Cibo, turismo, città

In many contemporary urban realities, entire areas of the historic center have been transformed into open-air restaurants. Thanks to pedestrianization, tourism, foodification and any other neologism that wants to try to capture their dynamics, the places of food consumption have multiplied, while the traditional restaurant has exploded, leaving room for a myriad of catering formats – some almost exclusively used tourists, others dedicated to the lunch break, others still aimed at self-styled gourmands. We are witnessing a generalization of the logic of franchising, which aims at the staging of typicality according to different configurations to be focused here, adopting a sociosemiotic lens.

Dal cane-cibo al dog restaurant

Gastronomic discourse often calls into question issues surrounding animality, but it’s not only the imposition of Paleo or vegetarian diets encouraging or banning the consumption of meat which are becoming increasingly popular subjects. New trends in animal foods such as the appearance and growth of dog restaurants or the increase in attention being given to the nutritional quality of dry dog food are becoming important areas of discussion too, and while some traditionalists will always view the dog as a beast, contrasting progressive ideas are now being aired in the media. In this article we will talk about food philosophies and restaurants (both human and animal) to showhowthey communicat…

E/C serie speciale n. 6 - Guide turistiche. Spazi, percorsi, sguardi

La cucina del senso. Gusto, significazione, testualità