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Year 2008

 

Rate Video: Terra Madre 2008 Opening II: Waters, Shiva, Levin & PetriniVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sat, Oct 25

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By rss@youtube.com (5cense) Part 2 of the Slow Food meeting opening, featuring Alice Waters, Vandana Shiva, Sam Levin (a sophmore in high school, with blooper about "providing an educational stool"!) & Carlo Petrini. Keywords: Slow Food Terra Madre Carlo Petrini Sam Levin Alice Waters Vandana Shiva Turin Tor...

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Original at Google Video external link    Mon, Sep 22

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Unknown length - 2008-09-22 Wendell Berry, Vandana Shiva, Michael Pollan, Alice Waters, Eric Schlosser and Carlo Petrini join together in conversation about the local, national and global impact of the philosophy and practice of Slow Food.

Rate Video: Carlo Petrini on Starting a Revolution by Consuming LessVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Google Video external link    Mon, Sep 22

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Unknown length - 2008-09-22 Carlo Petrini, founder of the International Slow Food Movement, believes that if we consume less we can "start a small revolution." "Refrigerators are our tombs," he says, warning us against the "disease of consumption."

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Year 2009

 

Rate Slow Food founder pushes fair fare

Original at The Japan Times external link    Tue, Nov 3

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Mac attacker: Carlo Petrini, founder and chairman of Slow Food International in Italy, talks about what makes food good, clean and fair at the Italian ...

Rate Soft cheese debate rubs raw

Original at Sydney Morning Herald external link    Mon, Oct 26

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Slow Food warrior Carlo Petrini has thrown his weight behind the campaign to allow raw milk cheese to be made in Australia. ... and more »

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Original at Slow food external link    Fri, Oct 16    2 related articles

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The awards, which were launched at a reception in Perth for Slow Food president Carlo Petrini, are an initiative of Slow Food Perth and will honour the best ... Slow Foodie backs fast food protestBrisbane Times Petrini Supports McDonalds ProtestSlow food all 4 news articles »

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Original at Slow Food Calgary external link    Thu, Oct 8

By Tonya Lailey Eating from the source is the foundation of Slow Food, a movement conceived by Italian journalist Carlo Petrini in 1986 as the yin to fast food’s yang. “Slow” in this context doesn’t refer to prep time. On the contrary: a garden-ripe tomato gazpacho takes minutes to prepare. Instead, slow co...

Rate Oprah's chicken problem, iPhone apps for foodies, Carlo Petrini in ...

Original at Toronto Life external link    Thu, May 7

 Canada BlogTO] • Carlo Petrini, the founder of the Slow Food movement, is in Toronto. In a chat with Sasha Chapman, he reveals why we have a right to take pleasure in what we eat, and why it's better to be a gastronome than a gourmet. ...

Rate Want to save the Tamworth pig? Bring on the bacon

Original at Globe and Mail external link    Thu, May 7

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 Canada Pork's current bad press be damned - this meat is why 120 people, including Italian Slow Food founder Carlo Petrini, Canadian Slow Food president Mara Jernigan, Slow Food delegates (called convivium) from across Canada and a slew of chefs and other ...

Rate Slow Food Movement needs to shed elitest stereotype

Original at insideTORONTO.com external link    Wed, May 6

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By ERIC VELLEND Carlo Petrini founded the Slow Food Movement as an antidote to fast food and the fast pace of life in general. He coined the term "eco-gastronomy" to emphasize the connection between the food supply and ecological welfare of the planet. ...

Rate Slow Food movement founder from Italy to meet with Canadian members

Original at google.com external link    Thu, Apr 30

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Torontoist  TORONTO TORONTO — Carlo Petrini, the Italian founder and president of the international Slow Food movement, is coming to Canada in May to meet with this country's leaders of the movement. "Having Carlo Petrini is an important and historic event because we are ...

Rate NOW editors pick a trio of this week's can't-miss events

Original at Now Toronto external link    Wed, Apr 29

 Canada Take a breath and join Italy's Carlo Petrini, founder of the Slow Food movement, who explains his bioregional dining passions and protest against McEating, Saturday (May 2), 7 pm, at the Miles Nadal JCC, 750 Spadina, $35/ $25. 416-531-4689. ...

Rate Slow Food Coming Soon

Original at Telluride Watch external link    Wed, Apr 29

 CO The seedling of the Slow Food movement germinated in the brain of Italian journalist Carlo Petrini in 1986 in response to the opening of a McDonald's restaurant on the Piazza di Spagna in Rome. Petrini had the idea to counteract modern fast food, ...

Rate An Eco-Gastronomic Hero: International Slow Food Founder and President Carlo Petrini visits Toronto May 1-3, 2009

Original at Slow Food Calgary external link    Wed, Apr 29

By Tonya Lailey The Italian Cultural Institute and Planet in Focus present…A Media Conference with Slow Food International Founder and President Carlo Petrini Friday May 1, 2009 - 10 am - Italian Cultural Institute - 496 Huron St. Slow Food Toronto and Hart House present… Do it Slow Banchetto A Slow F...

Rate Slow Food event is the fastest ticket in town

Original at Globe and Mail external link    Sat, Apr 25

 Canada - Sasha Chapman, Sasha Chapman The "Do It Slow Banchetto" event will mark a number of firsts for both the city and Slow Food, the grassroots movement that has swelled to 85000 members worldwide since it was founded in 1986 by eco-hero Carlo Petrini. Mr. Petrini will be making a ...

Rate Field Report Bean Counterculture

Original at New York Times external link    Thu, Mar 26

 United States “And this is without Slow Food telling me what to do,” said Sando, who had a public kerfuffle with the Slow Food founder Carlo Petrini two years ago. Sando pointedly said he favored growing disappearing foods over getting together to talk about them at ...

Rate Podcast: Slow Food Nation

Original at Slow Food Nation external link    Thu, Jan 22

Wendell Berry, Vandana Shiva, Michael Pollan, Alice Waters, Eric Schlosser and Carlo Petrini join together in conversation about the local, national and global impact of the philosophy and practice of Slow Food. Moderated by Corby Kummer, author of The Pleasures of Slow Food. Wendell B...

Rate Slow Food Tucson Food & Film Festival

Original at American Feast Blog I Sustainable Food external link    Wed, Dec 17

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Slow Food is a non-profit, eco-gastronomic organization that supports a biodiverse, sustainable food supply, local producers, heritage foodways, and rediscovery of the pleasures of the table. Carlo Petrini founded Slow Food in 1986 in response to the opening of a McDonald's in Rome'...

Rate Slow Food maestro sees global crisis as his outfit's great opportunity

Original at Wired external link    Sat, Nov 22

By Bruce Sterling http://sloweb.slowfood.com/sloweb/eng/dettaglio.lasso?cod=3E6E345B1b4c018FC9Klo38D55F9 Slow Food International - Sloweb. (((Carlo Petrini:))) (...) Back in 2004, few of us imagined that things would evolve as swiftly as they have. Nor did we imagine the havoc that is being wrought a...

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