On February 27, the Russian House in Brussels hosted a lecture "Introduction to Gastrodiplomacy" In the history of mankind, food has always been more than just a means to satisfy hunger. Wars have often been fought over it, but on the other hand, it has been used to establish ties, seal contracts and marriages. What is the socio-cultural role of food today? Does it retain its universal communicative function? And why recently there is more and more talk about such a phenomenon as gastrodiplomacy? We discussed all this with our guest, President of the International Enogastronomic Center, [...]