IGCAT and Slow Food have joined forces to support the safeguard and promotion of cultural, food and biodiversity. This new collaboration was formalised on 15 December at the Saudi Feast Food Festival in Riyadh, where a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between President of IGCAT, Diane Dodd PhD and Director General of Slow Food, Paolo Di
The short films Welcome to the Farm – Les Cabres d’en Peyu from Catalonia, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2016, and Let’s Go to Aseer from Aseer, World Region of Gastronomy awarded 2024 were selected as Public’s Favourite European Film and Public’s Favourite World Film respectively in the framework of the International Food Film Menu
One hundred-fifty States unanimously adopted an ambitious Declaration for Culture at the end of a three-day conference convened by UNESCO. The text affirms culture as a “global public good”. It reflects countries’ agreement on a common roadmap to strengthen public policies in this field. MONDIACULT 2022, the largest world conference
A mouth-watering journey across the colours and flavours of awarded, candidate and nominated World/European Regions of Gastronomy, IGCAT’s International Food Film Menu 2022 has been officially announced! After evaluating over 50 short film submissions, a jury of international experts in the food, culture and film sectors elected 10 category winners
The Aseer region (Saudi Arabia) has been officially awarded the title of World Region of Gastronomy 2024 by the International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism (IGCAT). They are the first region outside Europe to earn this important accolade that recognises Aseer’s commitment to protect and promote local food
IGCAT has officially announced the European Young Chef Award 2021 that will take place in the renovated Municipal Market of Braga in Minho, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2016, on 23-24 November 2021. Under the theme Innovation on Tradition, the European Young Chef Award will gather finalists of local contests
After a successful first edition in 2020, IGCAT has opened a new call for submissions to the Food Film Menu 2021 competition to collect short food films that showcase awarded and candidate Regions of Gastronomy and their culinary heritage. The competition challenges directors from all over the globe to creatively
The Covid-19 disaster and its impact on people’s lives and Food&Beverage businesses (particularly in the fields of tourism, culture, hotels, restaurants, community life, etc.) was the subject of the World Leadership Conference (WLC) on Monday 27 April 2020 hosted by Indonesia. WLC consists of entrepreneurs and top leaders in their
With the aim to identify and promote artisanal food and food-related gifts in the Regions of Gastronomy, IGCAT launched the 1st International Food Gift Challenge to take place in Kuopio, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2020, on 5 June 2020. Hosted by Savonia University of Applied Sciences, the competition will
IGCAT has just opened a call for submissions to the Food Film Menu 2020 competition with the aim to place a spotlight on awarded and candidate Regions of Gastronomy and their culinary heritage. IGCAT launched the competition with the aim to collect short food films that will help raise awareness
Menorca was officially awarded the European Region of Gastronomy 2022 title on 18 January 2020 in recognition of the region’s efforts to support local food and cultural diversity. President of IGCAT, Dr. Diane Dodd presented the European Region of Gastronomy certificate to local authorities stating that “Menorca is a small island but
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
A new, exciting year has just started for Catalonia, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2016 that is ready to kick-start a full programme of initiatives in the framework of 2018 European Year of Cultural Heritage to celebrate local and European cultural richness. IGCAT attended the opening ceremony of the Year
The Future of Food: Turning ASEAN Tradition and Craftsmanship into Sustainable Gastronomic Tourism was the title of the ASEAN Gastronomy Conference that took place on 25 January 2018 within the framework of the ASEAN Tourism Forum, 22-26 January 2018 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Tourism and Sports Minister of Thailand, Weerasak Kowsurat presided over
D. Paul Schafer once more goes right to the heart of the current challenges we face in making the case for culture and supporting cultural diversity. This is an ideal read for policy-makers, practitioners, and academics who are grappling with the conviction that culture in all its diverse forms and
Yanqing, a national ecological demonstration base, will be one of the sites for the 2022 Winter Olympics. In the past four years, with an investment of 30 million yuan ($4.71 million), Yanqing has turned a once farm-field valley into an attractive place with beautiful names such as the «Most Beautiful
