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When the Sidewalks Were Wider Than the Streets

When the Sidewalks Were Wider Than the Streets
24 February 2015

In this striking short film from City Walk, footage of a busy New York street filmed by the Thomas Edison Company in 1901 makes for a stark...

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Growing Intolerance

Growing Intolerance
24 February 2015

Bread has always been at the heart of human history – we’ve been baking it for the best part of 10,000 years. But over the past decade there has...

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A Celebration of French Cuisine at 'Goût de France/Good France'

A Celebration of French Cuisine at 'Goût de France/Good France'
23 February 2015

More than 1,300 French dinners will be served at restaurants and embassies across the five continents for a special event on Thursday, March 19...

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Inside the Food Industry: The Surprising Truth About What You Eat

Inside the Food Industry: The Surprising Truth About What You Eat
23 February 2015

The broad business portfolio of the companies exhibiting at Food Ingredients was disconcerting. Omya, based in Hamburg, described itself as “a...

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Artist Addresses Racial Injustice, From 1700s Europe To Present Day America

Artist Addresses Racial Injustice, From 1700s Europe To Present Day America
23 February 2015

Titus Kaphar doesn’t quite turn absences into presences, but rather into something in between. His artwork conjures a space somewhere...

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Cultural Mapping Conference: Call for Papers and Posters

Cultural Mapping Conference: Call for Papers and Posters
23 February 2015

The Valletta 2018 Foundation has launched a Call for Papers and Posters from academics and practitioners worldwide addressing Cultural Mapping...

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Ferran Adrià links gastronomy and tourism as an economic key

Ferran Adrià links gastronomy and tourism as an economic key
20 February 2015

Ferran Adrià, the world’s leading chef, pointed out yesterday that “the union of tourism and gastronomy is the key for an economic...

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International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) | 6TH CALL | APPLY NOW!

International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) | 6TH CALL | APPLY NOW!
19 February 2015

On 30 January 2015 the International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) launched its sixth call for funding requests and its new On-line...

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Greeks Take Milk Production Into Their Own Hands.

Greeks Take Milk Production Into Their Own Hands.
19 February 2015

It has came to light that the companies who loom over dairy farmers regularly and unfairly capitalize on them. In an attempt too eradicate this...

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The Tricky Task of Rating Neighborhoods on 'Livability'

The Tricky Task of Rating Neighborhoods on 'Livability'
19 February 2015

Fast-forward two years, and Neciunas and his colleagues have created PlaceILive.com—a start-up trying to leverage open data from cities and...

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Your Healthy Habits Are Eating into the Packaged Foods Industry

Your Healthy Habits Are Eating into the Packaged Foods Industry
18 February 2015

The strategies of some of America’s largest packaged foods companies appear to be running up against their shelf life.companies have had a variety...

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Forgotten Lessons From a 1970s Fight Against Gentrification

Forgotten Lessons From a 1970s Fight Against Gentrification
18 February 2015

How a decades-old tenant battle in Washington, D.C.’s Adams Morgan neighborhood is still shaping the city today.The Adams Morgan...

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Joan Roca is founder and head chef of 3-Michelin-starred restaurant El Celler de Can Roca and was named World Best Chef in 2017 and 2018.

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Robert Oliver is founder of television media-led movement “Pacific Island Food Revolution” promoting local and healthy eating in the South Pacific.

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Ana Roš is head chef and co-owner of 3-Michelin-starred restaurant Hiša Franko and was named World Best Female Chef in 2017.

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Ramon Sentmartí

Managing Director of PRODECA, key stakeholder and supporter of Catalonia, World Region of Gastronomy 2025.

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Robert Palmer

Expert consultant in the cultural sector and former Director of Culture and Cultural and Natural Heritage at the Council of Europe.

IGCAT AMBASSADOR IN CATALONIA 2025

Blanca Cros i Moll

Expert in tourism and Head of European Programmes & International Relations at the Catalan Tourist Board.

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Francisco de Calheiros

Minho IN aims to create synergies with other areas that share the same views on competitiveness and economic development.

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Lluís Serra

Director of EUHT StPOL, the inspiration behind the European Young Chef Award and supporter of the first two editions in Catalonia.

IGCAT HONORARY AMBASSADOR IN SOUTH AEGEAN 2019

George Hatzimarkos

Governor of South Aegean, European Region of Gastronomy 2019 and a strong supporter of local culinary and cultural heritage.

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Votausi Mackenzie-Reur

Chairlady of Regenerative Vanua with over 30 years experience in empowering and inspiring local communities in Vanuatu to make good food choices.

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