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 Culture for 2015. An estimated 15,000 people gathered at the central Republic Square of the western Czech city on Saturday to watch the opening show.
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. Pretty much exclusive to Berlin, except maybe Hypezig, there are over a thousand of them and the one commonality that they share is their uniqueness. With
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 ‘Creative Gastronomic City” . An award granted by UNESCO and which, if approved, would position Burgos as the first Spanish city of international gastronomy. Read
Vancouver has resolved to eliminate food scraps from its waste stream entirely. Metro Vancouver spent the better part of last year plastering adorable pictures of googly-eyed food garbage all over the city to prepare it for the ban, which went into effect on January 1.Wasted food is also a waste
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 leaders from around the world will gather at the Global Youth Ag-Summit to discuss ideas, develop a vision and deliver action. If you’re 18-25 and
Toronto’s recently launched Mobile Good Food Market which is selling fresh products on the streets in areas where people have few nutritious food options.In order to give urbanites in food deserts access to fresh and healthy food, some Torontonians came up with the Mobile Good Food Market. This unconventional food truck, donated
Street art ― some as high as 15 m ― is drawing droves of visitors to Malaysia’s old towns. Many have catapulted the buildings that serve as canvasses to fame while others have drawn the public’s ire. Recently, Urban Xchange ― Malaysia’s first street art festival featuring Zacharevic, had artists like
” There has been much less research on the clustering of personality types within cities and the effects of neighborhood location on happiness”. It’s a well-worn sociological truth that the neighborhoods in which we live can have a powerful effect on our lives. But how do our neighborhoods affect our overall
What are we going to eat and drink in 2015? Expert talk about insects, green smoothies, healthy ‘snacks’, organic products and food from Latin America among others. Read more…
Responsible tourism is a global phenomenon that has in food and its elaboration an essential component, which begins in the organic production and continues with the responsible consumption. During the Forum there will be themes such as: the recovery of local food and traditional culinary knowledge; the interpretation of gastronomic
The Dubai Food Festival 2015’s full and flavoursome line-up of new and returning gastronomic consumer and business events, celebrity chefs, activities and promotions, has been announced today by Dubai Festivals and Retails Establishment (DFRE), an agency of Dubai Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM). Marking the Festival’s second edition, this year’s
The Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Taleb Rifai, said that Spain is in the “right direction” with the changes applied in the tourism sector, although it is considered already a “model to follow”. Rifai has assessed that Spain “has been able to face the major challenge of seasonality”
New York City announced Thursday that as of this summer, those plastic foam containers (along with those plastic foam cups, plates and the like) are going to be banned. The city collected about 28,500 tons — repeat: 28,500 tons — of expanded polystyrene last year. About 90 percent of that was from
IFEMA organizes the 35th edition of the International Tourism Fair, FITUR 2015, which will run from January 28th to February 1st 2015 at the Feria de Madrid. The Fair will host the global tourism industry with the most comprehensive exhibition of the proposals and targets companies, organizations and institutions around
EVEN though sub-Saharan Africa is the region with the highest prevalence of undernourishment, affecting about one in four people, between 30% to 40% of food produced on the continent for human consumption is lost or wasted. Earlier this month, this concern brought together hundreds of residents in Nairobi for the continent’s first “Disco Soup” – an international grassroots movement to raise awareness of
Our emotive reactions to food are incredibly powerful in guiding our culinary habits. Food can bring joy and comfort, and make us voracious to eat more. It is an important part of our celebrations, but it is also deeply connected to undesirable emotions such as guilt, worry and revulsion. Not
