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Los Angeles Renaissance: Why the Rise of Street Vending Reveals a City Transformed

Los Angeles Renaissance: Why the Rise of Street Vending Reveals a City Transformed
21 January 2015

Sidewalk vending is illegal in the City of Los Angeles, but that doesn’t stop an estimated 50,000 Angelenos from setting up shop in the streets...

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From Farm to Fork and Back Again: New California Law Seeks to Close Food Waste Loop

From Farm to Fork and Back Again: New California Law Seeks to Close Food Waste Loop
21 January 2015

California’s regulations governing organic food waste became more stringent on September 28, 2014, as Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill...

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Iraq Tries to Get Babylon on World Heritage List

Iraq Tries to Get Babylon on World Heritage List
20 January 2015

Iraqi Minister of Tourism and Antiquities on Monday said that his country is seeking to restore the ancient ruin city of Babylon onto the UNESCO...

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Here Is The Most Disproportionately Popular Cuisine In Each State of USA

Here Is The Most Disproportionately Popular Cuisine In Each State of USA
20 January 2015

When most people think American cuisine, they think pizza, hot dogs and hamburgers. While these are indeed staples across the country, every state...

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UNWTO activities at FITUR 2015

UNWTO activities at FITUR 2015
20 January 2015

Models of production and sustainable tourism consumption, the role of technology in the universal accessibility of tourism, the future of tourism...

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Farm Hit by Falling Milk Prices Sells 'Raw' Milk Direct

Farm Hit by Falling Milk Prices Sells 'Raw' Milk Direct
20 January 2015

A farm has started selling its milk directly to the public because the money it receives wholesale is “plummeting”. Jane Barnes has a...

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Plzeň Becomes 2015’s European Capital of Culture

Plzeň Becomes 2015’s European Capital of Culture
19 January 2015

Plzeň, known as the Czech capital of beer that gave the world Pilsner lager in 1842, has been officially inaugurated as the European Capital of...

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My Neighbour, the Späti

My Neighbour, the Späti
19 January 2015

In its simplest incarnation, a Späti is a convenience store. Open 24 hours, day and night, Spätis are an intrinsic element of Berlin’s cityscape...

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Burgos (Spain) prepares its bid for 'Creative Gastronomic City' to UNESCO

Burgos (Spain) prepares its bid for 'Creative Gastronomic City' to UNESCO
16 January 2015

Burgos aspires to become a gastronomic hub. Two years after having held the title of Spanish Capital of Gastronomy, the city prepares its bid for...

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Every City Needs Vancouver's Ban on Food Scraps

Every City Needs Vancouver's Ban on Food Scraps
15 January 2015

Vancouver has resolved to eliminate food scraps from its waste stream entirely. Metro Vancouver spent the better part of last year plastering...

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Youth Ag-Summit | 24-28 of August | Canberra, Australia

Youth Ag-Summit | 24-28 of August | Canberra, Australia
15 January 2015

By 2050, there will be 9 billion hungry people in the world and less farmland and resources than there’s ever been. On August 24-28, 2015, young...

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Farmer’s Market On Wheels Delivers Veggies To Toronto’s Food Deserts

Farmer’s Market On Wheels Delivers Veggies To Toronto’s Food Deserts
14 January 2015

Toronto’s recently launched Mobile Good Food Market which is selling fresh products on the streets in areas where people have few nutritious food...

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

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

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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.

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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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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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