or artisanal products.
IGCAT is pleased to announce a legacy for its Young Chef Award programme! Finalists from the Regions of Gastronomy, who took part in the first edition of the European Young Chef Award in November 2016, signed a protocol with IGCAT to build a network of Regional Young Chef Ambassadors advocating
The first European Region of Gastronomy hand-over ceremony took place on 24 January 2017, at Electra Metropolis Hotel in Athens, Greece. Catalonia (Spain) and Minho (Portugal), 2016 European Regions of Gastronomy, passed the baton to 2017 winners: Aarhus-Central Denmark Region(Denmark), East Lombardy (Italy), and Riga-Gauja region (Latvia), officially awarded the title at a ceremony in Expo Milan in October
Policy-leaders from eight European Regions of Gastronomy engaged in a discussion concerning Food, tourism, and sustainability as drivers for regional development on 24 January 2017 in Athens. The Round Table, aimed at exchanging views about real challenges and lessons learnt, was moderated by Caroline Couret, Director of the Creative Tourism Network and featured interventions by George
Every year the International Institute for Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism, IGCAT, embraces two to three European regions and award them the title European Region of Gastronomy. Winners are chosen based on their approach and attitude to food following ingredients from the first shoots in the field to the family
