With solar-powered hot air balloons and a new Bio-Bus fuelled by human and household waste, Bristol is going all out to fete its status as European Green Capital for 2015. READ MORE…
Dubbed the “Pop-Up Pompidou” but officially named the the Malaga Pompidou Art Centre, the new museum will be a feature of the city’s arts scene for the next five years. READ MORE…
Modern travelers seem to seek these experiences as well. In 2014, the travel industry was abuzz about the possibilities of experiential travel: living like a local (or even better, with a local), taking cooking classes, volunteering, and more. Today’s travelers seek more than amenities and creature comforts, more than getting
ROME- The Neapolitan Art of Pizza-making has been put forward as Italy’s nomination for UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List. The choice was made by the National Italian Commission (CNI) to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, ahead of the World Expo 2015. READ MORE,..
Thanks to the support of the Ajuntament de Sant Pol de Mar, IGCAT has extended its office space! This month has also seen the arrival of a dynamic and charming new team – we are pleased to welcome Davinea Galea from Malta, Nicole Lunardi and Francesca Orlandini, both postgraduate students at the University
The 2nd Art of Food: Culture and Food Diversity will take place on 1-3 July 2015 in Barcelona. This edition will look at the challenges posed by widening market. Against a backdrop of free trade agreements currently under-way between the US and EU, IGCAT experts will explore new initiatives being developed to support culture and
Loco’l a restaurant from Roy Choi and Daniel Patterson taking shape at the corner of Turk and Taylor streets, at San Francisco’s Tenderloin district. The two high-profile chefs are dedicating Loco’l to bringing wholesome, chef-created fast food to the neighborhood — and from there, to revolutionizing the fast-food industry in America. To
Conflict Kitchen is an eatery that is also a not-for-profit experimental public art project based in the center of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States. It encourages dialogue and promotes peace and coexistence through the food it serves from countries with which the U.S. is in conflict. Simply put, it
You’ve heard it a lot in the last few months: Europe is cheaper than it’s been in a long time. The time to go is now. But Europe is a big place. So where should you visit to make the most of the strong dollar? READ MORE…
For years, the strong euro has put off some travelers, not anymore, say travel experts, these days, the weak euro has been a boon to the European hospitality industry. READ MORE…
The people of Wexford are being given the opportunity to have their say about by the bid by Wexford, Waterford and Kilkenny to jointly become European Capital of Culture 2020. READ MORE..
Manchester has been named as the country’s new capital of culture by travel bible Rough Guides. The popular guidebook series hailed our city centre’s ‘forward-thinking’ attractions and developments, our ‘cool’ music scene – and our top restaurant chefs. READ MORE…
THE CITY of Plymouth has won a national award to recognise the work around improving access to healthier, affordable food. Plymouth was one of four UK cities to receive a Sustainable Food Cities Award for a range of its work, from catering to promoting healthy eating, waste, the environment and sustainability. READ
We’ve all had those conversations with travel bores who always seem to wash up in cool and relatively undiscovered destinations. The challenge is to find somewhere before even the travel bores get there. That’s what this list is about. READ MORE…
Exploring the idea of sustainable tourism not only secures the success of this industry in the long run, but it also allows for positive impacts to be made on the society and environment of Thailand, apart from the economy. READ MORE…
PUBLIC 2015 is a dynamic program comprising of a symposium, public art projects, exhibitions, film screenings and openings occurring at sites across Perth and regional Western Australia throughout April. As the name suggests the focus of PUBLIC is public space – its role within the city and creative influence on
