IGCAT congratulates Timisoara following its announcement as Romania’s European Capital of Culture in 2021. The European Commission made the announcement on Friday, September 16 after four Romanian cities were short-listed for the title: the capital Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Baia Mare, and Timisoara. An expert committee made of 10 representatives of the
The Region of South Aegean enters in the final straight to win the title of European Region of Gastronomy 2019 with the submission of its bid book to IGCAT on July 31, 2016, deadline for bidding. For the preparation of the bid book, which includes the entire web of actions
In tandem with the honor bestowed the Riga-Gauja Region – the title of ‘’European Gastonomy Region 2017”, Chef Dzintars Kristovskis from the restaurant ‘’Valmiermuižas vēstniecība Rīgā”, has been appointed official Ambassador. Dzintars has been a part of the profession for eleven years, marking the last four as the most fruitful. During this period, he has
The wine expert Maurizio Zanella, has been chosen to represent East Lombardy, European Region of Gastronomy 2017 and explain the importance of the Award to promote food and wine tourism, with a special attention on local cuisine and sustainable food production. East Lombardy, a region celebrating the title, European Region of
Conducted by the World Food Travel Association together with one of the IGCAT’s expert and Coordinator of East Lombardy, European Region of Gastronomy 2017 Roberta Garibaldi, for the italian market, the Food Travel Monitor is the first global research study for food and drink travellers has been presented in a
IGCAT has designed a summer course for students coming mainly from Latin America at EUHTSTPOl. During a 2 week intensive summer course that includes a number of modules on culinary arts and hospitality, IGCAT provides 12 hours of training in strategic events planning. The training looks at the importance of
At the end of June Roberta Garibaldi, italian expert for IGCAT, took part in the 6th ICOT conference, together with many other experts from all over the world. During the conference, important questions were addressed, such as: what have been/will be the most significant changes in tourism demand and supply?
The 8th Partner Meeting of the European Region of Gastronomy Platform, organised by IGCAT and hosted by the City of Aarhus and the FOOD Organisation, Central Denmark Region, took place between the 20 and 22 June. The meetings took place in the FOOD Office and the City Hall of Aarhus and brought together 31
On 21 June, Mr. Giorgos Hatzimarkos, Governor of the Region of the South Aegean travelled to Aarhus to announce the official candidacy of the South Aegean to be named European Region of Gastronomy in 2019. The governor was accompanied by the Vice Governor of Primary Sector, Agriculture and Regional Policy of
The European Region of Gastronomy Award ceremony for 2018 was held this morning at Aarhus Theatre in Central Denmark. The event kicked off with a warm welcome from Bent Hansen, the Chairman of Central Denmark Region and the Mayor of Aarhus, Jacob Bundsgaard. Dr Diane Dodd, President of IGCAT spoke
IGCAT international experts – Dr. Diane Dodd (Spain), Ilona Sares (Finland) and Davinia Galea (Malta) – visited Galway, West of Ireland between the 24 and 26 May 2016, to monitor the initial take-off and progress of the programme since its successful bid to host the European Region of Gastronomy in
The Euro-Mediterranean Food Tourism Congress in Tossa de Mar on 1 June, added a new tiwst this year when it invited IGCAT experts to participate in a programme especially designed to demonstrate culinary tourism in action. IGCAT’s participation in the congress started with a warm welcome from Mª Àngels Pujals, Tourism Councilor
Dr. Aleš GAČNIK, Head of the Department of Cultural Tourism and Cultural Heritage from the Faculty of Tourism Studies and Head of the recently established Centre of Gastronomy and Wine Culture (University of Primorska) was welcomed at IGCAT by Dr. Diane Dodd, Executive Director and Jordi Vegas, Projects Manager in
Rhodes 2021, one of the pre-selected cities to hold the title European Capital of Culture (ECoC) has a strong bid team headed by Aliki Moschis-Gauguet and supported by IGCAT experts, Robert Palmer and Diane Dodd. From 30 March – 2 April 2016, IGCAT led the bid team through a complete review
IGCAT is back after the Christmas holidays and in full expectation that it will be an exciting new year for everyone! This year is an exciting one – it is the first year that regions host the title European Region of Gastronomy, with a whole range of events taking place
IGCAT is excited to announce the launch of a new website for the European Region of Gastronomy Platform. The new responsive website is aimed to provide information for regions interested to join the Platform and become candidates to hold the European Region of Gastronomy title in the future. The website describes the philosophy
