The ‘place’ and the ‘otherness’ through the eyes of a restaurantscape

Year 2024, Volume: 6 Issue: 1, 72 - 80, 02.07.2024

Francesc Fusté-forné

https://doi.org/10.48119/toleho.1382017

Abstract

Within a growing relevance of food in shaping cities’ profiles, this paper discusses the glocalized food landscape from the perspective of the city of Inverness, Scotland. Based on the analysis of the restaurantscape in the city center, the research discusses the (dis)connection between place and food and how this informs culinary cosmopolitanism as a driver for urban food tourism management and marketing.

Keywords

food tourism, global culture, local identity

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