In diplomatic circles, it’s sometimes said that the easiest way to win hearts and minds is through the stomach.
We’re lucky to see lots of culinary diplomacy in Ottawa, where there are 130-odd embassies and high commissions, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Just one vivid and tasty example was a casual dinner reception at the Italian Ambassador to Canada’s residence last November, where guests who included at least a few MPs and other Ottawa movers and shakers marked the International Week of Italian Cuisine, as well as the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has …read more
Source: Ottawa Citizen
