The winner of the Minho Young Chef Award to fly the flag of Minho’s gastronomy at the European Young Chef Award 2018. The cuisine from Minho, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2016 has its young ambassador for the European Young Chef Award 2018. Beatriz Costa, from Didaxis Cooperative School of
IGCAT and the European Region of Gastronomy Platform consolidate their vision for a better future. With the aim of stimulating engaging cross-cultural debate and fostering collective learning amongst the network of IGCAT experts and representatives of the European Region of Gastronomy Platform, the 5th Annual IGCAT Experts’ Meeting took place
Training the trainers has been the first, fundamental step in the implementation of the FOODBIZ project titled University and business learning for new employability paths in food and gastronomy. Designed under the umbrella of the action on Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education of the Erasmus+ programme, the project addresses the
Landscape and local producers from Galway-West of Ireland, European Region of Gastronomy 2018 were featured in Ireland’s RTÉ national television programme Nationwide on 16 May 2018. The programme, presented by Anne Cassin, visited the Wild Atlantic Way Food Festival in Connemara and took the opportunity to offer to the wide public an insight of
The creation of synergies between cultural heritage and tourism for sustainable development has been the main topic of the workshop “Better Places to Live, Better Places to Visit” organised by NECSTouR (Network of European Regions for Sustainable and Competitive Tourism) and the Catalan Government at the Museu Marítim in Barcelona on
The third edition of the European Young Chef Award will be hosted by the Galway International Hotel School, GMIT on 25 – 26 November 2017. Galway, West of Ireland is European Region of Gastronomy Awarded 2018 and the region belonging to the European Young Chef 2017 edition winner, Aisling Rock. The competition
Slovenia impressed the European Regions of Gastronomy Platform with their proposal to become candidate for the award in 2021. Slovenia, has already taken important steps to towards the Award, with ten key institutions already signing a protocol agreement demonstrating their firm commitment for Slovenia to bid for the title in
A promising year has just started for North Brabant, European Region of Gastronomy 2018 (The Netherlands) that officially opened its title year on 1 March 2018 in front of representatives from local and foreign authorities, the Regions of Gastronomy Platform, and local and international press. The region of North Brabant
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
On 23-24 November 2017, IGCAT participated in the kick-off meeting of FOODBIZ – University and business learning for new employability paths in food and gastronomy, a two-year project developed in the framework of Erasmus+ programme’s action Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education and aimed to boost smart and sustainable regional development. Based on cross-sectoral dialogue and placed at
On 6 November 2017, the European Young Chef Award 2017 was followed by a Round Table event focused on mentoring young chefs and the importance of innovating on tradition. The Round Table hosted by EUHT StPOL involved the head of the European Young Chef Award 2017 jury panel, the Greek celebrity
In occasion of the European Young Chef Award 2017 on 5 November 2017 at EUHTStPOL the young chefs participated to a Master Class held by Stamatios Misomikes, IGCAT Regional Chef Ambassador and winner of the European Young Chef Award 2016. The Master Class, titled Tradition meets innovation, focused on the central theme of the competition. The
Young European chefs have been selected as finalists from awarded European Regions of Gastronomy to join a European competition on the 6th November 2017, set to protect and promote cultural and food diversity, culinary traditions, gastronomic innovation and promote young chefs starting out on their careers. World renowned chef Joan
Discover the tasty side of nature at the Valmiera Restaurant Week, from 6 – 12 November as a project from Riga-Gauja European Region of Gastronomy 2017. In its 2nd edition, during one week participants will have the opportunity to taste the rich gastronomic offering and wide range Latvian cuisine flavours. The Valmiera
Bon Sawatdee is the young chef who will represent North Brabant at the European Young Chef Award 2017 next 6 November in Sant Pol de Mar, Catalonia at the University College for Hospitality and Culinary Arts, EUHT StPol. The aims of the Young Chef Award are to: promote innovations on traditional cuisine, highlight
Josi Polso is one of the young finalist who will compete for Kuopio, just awarded European Region of Gastronomy 2020 in Brussels, at the European Young Chef Award 2017. The competition will take place in Sant Pol de Mar, Catalonia at the University College for Hospitality and Culinary Arts, EUHT StPOL. The
