The successful Brew! Coimbra Craft Beer Festival

Culture and gastronomy came together in Coimbra Region to celebrate a new and alternative brewing festival: the Brew! Coimbra Craft Beer Festival. Part of Coimbra Region, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2021 brand activation strategy, the event took place on 13-15 September 2019 at the Exploratory Science Centre of Coimbra, in the Mondego River Green […]

Changing policies through local and healthy food

Gastronomy plays a vital role in supporting community well-being and health, and many initiatives are emerging in European regions that capitalise on local food as a means to ensure and promote healthier lifestyles. However, the need is increasingly felt for new policy frameworks that highlight the importance of local gastronomy as a powerful resource to […]

Gastronomy and education: a winning combination for regional development

Highlighting the link between gastronomy and education was the aim of the second Interregional Exchange Visit of the EUREGA project that took place in Catalonia on 26-29 March 2019. The meeting gathered 25 representatives of the 9 European partners involved in the project and offered them the chance to experience and learn from some of […]

Probiotics, a healthy gut, and the end of processed food

Let’s be honest. Food is good. Good food is even better. A lot of our favorite foods, however, are classified as processed foods. And while not all of it is completely bad for us, much of what we consume on a daily basis, we do so at our own risk. Consider that processed foods can […]

Healthy eating and youth; North Brabant style!

North Brabant, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2018, has dedicated the fourth month of its We Are Food programme to highlighting the importance of nutritious lifestyle choices for its young citizens. As stated in on the Region’s dedicated website, the programme looks to bring healthy eating closer to the experience of youth. A key theme […]

EU agrees total ban on bee-harming pesticides

The world’s most widely used insecticides will be banned from all fields within six months, to protect both wild and honeybees that are vital to crop pollination. The European Union will ban the world’s most widely used insecticides from all fields due to the serious danger they pose to bees. The ban on neonicotinoids, approved […]