Lyon’s ‘International City of Gastronomy’ to Shape the Food of Tomorrow

The International City of Gastronomy hosted in Lyon is meant to display the role gastronomy plays in the world, with a focus on food and health.
Lyon’s ‘International City of Gastronomy’ to Shape the Food of Tomorrow
Restaurant patrons enjoy the Beaujolais Nouveau wine in a restaurant in Lyon, France, in this file photo. Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty Images
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LYON, France—Already a busy chef, Régis Marcon, owner of the Michelin star-rated restaurant Le Clos des Cimes, has been involved in an ambitious project: creating the International City of Gastronomy hosted within Lyon, itself recognized as the gastronomic capital of France, and by some accounts, Europe.

The project focuses on the connection between food and health, and facilitates discussion on healthy and eco-friendly food of tomorrow. It also showcases the role gastronomy plays in the world.