Giorgio Calabrese

Official Ambassador for Sicily, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2025

Food Scientist

Giorgio Calabrese holds a degree in Medicine and specializes in Food Science. He is an active member of the New York Academy of Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, DC. He was a member of the European Food Safety Authority (E.F.S.A.) in Brussels from 2002 to 2008. He is an Author of international and national publications, and has participated in many International Congresses as an official speaker. He is Scientific Advisor to the Italian Ministry of Agriculture Commissions “Fruit in Schools” and “ EXPO 2015”. He is a Consultant of the Italian Ministry of Health. He has been a Consultant of the City of Turin for the dietary management of school menus. A freelance journalist, he is a consultant for italian network RAI-1, he writes in national newspapers as, La Stampa, Corriere della Sera and La Repubblica.