This week we're putting the spotlight on recent resources for gastronomy. Below we've shared some books, chapters, case studies, journal articles and market research. 

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Books

Dixit, S.K. (2019) The Routledge Handbook of Gastronomic Tourism. Milton: Routledge

Borges, A.P. (ed.) (2022) Gastronomy, hospitality, and the future of the restaurant industry : post-COVID-19 perspectives. Hershey, Pennsylvania: Business Science Reference 

Fusté-Forné, F. and Wolf, E. (eds) (2023) Contemporary advances in food tourism management and marketing. Abingdon, England: Routledge

Medina, F.X., Conde, D. and Mariano, L. (eds) (2023) Food, gastronomy, sustainability, and social and cultural development : cross-disciplinary perspectives. London, England: Academic Press 

Book Chapters

Boerwinkel, M. et al. (2023) 'Future of Food and Menu Design: Leading question: What does the menu of the future look like?,' in Critical Questions in Sustainability and Hospitality. 1st edn. United Kingdom: Routledge, pp. 87–96

Csapody, B., Ásványi, K. and Jászberényi, M. (2022) 'Green paths for foodies after COVID-19: Sustainable practices of European high-end restaurants,' in Current Issues in Tourism, Gastronomy, and Tourist Destination Research. 1st edn. Routledge, pp. 378–385 
NB: There are several other chapters in this book related to gastronomy.

Osorio, S.C., Delevska, A. and Matheis, P. (2022) 'High-End Restaurants During COVID-19: The Beginning of a New Fine-Dining Era?,' in Case Based Research in Tourism, Travel, Hospitality and Events. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, pp. 93–114 

Journal Articles

Park, E., Muangasame, K. and Kim, S. (2023) 'We and our stories’: constructing food experiences in a UNESCO gastronomy city,' Tourism geographies, 25(2–3), pp. 572–593

Kılıçhan, R., Karamustafa, K. and Birdir, K. (2022) “Gastronomic trends and tourists’ food preferences: scale development and validation,” International journal of contemporary hospitality management, 34(1), pp. 201–230 

Industry Reports & Market Research

Full Service Restaurants in the UK - an industry report from IBISWorld
This industry report provides key statistics, industry performance, products and markets, the leading companies and more.

Consumer Food Service reports - on Euromonitor Passport (Euromonitor International Market Research Monitor)
There is a report for the United Kingdom published in February 2024, along with reports from many other countries too. These consumer food service reports cover key trends, competition, foodservice developments and includes market data.

There are quite a lot of resources on gastronomy - explore the range of sources available on the HEAT Subject Guide and search for more resources on Library Search.