After a short break in August, IGCAT is getting back to work with renewed energy and is pleased to introduce you its new international team, selected to continue, to improve and to build current and new projects. The most important appointment is the new Deputy Director Davinia Galea who will principally be in
IGCAT participated in a Gastronomy and Tourism debate that took place, 1 September 2015 in Tossa de Mar, where the main subject was the importance of communication and gastro-journalism for gastro-destinations. The seminar, designed by LABPATC, IBERTUR and UB and hosted by the city of Tossa de Mar, is part of
D. Paul Schafer, an IGCAT expert, has recently published The Secrets of Culture. He presents us with a deeply personal and extensively researched perspective on culture and what a cultural age would look, feel, smell, taste, and sound like. In doing so, he challenges us to liberate our sensibilities and
IGCAT experts, Diane Dodd and Mary Miller visited Rhodes, Greece on 27 – 30 July 2015 as part of an introductory training package designed by the International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism. The visit followed an earlier meeting between Dr. Diane Dodd and Aliki Moschis-Gauguet, coordinator of the candidature for Rhodes European
IGCAT experts, Ilie Rotario and Diane Dodd visited Arad, Romania on 20-21 July 2015 as part of an introductory training package designed by the International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism. This visit was the second by IGCAT and concentrated on structuring the vision, goals, objectives, actions, European dimension
The title of European Regions of Gastronomy 2017 was recommended to be given to the three bidding regions – Bergamo – East Lombardy (Italy); Aarhus – Central Denmark Region(Denmark) and Riga – Gauja Region (Latvia) on Friday 3 July 2015 at the Fundació Alícia in Catalonia. The international jury, presided by Carlos Fernandes from the Polytechnic
During the third and last day of the Art of Food event, all the participants were hosted in Foundation Alícia in Sant Fruitós de Bages (Barcelona). Foundation Alícia is a research centre devoted to technological innovation in cuisine, improvement of eating habits and evaluation of food and gastronomic heritage. The
As part of the wider Art of Food event, international IGCAT experts presented their research and work in the field of gastrodiplomacy and to discuss various issues around the topic on Thursday 2 July at the National History Museum of Catalonia in Barcelona. The session was chaired by Clara Melluish, who
As part of the Art of Food event, the title of European Region of Gastronomy 2016 was awarded to Minho, Portugal and Catalonia, Spain. An outstanding group of local and international entities, policy-makers and journalists have been present to follow the ceremonial events in La Pedrera. After being welcomed by
The fifth meeting of the European Region of Gastronomy partners successfully took place on Wednesday 1 July 2015 at the Departament d’Agricultura Ramederia i Pesca, in Barcelona. The meeting, organised by IGCAT, was attended by partners from the regions of Minho, North East Brabant, Central Denmark, Lombardy, Marseille Provence, Riga-Gauja, Valletta,
The second edition of Art of Food: Culture and Food Diversity took place in the afternoon of July 1st in Barcelona. This edition aims to explore two areas of interest: Free Trade and its impact on Culture and Food Diversity, and Gastrodiplomacy. Diane Dodd, IGCAT’s director, addressed a warm welcome
A meeting of the nine founding regional partners of the European Region of Gastronomy was organised by IGCAT on 30 June at the Departament d’Agricultura Ramederia i Pesca in in Barcelona. The meeting was held to determine the action plan, budget and further steps in the process for a shared
IGCAT’s board members met for their seventh meeting today, Wednesday 30 June, in Barcelona’s Department of Agriculture’s building. The board discussed various administrative issues related to IGCAT and commended the Institute’s hard work to develop the European Region of Gastronomy Platform and Award, as well as commended the work being undertaken on the
The 11th Annual Tourism & Hospitality Research in Ireland Conference (THRIC) took place in LYIT on 11-12 June 2015. The theme for THRIC 2015 was ‘Collaborative Sustainable Development – The Way Forward for Tourism’. These conferences are run on an all-Ireland basis and provides an annual opportunity for the dissemination and
The second edition of the Gastronomy Show took place in Sant Pol de Mar on 19-20 June 2015. It gathered several restaurants and food artisans to offer tastings of the most representative local dishes and products. During two days, a variety of afternoon-evening events took place in the scenic and relaxing park (Parc del
On 2nd – 3rd June 2015, the director of IGCAT, Diane Dodd, welcomed Aliki Moschis-Gauguet to Barcelona to discuss plans for Rhodes European Capital of Culture 2021. IGCAT’s Director provided Ms Moschis-Gauguet with her expertise and advice to support Rhodes’s bid for the ECOC 2021. The meeting aimed at identifying
