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THEME HOLIDAYS / GASTRONOMY
Gastronomy
French gastronomy remains a
«flagship» of global cuisine; a
benchmark of excellence and rigor.
It’s a savvy blend of heritage and
know-how, an expression of human
creativity resulting from the alliance,
assembly or sublimation of flavours,
with wonderful harmony between
wines and dishes. Each region of
France invites the visitor to enjoy
its specialities through moments of
sharing and conviviality, in the image
of French gastronomy, inscribed on
UNESCO’s intangible heritage list of
humanity since 2010.
USPs
GOÛT DE / GOOD FRANCE
BRINGS TOGETHER 2,000 CHEFS,
2,000 MENUS, ON 5 CONTINENTS
Orchestrated by the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Development
and the chef Alain Ducasse, Gout de
/ Good France brings together up to
2000 restaurants in 150 countries
to celebrate French gastronomy on
March 21, every year since 2015. In
each participating restaurant, the
event, in the form of a dinner, pays
tribute to the excellence of French
cuisine, its capacity for innovation
and the values it conveys: sharing,
pleasure, and the respect of “eating
well”, one’s contemporaries and
the planet.
• French gastronomy, a centuriesold
legacy: in France, the history
of gastronomy dates back to the
Gauls, who developed a cult of
good food and drink that has been
perpetuated over the centuries.
• A cuisine that’s constantly evolving:
new trends, creativity of the chefs,
new cooking methods catering for
globalised tastes, and support for
sustainable development.
• French “art de vivre”: holidays
enriched by meetings with
producers at the local markets or
with French chefs who, on a daily
basis, transmit their passion and
love of their profession.
KEY FIGURES
158,500 restaurants
and cafés
57% of “gastronomes”
prefer merchant hosting or staying
with friends or family (as opposed to
37% of the total population)
52% of “gastronomes”
prefer long holidays
DIJON:
INTERNATIONAL
CITY OF
GASTRONOMY
& WINE OPENS
IN 2019
Future International
City of Gastronomy & Wine
2019 will mark a turning point in the history
of Dijon, capital of Burgundy. The year will see
the opening of a remarkable new 600-hectare
urban complex including cultural and
tourism-related facilities (shops, restaurants,
bars & hotel), an eco-district and a cinema
complex, the CIGV, being built at a cost of
around 200 million Euros.
It is on the historic site of the old general
hospital in Dijon edified in the 16th, 17th and
18th centuries that these cultural activities
will take place. Excellent accommodation
will be just as much a part of the scenery, as
a 4-star hotel of 125 rooms will be located
in historic buildings located just south of the
site.
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