US drinkers have for the first time overtaken the French as the world’s No. 1 wine consumers, a report showed on Tuesday, with Americans developing a greater and more refined taste for France’s national beverage. According to the report released by the International Vine and Wine organization,OIV, US consumers bought
The 5th International Euro-Mediterranean Conference (EuroMed 2014), devoted to Cultural Heritage (CH), is being held on the 3rd-8th of November at the entrance of the ancient Amathus city, by Limassol, in Cyprus island. EuroMed brings together researchers, policy makers, professionals and practitioners to explore some of the more pressing issues concerning cultural heritage today. In particular, this
The European Commission launches an open online consultation on the revision of the Europe 2020 strategy, with the objective of informing the review of the Europe 2020 strategy and seeking citizens’ views on its further development. The consultation deals with a wide range of topics and policy areas: Economic and
The first eco-gastronomy congress was jointly organized by the Municipality of Cittaslow Gökçeada, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University (ÇOMÜ), and the South Marmara Development Agency in Gökçeada. 39 presentations were delivered at 7 sessions. The congress was spiced up by the workshops intended to get the participants to meet new tastes. Moreover,
Lima, May 05. The traditional Peruvian cuisine will be applying to become an Intagible Cultural Heritage next year as it merits its place on the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO)’s landmark list. The idea started with remarks of the country’s Deputy Minister of Culture and Cultural Industries,
Picasso’s sangria, Emily Dickinson’s gingerbread, Frida Kahlo’s red snapper, and other delectable delights from beloved artists and writers. Art historian, literature scholar and professor Mary Ann Caws constructs an “amalgam of literary passages, recipes, still-lifes, photographs and film frames” related to food, featuring contributions from such icons of modern art and modernist literature
As our world shrinks into a “global village” thanks to a surge in technology and travel options, a rising middle class with higher disposable incomes and a deep-rooted quest for something bigger, better, more interesting and authentic, travel operators around the world are scrambling to redefine luxury travel. Luxury, for today’s
The community group was formed in 2008 by the late Jackson L. Burnside III and his wife Pam following an inspiring visit to Santa Fe to attend a UNESCO Creative Tourism Conference. On their return, they invited a group of Bahamians, passionate about their country, to join them in showcasing
According to The Budapest Observatory: “Haute cuisine and universities are bordering culture proper, thus we found it justified to check the standing of our area east-central European area on two recently published rank lists. I wish we had not done so. We are absent from the top 100 best restaurantsand the top 100
Creative Europe, what’s in it for me? A guide for professionals in the audiovisual and cultural sectors The EU is investing €1.46 billion in the audiovisual and cultural sectors through Creative Europe (2014-2020), which replaces the previous Culture and MEDIA programmes. If you’re a cultural or audiovisual organisation, then this
A day of learning about the latest policy trends and best practices available from all around Europe in 12 topics Over the last seven years, the INTERREG IVC programme has been enabling public institutions all over Europe – over 2000 in total – to ‘learn through cooperation’ across 204 different
“Flavors is an exciting community event for anyone in Madison,” said Ed Shinnick, owner and chef of Porta Bella and Paisan’s. “We are proud to showcase local restaurants and fund culinary scholarships to support students enrolled in the Madison College culinary program, which supports the industry in Madison.”…READ MORE
An editor for 25 years at one of America’s best selling women’s magazines, a project with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton developing the American Chef Corps, and now in charge of the James Beard Foundation (JBF) – an organisation set up in honour of the chef and food writer James
The People to People program has tapped into a new source for attracting visitors to experience the cultural exchange program – referrals from travel agents and consultants. Francine Lowe, a travel consultant based in Atlanta, learned about the program from People to People manager Bernadette Bastian when she attended the Vacation
The theme of this year’s New Cities Summit in Dallas is ‘Re-imagining Cities: Transforming the 21st Century Metropolis’. An important element running through the Summit will be a discussion of the role of cultural districts in the life of cities around the world. The Summit will represent the first convening of
