San Sebastian Gastronomika; USA Pavilion in Milan

SAN SEBASTIAN— Registration is now open for the 2014 edition of San Sebastian Gastronomika, the annual conference that highlights Basque and Spanish cooking. This year's theme brings Italy into the mix as the "guest country," with Italian chefs like Massimo Bottura and Massimiliano Alajmo joining their Spanish colleagues Juan Mari Arzak, Andoni Luis Aduriz, Joan Roca, and more for the chef congress. The event, scheduled for October 5 to 8, will offer tastings, an artisan market, an "open doors master class," and more. Information here. [EaterWire]

MILAN— The food-focused Expo Milan won't kick off until May 1, 2015, but the James Beard Foundation and the International Culinary Center broke ground on the American pavilion yesterday. The USA Pavilion will offer its take on "American Food 2.0," in response to the event's overarching theme "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life." More information about the USA Pavilion here. [JBF]

BOSTON— Just a couple weeks after announcing its launch in Chicago, food delivery service Caviar has added Boston to its growing list of new markets. [EaterWire]

San Sebastian Gastronomika. [Photo: Facebook]