{"id":13511,"date":"2026-09-14T08:45:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T08:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foodanddrinks-expo.gr\/?page_id=13511"},"modified":"2026-10-27T09:45:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T09:45:43","slug":"taste-the-place","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.foodanddrinks-expo.gr\/en\/taste-the-place\/","title":{"rendered":"TASTE THE PLACE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13511\" class=\"elementor elementor-13511 elementor-13014\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de3fa10 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"de3fa10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aac72d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0aac72d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;bounceInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foodanddrinks-expo.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/taste-the-place.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13017\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.foodanddrinks-expo.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/taste-the-place.png 900w, https:\/\/www.foodanddrinks-expo.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/taste-the-place-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/www.foodanddrinks-expo.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/taste-the-place-768x574.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea3b041 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea3b041\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From Local Product to Experience<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4862cf1 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4862cf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">November 14 &amp; 15, 2026 | Open Stage, Pavilion 8<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7939499 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7939499\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2ef41a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2ef41a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As part of this year\u2019s <strong>FOOD &amp; DRINKS by Detrop<\/strong>, HELEXPO is organizing a two-day conference titled <strong>&#8220;Taste the Place&#8221;<\/strong>, dedicated to connecting local production with gastronomy, hospitality, tourism, and the overall experience of a destination.<\/p><p>How can a local product transcend the boundaries of production and become part of a holistic visitor experience? 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