Official launch of the Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie in Lyon

Official launch of the Cité Internationale de la
Gastronomie in Lyon
Official launch of the Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie in Lyon - © Tristan Deschamps/Lyon Tourisme et Congrès
On April 7, 2016
Nearly 500 people - institutional players, renowned chefs and representatives of the food trade - attended the official
launch of the Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie (International Gastronomy Buildings) on Thursday, April 7, at Lyon's
City Hall.
At the end of 2018 and across a 3,600m² surface, these buildings will provide visitors with truly gourmet
experiences (permanent and temporary exhibitions, tasting workshops, demonstrations, etc.) on the renovated
Grand Hôtel-Dieu site, with the relationship between nutrition and health as the common theme. All of Lyon's
fine dining players, including Institut Paul Bocuse, are involved in this project.
Now and more than ever, French gastronomy is a key element of France's international reach. The creation of the "Cité
Internationale de la Gastronomie" label now represents a double challenge: it aims to defend French gastronomy's
identity and strength, while simultaneously creating a touristic, economic and commercial project on an international
scale. In response to this challenge, Lyon wanted to provide the Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie with a setting that
matches the ambition it has for this new place of discovery and encounters: the Grand Hôtel-Dieu of Lyon. The culinary
theme will be featured throughout the entire site with shops, eating spots, etc., forming a genuine "good life" itinerary. As
is the case at Institut Paul Bocuse, these buildings will also be the setting for a research and innovation center that
promotes a modern and innovative vision of fine dining.
Lyon's Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie will in fact be unique, as it will pay particular attention to the links
between dietary considerations and health. Many research teams are working on this subject in Lyon, notably
at the CENS (Centre for European Nutrition and Health) which brings together industry players, scientists and
public authorities in Lyon. It combines the multidisciplinary teams of the CarMeN (CardioMetabolism and
Nutrition) laboratory and the Rhône-Alpes CRNH (Centre for Research in Human Nutrition), and works closely
with the Center for Food and Hospitality Research at Institut Paul Bocuse.
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Corporate, Research Center
Contact
Institut Paul Bocuse
Château du Vivier - Ecully
Tel: +33 (0)4 72 18 02 20
20, place Bellecour - Lyon
Tel: +33 (0)4 78 37 23 02
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> The Institut Paul Bocuse brochure
> The Research Center brochure
> The ID - Innovation & Development brochure
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