The short film Home of Nordic Flavours 2020 from Trondheim-Trøndelag, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2022, has been announced as winner of the Regions of Gastronomy category of the Food Film Menu 2020, organised by IGCAT. Premiered at the 2020 Michelin Nordic Award (Trondheim, February 2020), this short film highlights
Food Waste Monitoring is proven to reduce food waste by up to 25% in the first 4 weeks! This was one of the exciting messages provided by two international experts that addressed the World Regions of Gastronomy Platform in a webinar, held on 15 July 2020. The meeting also looked
With a focus on how to ensure survival of hospitality, tourism, events and culture related businesses in the economic and social crisis generated by the coronavirus pandemic, President of IGCAT and Executive Director of the World Regions of Gastronomy Platform, Diane Dodd, PhD offered a series of three online lectures organised by CISP, as part of the CROSSDEV project. The aim
The Covid-19 disaster and its impact on people’s lives and Food&Beverage businesses (particularly in the fields of tourism, culture, hotels, restaurants, community life, etc.) was the subject of the World Leadership Conference (WLC) on Monday 27 April 2020 hosted by Indonesia. WLC consists of entrepreneurs and top leaders in their
IGCAT’s Annual Expert Meeting 2020 aims to explore how the combination of gastronomy, arts, culture and nature can contribute to health and well-being both for local citizens and discerning visitors. The meeting will be hosted by Kuopio, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2020-2021 on 9-11 September, together with a public seminar on Food, Well-being
IGCAT has just opened a call for submissions to the Food Film Menu 2020 competition with the aim to place a spotlight on awarded and candidate Regions of Gastronomy and their culinary heritage. IGCAT launched the competition with the aim to collect short food films that will help raise awareness
The protection and promotion of local cultural and food diversity is increasingly becoming a vital means to nurture sustainable and inclusive growth at regional level. This is the powerful message of The S Plan, where President of IGCAT, Dr. Diane Dodd warns about the risks of losing our biodiversity and
In the partnership with the Gault&Millau Slovenia, the Slovenian Tourist Board (STB) has actively started to fulfil its goal from the Action Plan for the development and marketing of gastronomic tourism 2019-2023 – alongside raising international visibility and ensuring sustainability also creating added value is the key objective of STB’s
The Region of Gastronomy programme keeps raising interest and enthusiasm of regions from all around the world who are eager to boost local sustainable development through their unique gastronomy and culture. On 31 May 2019, the Balearic island of Minorca joined the European Region of Gastronomy Platform by signing a protocol agreement with IGCAT (International Institute of
Southern Transylvania, at the foot of the Carpathian Mountains, is well-known for its many attractions and popular both within Romania and abroad. One of the most noteworthy of those attractions is the beautifully restored historic city center of Sibiu. The region of the same name, which for hundreds of years was home
The International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism (IGCAT) held its 6th Annual Expert´s meeting amongst calls by world experts to expand the flagship Region of Gastronomy Award to include regions beyond Europe. As the awarding body of the Region of Gastronomy title, IGCAT’s mission is to raise awareness of the importance
Building a better food future for world regions was the intention behind the first ever World Region of Gastronomy meeting, held fittingly in the first region to receive the IGCAT title of European Region of Gastronomy in 2016. The meeting took place in the emblematic Casa de les Punxes, hosted by the
The European Young Chef Award 2019 has been announced by IGCAT and will be hosted by South Aegean, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2019 against the stunning background of Rhodes island, on 23-24 October 2019. The competition will gather finalists of the local contests held in the awarded and candidate
IGCAT was invited to the 1st Asian Network of Cultural Intermediaries Forum in Taiwan, 2-3 November. The invitation came from the Graduate School of Arts Management and Cultural Policy, National Taiwan University of Arts. It was an opportunity for IGCAT’s President, Dr. Diane Dodd to meet the Deputy Minister for Culture and to
Prof. Dr. Roberta Garibaldi and Dr. Diane Dodd both gave key note speeches at the round table “Belarus as Gastronomic Destination – Dream or Reality?” on 20 September 2018. The round table attracted the attention of the National Tourism Agency and Department of Tourism of the Ministry. The meeting was organised by Valeria Klitsounova,
The European Region of Gastronomy Platform welcomed a new candidate for the Regions of Gastronomy 2021 title. The Region of Coimbra (Portugal) announced its bid on 22 May 2018 at the Escola de Hotelaria e Turismo de Coimbra, after signing a protocol agreement with the International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture,
