IGCAT is a non-profit organisation established in 2012 working in the fields of gastronomy, culture, arts and tourism.
Through its worldwide network of experts, IGCAT aims to empower local communities by guiding, facilitating, and supporting local leaders in regions to understand the potential of their distinct food, culture, arts and sustainable tourism assets.
IGCAT provides the Region of Gastronomy Award and is the official secretariat for the European Region of Gastronomy Platform. Furthermore, the Institute has developed the European Young Chef Award the Local Food Gift Challenge, the Top Food Experiences of the Year and the Food Film Festival project.
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SUBSCRIBE FOR IGCAT NEWSFOODBIZ – Co-creation and multi-stakeholder approaches for students...
Training the trainers has been the first, fundamental step in the implementation of the FOODBIZ project titled...
MoreIGCAT and Impacts of European Region of Gastronomy Showcased at Tou...
On Tuesday 24 April in NUIG’s Bailey Allen Hall, the relationship between tourism, food and culture in Galway...
MoreCatalonia’s finalist selected for the European Young Chef Award 2018
The European Young Chef Award 2018 has its first finalist from Catalonia, European Region of Gastronomy awarded...
MoreNECSTouR: Barcelona Declaration on Tourism and Cultural Heritage – ...
The creation of synergies between cultural heritage and tourism for sustainable development has been the main topic...
MoreNorth Brabant Region on Tour in Brussels
On 22 March 2018, Strategic Advisor for ’s-Hertogenbosch City Anja van Hout presented to experts from the Pays de La...
MoreFrom the Ground Up, Feeding our Future. Galway-West of Ireland 2018...
Galway-West of Ireland, when embarking on their European Region of Gastronomy journey two years ago, boldly...
MoreSouth Aegean: Gastronomy knowledge transfer across generations
Who knows more about traditional cuisine than our elder family members? The event “Aegean mamas know best” was...
MoreOpen Call! European Young Chef Award 2018
The third edition of the European Young Chef Award will be hosted by the Galway International Hotel School, GMIT on...
MoreSlovenia becomes a candidate Region of Gastronomy
Slovenia impressed the European Regions of Gastronomy Platform with their proposal to become candidate for the award...
MoreOpening North Brabant’s year as food region
A promising year has just started for North Brabant, European Region of Gastronomy 2018 (The Netherlands) that...
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