SomeOfUs is a worldwide movement of people that work together to hold corporations accountable for their action and forge a new, sustainable path for global economy. Every day supermarkets throw away tons of good food, and cause plastic by truckload to end up in the ocean where animals including turtles
Madrid Fusion Manila (MFM) 2016 will take place from April 7-9, 2016 at the SMX Convention Centre, Pasay City, Manila, Philippines. The first and only Asian edition of Madrid Fusion, it is the most important international gastronomy congress in the world, celebrated annually in Madrid since 2003. MFM brings together the
As more farmers invite the public to on-farm events or sell farm-made products, they experience more risk, more regulations and need more insurance, experts say.Not knowing the law isn’t an excuse for not following it, notes Laura Fisher, education and outreach manager for Farm Commons, which specializes in legal issues
A growing number of Russian regions realize that tourist business, if properly organized, can be a good source of income. How can Russia attract tourists, if there is no warm sea and not too much sunshine? Interesting events could be a way out – festivals, concerts, inserts, celebrations, forums and
German judges dealt a blow to EU-US free trade agreement talks after declaring a proposed arbitration court illegal. The European Commission last September proposed setting up an investment tribunal court that would allow firms to challenge government decisions as part of its larger Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Critics
The second edition of World Tourism Forum was held in Istanbul, 4-6 February 2016. Considering that the summit is in its second year this was a highly successful event that attracted more than 7,000 participants and more than 100 speakers. The main idea of the World Tourism Forum is to
Though many Vietnamese delicacies have been ranked on lists of the world’s best food and are gaining an increasingly stronger foothold among international gourmets, the much-coveted title of ‘the world’s kitchen’ remains elusive, according to local food experts. Concern was also raised that Vietnamese restaurants in other countries are not
The Hungarian government is set to strengthen cultural links with countries in southern Europe, with the city of Pécs in south-western Hungary to play a crucial role. This development forms part of the government’s broad new cultural policy aim of “opening to the south”. Mayor Zsolt Páva held a press
The event will be held from March 22-28 2016. Last year’s event attracted 170,000 visitors over a five day period, while this year the event has been extended to ten days. This year, there will be a focus on Chinese food, as part of the Qatar-China 2016 Year of Culture
Entitled “How do we foster, present and preserve world treasures”, the International Conference on Heritage Tourism organised by the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) will be held at the Todaiji Temple Cultural Center, Nara, Japan, between 24 and 26 February 2016. The event aims to provide a forum for the tourism industry, governments, academia,
A new international culinary competition designed to recognise one chef who has made an exceptional contribution to “improving society through gastronomy” has been launched in the form of the Basque World Culinary Prize. Created by the Basque Culinary Center (one of the most prestigious gastronomic universities in the world), the
Yeditepe University´s department of gastronomy and culinary arts has become an official partner of the UNITWIN/ UNESCO Chairs “Food Culture and Development Program”. One of the represents of this program is The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC). In 2015, Yeditepe University´s culinary department signed the first partnership agreement with UNESCO
Over the last ten years, a group of top chefs, food journalists and other key players in the food world have been used the “Manifesto for the New Nordic Cuisine” to promote Nordic cuisine in a number of contexts. Much of the manifesto was inspired by the principle of Slow
This year marks the 7th edition of the festival, which takes place from the 23rd of January to the 7th of February. More than 400 establishments are taking part in this event, which is meant to highlight the gastronomic delights of the city and pay homage to the national passion
The Tuscan city of Pistoia was chosen out of nine finalists to be the Italian culture capital in 2017, Culture Minister Dario Franceschini has announced. The other finalists were Aquileia, Como, Ercolano (Herculaneum), Parma, Pisa, Spoleto, Taranto and Terni. Pistoia will thus succeed the current Italian culture capital, the Lombard city
The inaugural Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference (ESTC), organized by The International Ecotourism Society (TIES), is being hosted by the University of South Florida Patel College of Global Sustainability in Tampa. TIES is an internationally recognized nonprofit organization that seeks solutions for more environmentally sustainable tourism options, including ecotourism. The ESTC conference
