Slow Food Revolution: A New Culture for Eating and Living

Slow Food Revolution: A New Culture for Eating and Living
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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 representativesâ€”such as Alice Waters of Chez Panisseâ€”illustrating exactly what they are doingâ€”and what still needs to be doneâ€”to preserve them.
Country USA
Brand Rizzoli
Manufacturer Rizzoli
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2006-10-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780847828739

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