Slow food revolution : a new culture for eating and living /

Petrini, Carlo, 1949-

Slow food revolution : a new culture for eating and living / Carlo Petrini ; in conversation with Gigi Padovani ; translated by Francesca Santovetti. - vii, 312 pages ; 22 cm

"Features a complete catalog of the special foods that Slow Food protects through its Presidia project"--Dust jacket.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-309).

Beginnings : 1982-1986 -- The roots : 1949-1982 -- The idea : 1986-1989 -- The sowing : 1990-1996 -- The harvest : 1997-2003 -- A snail in the world -- The University of Gastronomic Sciences -- Terra Madre -- The future of food -- Twenty stories of Presidia and food communities -- United States ark of taste -- Chronology of the movement. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. App. App. App.

"Founded in Italy in 1986 by charismatic Italian gourmand Carlo Petrini, Slow Food has grown into a phenomenally successful movement against the uniformity and compromised quality of fast food and supermarket chains. With nearly 85,000 members in 45 countries around the world, Slow Food has developed from a small, grassroots group into the most influential gastronomic movement in the world. Known as the "WWF of endangered food and wine," Slow Food not only focuses on a slower, more natural and organic lifestyle that complements nature, but also works to preserve dying culinary traditions, conserve natural biodiversity, and protect fading agricultural practices threatened in this age of mass consumerism. The book takes the reader on a gastronomic journey through the practices and traditions of the world's ethnic cuisines, from the artisanal cheeses of Italy to the oysters of Cape May and the native American turkey. It includes testimonies from Slow Food representatives--such as Alice Waters of Chez Panisse--illustrating exactly what they are doing--and what still needs to be done--to preserve them."--Publisher description.

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Slow Food (Organization)


Gastronomy
Food habits.

TX631 / .P473813 2006

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