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07 Dzintars Kristovskis

EUROPEAN REGION OF GASTRONOMY AMBASSADORS Dzintars Kristovskis Technology and cooking is so advanced that I feel the urge to go back to the roots. Riga-Gauja 2017 European Region of Gastronomy is going to be about that.

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06 Maurizio Zanella

EUROPEAN REGION OF GASTRONOMY AMBASSADORS Maurizio Zanella East Lombardy promotes food and wine tourism, with a particular attention to local cuisine and sustainable food production.

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05 Francisco de Calheiros

EUROPEAN REGION OF GASTRONOMY AMBASSADORS Francisco de Calheiros Minho IN aims to create synergies with other areas that share the same views on competitiveness and economic development.

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04 Carme Ruscalleda

EUROPEAN REGION OF GASTRONOMY AMBASSADORS Carme Ruscalleda Catalonia is committed to raising the quality of local cuisine and food products.

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03 Montserrat Garrido Romera

EUROPEAN REGION OF GASTRONOMY AMBASSADORS Montserrat Garrido Romera Sant Pol de Mar is proud to share knowledge in raising the quality of culture and gastronomy offers.

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02 Robert Palmer

EUROPEAN REGION OF GASTRONOMY AMBASSADORS Robert Palmer European Region of Gastronomy is a pioneering project of cultural and economic significance to all regions who participate.

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01 Wassim Hallal

EUROPEAN REGION OF GASTRONOMY AMBASSADOR Wassim Hallal Aarhus/Central Denmark Region 2017 will celebrate our widespread and innovative use of local ingredients.

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Round Table with celebrity chefs Joan Roca and Carme Ruscalleda, Sant Pol de Mar, Catalonia
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Diane Dodd

Round Table with celebrity chefs Joan Roca and Carme Ruscalleda

Catalan Michelin-starred chefs Joan Roca and Carme Ruscalleda offered advice to and shared their experiences with European Young Chef Award 2016 finalists in a Round Table following the competition, explaining how they support and nurture young culinary talents. The event took place in Sant Pol de Mar, Barcelona at EUHT

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Diane Dodd

Stamatios Misomikes: European Young Chef 2016

Young chef Stamatios Misomikes from South Aegean (Greece), European Region of Gastronomy 2019, has been awarded the title of European Young Chef 2016 by an international jury chaired by celebrity chef Joan Roca. Misomikes’ dish obtained the first prize after a tough competition gathering young talents from different Regions of

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Diane Dodd

Joan Roca, Jury President for the European Young Chef Award 2016

Worldwide renowned chef Joan Roca chaired the international jury selected to crown 2016 European Young Chef and enthusiastically expressed his support to the main theme of the competition: promote and preserve cultural and food diversity. Organised by IGCAT at EUHT StPOL hospitality school in Sant Pol de Mar, Barcelona, the

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World News
Diane Dodd

New book describes diverse food challenges faced by Hawaiʻi

A new book, Food and Power in Hawaiʻi: Visions of Food Democracy, explores the diversity of food challenges faced by the state. Edited by Aya H. Kimura and Krisna Suryanata of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s College of Social Sciences, this rich compilation of case studies by island scholars

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World News
Diane Dodd

Dubai Sustainable Tourism Initiative workshop held

Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) hosted the Hospitality Sustainability Board Game, the inaugural activity of the Dubai Sustainable Tourism Initiative. Designed by Dubai Tourism in collaboration with Emirates Wildlife Society-WWF, Roya International and Insignia, the game was created as an educational tool for Dubai’s hospitality industry

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Diane Dodd

Events in Riga-Gauja region to be devoted to gastronomy next year

On October 20, the program of the European Region of Gastronomy 2017 title of the Riga-Gauja region (R-RG) was presented at the Eighth Partners Forum of the Riga Tourism Development Bureau (RTDB). It has been based on the “Wild at Plate” concept and includes several dozen new events scheduled throughout

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