The European Region of Gastronomy project was conceived by IGCAT experts and endorsed by the European Council of the Regions’ Culture Chair, Mr Anton Rombouts at their Plenary Meeting in Brussels on May 30th. The European Region of Gastronomy title will be awarded to a different region each year as a stimulus to
YouTube Though Poland is not often associated with gastronomy, the country’s food scene is expanding fast. Growing numbers of organic food markets are spring up across the capital Warsaw, and Polish chefs are winning acclaim for their combinations of…READ MORE
GlobalPost A gastronomy festival got underway Saturday in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, where thousands of people will enjoy the different events featuring leading local and international chefs. The state’s Tourism Secretary …READ MORE
Ancient Greek poet and philosopher of Gela or Syracuse Archestratus was the first to approach cooking as an art. The origin of modern day word gastronomy (meaning Rules of the Stomach) is attributed to Archestratus, Europe’s first gourmet writer, and his later readers who knew his poem by the name
An ART-idea conversation with the authors of Eventful Cities, Greg Richards and Robert Palmer, took place in Barcelona on 17th April 2013. The event brought together a select group of experts and practitioners from across Europe to share and discuss ideas about the future of cities and events. Eventful cities
The Anna Lindh Mediterranean Forum took place in Marseille from 4 – 7 April. 1,500 representatives of civil society, from 44 countries from across the Mediterranean and Europe, provided a unique insight into cultural issues currently at stake in the region. The gathering brought together youth leaders, cultural operators, as
Galway City tribune Good food starts with good suppliers,” says Heather Flaherty, head chef of McCambridge’s Restaurant on Shop Street, as she explains the importance of next week’s Food Festival to Galway… READ MORE
Travel Daily News Following the success of Brusselicious, the Greek National Tourism Organisation in Belgium and SETE (the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises) launched the initiative “gαΣtronoμία @ Bruxelles”, in order to highlight the Greek gastronomy in Brussels. READ MORE
Blue cheese! Beer! Sourdough! Miso! Is it fermentation that creates the flavours you really crave? Then here’s your chance to find our more about mould, fungi and the microbes that turn food funkier than James Brown taking it to the bridge. The London Gastronomy Seminars have a two-hour talk on
Homaro Cantu, Chef It’s time to go back to the days when we ate both locally and intuitively, the days when we turned to the earth for sustenance instead of the frozen section. When you eat fresh, seasonal foods, you trim not only your waistline, but also your grocery bill and
IGCAT announces a Conversation with the authors of Eventful Cities, 17th April, Palau Moja, Barcelona Globalization, economic restructuring and urban redevelopment have placed events at the centre of strategies for change in cities. Events offer the potential to achieve economic, social, cultural and environmental outcomes. Critical success factors are identified which
Masters of Gastronomy (Italy) Since launching in 2005, the master program of the University of Gastronomic Sciences (UNISG) has been a study in diversity. More than 400 students have enrolled, representing 50 nations and an age range of 22 to 66. READ MORE
At the European Cities Marketing conference held in Nice this week, the future of cities was top of the agenda. The event attracted a range of interesting contributions on the economic, cultural and social sustainability of cities. It is also clear that culture and creativity are now viewed by city
The European Commission has recently published conference conclusions related to engaging with European Audiences: 2020 and beyond. The conference “European Audiences: 2020 and beyond” took place in October 2012 and brought together some 800 culture professionals in Brussels, including ARTidea‘s, Diane Dodd. The subject of discussion was how to engage
IGCAT welcomes the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, published in Brussels on 26th September 2012. File In particular, IGCAT welcome’s the Commissions recognition that by promoting cultural and creative sectors it is possible to stimulate growth
Over 200 delegates gathered in Paris last week to discuss the emerging field of creative tourism. The event was hosted by the city of Paris, which now has its own creative tourism portal – creativeparis.info. The presentations ranged from academic analyses of the need for creativity in modern society to
