Policies and practices from the European Regions of Gastronomy that support local greener and healthier development as well as highlight the vital role of local gastronomy in sustainable growth, were the focus of this year’s round table organised by the International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism (IGCAT) in
Strong stakeholder engagement and cross-sectoral cooperation are the principles driving Kuopio, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2020 towards the celebration of their title year. With the aim to collect ideas for their jubilee programme and discuss possible ways of cooperation, an extended EuReGa stakeholder meeting was organised on 23 September
The European Young Chef Award 2019 has been announced by IGCAT and will be hosted by South Aegean, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2019 against the stunning background of Rhodes island, on 23-24 October 2019. The competition will gather finalists of the local contests held in the awarded and candidate
Cross-sectorial cooperation, citizen engagement and food innovation were among the topics discussed at the round table on Creativity and cross-sectorial working strengthening European Regions of Gastronomy, held on 8 October 2018 in the framework of the European Week of Regions and Cities in Brussels. Hosted by the Permanent Representation of
IGCAT’s President, Dr. Diane Dodd had the opportunity to join the first Arts Summit for Southern African (ASSA), 21-23 August 2018 in Namibia. The summit operated under the title Human creativity is a vital economic, social and cultural resource, a topic that is very close to IGCAT’s heart. Patrick Sam, Chair of the
IGCAT attended a public discussion between Ferran Adrià and Israel Ruiz on the theme “Keys to Creativity and Innovation”. They talked about creativity, innovation, training, science and opportunities in the conference which was held on June 25 at CaixaForum in Barcelona. The meeting was organized by the Association of Scholarship Holders
