Uijeongbu City Recruits Participants for "Connecting Through Social Dining Flavors" Program... Linking Generations and Neighborhoods Through Cooking

Citizen Exchange Programs Operated at Old Downtown Shared Factory

Boosting the Local Economy Through Connection with Traditional Commercial Districts

The Uijeongbu Urban Regeneration Support Center in Gyeonggi Province will begin recruiting participants for the “Connecting Through Social Dining Flavors” program as part of the “Uijeongbu-dong Old Downtown Commercial District Regeneration Project,” starting May 26.

Uijeongbu City is Recruiting Participants for ‘Social Dining Connected by Taste’ Program. Provided by Uijeongbu City

This program is designed to bring citizens together to make and enjoy local food, fostering natural communication and relationship-building through cooking. More than a simple culinary experience, it is an experimental dining program that connects generations, neighborhoods, people, and spaces.

In particular, the program utilizes the YoriJori Shared Factory space to revitalize the stagnant old downtown commercial area and to enhance citizens' understanding of and participation in the urban regeneration project.

The program will operate in two formats: themed planned sessions and free-topic participation sessions. Any citizen can plan or join a gathering, and the program is structured to encourage interaction across generations.

Main programs include: ▲“Meet Separately, Mix Together Bibimbap Gathering” ▲“Escape Solo Dining Gathering” ▲“Beginner Dads’ Parenting Chat” ▲“Show Off Your Own Ramen Recipe Time” ▲“Bundle of Food Stories Gathering” ▲“Diet Lunchbox Gathering” ▲“Green Dress Code Healthy Cooking Gathering,” among others.

The planned sessions will be announced monthly, and both groups and individual participants will be recruited.

For all programs, participants are required to use the Uijeongbu traditional commercial district, whether they cook themselves or use ordered food. This is intended to link citizen participation with local business consumption, thereby boosting the old downtown economy.

Additionally, the program encourages citizens to naturally visit and stay in the old downtown area in their daily lives, operating the YoriJori Shared Factory space as an open platform for civic exchange and relationship-building.

Applications for the program can be made via the Urban Regeneration Support Center’s blog or online link. For more details, inquiries can be made to the YoriJori Urban Regeneration Support Center.

An official from Uijeongbu City said, “We hope the Shared Factory space will become a place where people of various generations connect, participate, learn from each other, and enjoy themselves through cooking. Moving forward, we will continue to discover and operate a range of programs that bring vitality to the old downtown area, encompassing both senior and youth generations.”

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