Gastronomy is a big issue in Amorgos, and the Gastronomy Club of Amorgos was established in 2017by Irene Giannakopoulos, an elected member of Municipality of Amorgos island Council. Everyone on Amorgos recognizes the importance of gastronomic tourism to the economic development of the island, as the art of gastronomy is recognized as a mean of bolstering the economic prosperity of a place.