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Mauricio Ruiz is a writer and journalist who has lived in the US, Belgium, Mexico and Norway. His work has appeared in Words Without Borders, CatapultThe CommonThe RumpusElectric LiteratureJMWWRiver TeethLiteral Magazine, among others. He's been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and Myriad Editions Competition in the UK, as well as the Fish Short Story Prize in Ireland. He has received fellowships from OMI writers (NY), Société des auteurs (Belgium), Jakob Sande (Norway), Can Serrat (Spain), and the Three Seas' Council (Rhodes). His second book, Silencios al sur, was published in early 2017, and his work has partially been translated into Dutch and French. Mauricio Ruiz can be followed on Twitter and Instagram.

16 September 2022

Did you know about China’s Baoshan arabica coffee?

Yunnan Province is the main coffee producing area in China, and Baoshan City in the same province began to grow coffee in the 1950s. Baoshan arabica […]
14 September 2022

Catalonia is investing €12 million in wine and gastronomy tourism

The Spanish region of Catalonia has revealed plans of investing €12 million in wine and gastronomy tourism, in an attempt to diversify the attraction of the […]
13 September 2022

SMEs in the beverage industry call for fairer access to recycled PET

In the EU, recycled PET is becoming harder to come by and, consequently, more expensive. The reason is everybody wants qualitative recycled PET from beverage bottles […]
9 September 2022

Haarlem becomes the first city in the world to ban meat advertising

The Dutch city of Haarlem has taken the decision to ban all the public advertising of meat, starting in 2024. It will be the first city […]
2 September 2022

Belgium could become a new wine hotspot

Belgium winemaking is on the rise. Over the past 10 years, wine production in the country has quadrupled, while the quality of the final product is […]
30 August 2022

Did you know of the Cangshan garlic variety?

The story of the Cangshan Garlic, also called “Hu” or “Hu garlic”, starts centuries ago, having been cultivated for over 1,900 years in the Lanling County (former Cangshan […]
28 August 2022

Kookeet festival returns to Bruges at the end of September for its 10th anniversary

For a small city, Bruges packs a gastronomic punch. No fewer than 35 Bruges chefs have now been rated by Michelin, Gault&Millau and Bib Gourmand so […]
25 August 2022

EAT festival returns to Brussels at the end of September

After its special “Dinners” edition in 2021, the Eat Festival returns to Brussels from the 29th of September to the 2nd of October 2022, in the […]
22 August 2022

Japan launches nationwide competition to boost alcohol consumption

A new contest launched by the Japanese government asks the younger generation to come up with ideas to boost the consumption of alcoholic drinks. In an […]
19 August 2022

An introduction to Belgian chocolate

Everybody loves chocolate. It is s guilty pleasure we all indulge in every once in a while, maybe more around the holidays or for special occasions, […]
16 August 2022

The first Michelin stars for the Middle East awarded in Dubai

This summer, the Michelin Guide has marked its debut in the Middle East with the Michelin Guide Dubai 2022, celebrating Dubai’s culinary map, that is “as […]
16 August 2022

EU’s goal of lowering the use of pesticides by 50% by 2030 expected to face resistance

On the 22nd of June, the European Commission (EC) presented a proposal to force a 50% reduction in the use of chemical pesticides in the European […]
11 August 2022

La Rioja to host Global Conference on Wine Tourism

The 7th edition of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Global Conference on Wine Tourism will be held in La Rioja, Spain, in 2023. This new edition […]
9 August 2022

Bordeaux has a new 2-hour walking tour to explore the traces of wine in the city

Most of us immediately think of wine when hearing the word Bordeaux. And even though it’s true that the city’s region has been shaped and defined […]
9 August 2022

Did you know the secrets of the Shanxi Aged Vinegar?

Vinegar, the most common condiment in Chinese people’s daily diet, is an indispensable item on the dinner table of almost every household, used in cooking stir-fried […]
4 August 2022

How bees can help stabilise rising food prices

Whoever is regularly paying a visit to the supermarket, the gas station or any other place where you have to swipe your credit card will know […]