Showcasing Seeds: The Aesthetic of Diversity
Original author: Crop Trust Swiss author, landscape architect, and photographer Jonas Frei, unveils the hidden beauty of seeds through his striking photography. His work bridges art and conservation, revealing the immense diversity and potential contained within these tiny life carriers. Describing seeds as “a dormant intermediate generation,” Frei is captivated by their forms, colors, and […]
UN Tourism Hosts First Regional Forum on Gastronomy Tourism for Africa at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
By UN Tourism UN Tourism is to host its first Regional Forum on Gastronomy Tourism for Africa, advancing its work to make gastronomy tourism a pillar for sustainable and inclusive growth across the region. The Forum will be held in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, on 26-28 July 2024. Hosted under the patronage of the First Lady […]
UNWTO Gastronomy Tourism Forum highlights talent development and waste reduction
‘Gastronomy Tourism for People and Planet: Innovate, Empower and Preserve’ was the theme as national and international experts met in Nara for the 7th UNWTO Forum on Gastronomy Tourism. Organized by UNWTO and the Basque Culinary Center (BCC), the Forum provides a platform to advance the contribution of gastronomy tourism to empower women and youth, […]
Sicily officially joined the Regions of Gastronomy Platform
Strongly committed to sustainably preserve and promote its food and cultural diversity, Sicily (Italy) has officially joined the World/European Regions of Gastronomy Platform and aims to present a candidacy for the 2025 title. A protocol agreement has been signed between IGCAT and a regional committee of founding stakeholders composed of public, private, third sector and […]
Aseer recommended for World Region of Gastronomy 2024 title
An international jury comprising of four international experts accompanied by IGCAT’s President, Diane Dodd PhD considered the application of Aseer region for the title World Region of Gastronomy 2024. After reviewed the bid book submitted on 31 December 2021 they took part in a jury visit to the region from 27 February until 1 March […]
Winners of the Food Film Menu 2021 triumph at Amorgos Festival
Two films from IGCAT’s Food Film Menu 2021 triumphed at the 12th Amorgos Tourism Film Festival, held on 4-9 November 2021 on the island of Amorgos (South Aegean, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2019). A Food and Love Story from Menorca, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2022 and Tastes of Al-Hasah, from Saudi Arabia were […]
Coimbra Region awarded Best Gastronomic Tourism Film
A stunning showcase of Coimbra Region’s territory and gastronomy, the promotional film Coimbra Region, European Gastronomy Region 2021 – A Million Food Stories received the Blue Danube award for Best Gastronomic Tourism Film at the Silver Lake Tourfilm Festival 2019 (SILAFEST), the International Festival of Tourist and Ecology Film held in Veliko Gradiste (Serbia), on […]
Menus of change at the ASEAN Tourism Forum
The Future of Food: Turning ASEAN Tradition and Craftsmanship into Sustainable Gastronomic Tourism was the title of the ASEAN Gastronomy Conference that took place on 25 January 2018 within the framework of the ASEAN Tourism Forum, 22-26 January 2018 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Tourism and Sports Minister of Thailand, Weerasak Kowsurat presided over the opening ceremony of the […]
