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Slow Food Revolution: A New Culture for Eating and Living

by Carlo Petrini

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ISBN13: 9780847828739
ISBN10: 0847828735
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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.

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Baker_Dan, May 19, 2009 (view all comments by Baker_Dan)
For eaters who truly care about where their food is coming from and the labor of love involved in getting it on your plate. Good food takes time and a skilled hand, but the appreciation of this process is quickly becoming the exception. Read up on the history of slow food, as well as why we most love our food and our cooks.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780847828739
Subtitle:
A New Culture for Eating and Living
Author:
Petrini, Carlo
Translator:
Santovetti, Francesco
Author:
Padovani, Gigi
Publisher:
Rizzoli International Publications
Subject:
Gastronomy
Subject:
Food habits
Subject:
Regional & Ethnic - American - General
Publication Date:
October 2006
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Pages:
312
Dimensions:
8.68x5.58x1.09 in. 1.22 lbs.

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