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Diane Dodd

US overtakes France as world's top wine consumer

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

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EuroMed 2014 devoted to cultural heritage

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

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Diane Dodd

A new taxonomy for culture heritage

On 13th May i2CAT Foundation, in collaboration with the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC), organised the first RICHES activity in Barcelona. The workshop brought together representatives of the RICHES project, academics and students from the UIC, representatives of the Network of Common Interest affiliated in the project and several external

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Europe 2020 strategy

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

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Regions and Gastronomy
Diane Dodd

Gökçeada (TR) – The first eco-gastronomy congress of Turkey held

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,

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Regions and Gastronomy
Diane Dodd

Peruvian food to apply for the UNESCO world heritage status

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,

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Regions and Gastronomy
Diane Dodd

The Modern Art Cookbook: Recipes and Food-Inspired Treasures from the Twentieth Century's Greatest Creative Icons

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

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Experience Tourism
Diane Dodd

Today’s travelers seek to interact with the communities they visit

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

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Diane Dodd

The rising profile of gastronomy fairs

The rising profile of local fairs as vehicles for developing cultural identity and generating economic leverage is clear everywhere and this is also the case in Catalonia. According to the latest newsletter for Catalan Fairs “ During 2014, a total of 449 trade fairs are planned in Catalonia. Of these, just

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Experience Tourism
Diane Dodd

Creative Nassau announces official launch date

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

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Regions and Gastronomy
Diane Dodd

Distance from the top

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

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Regions and Gastronomy
Diane Dodd

Food event raises money for culinary scholarships

“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

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Regions and Gastronomy
Diane Dodd

Susan Ungaro, JBF President: "Here is the future of USA cuisine"

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

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