Carlo Petrini - Slow Food International

“A period of profound change, a period of regeneration.”

24 June 2022 Carlo Petrini

In the life of a movement, a congress is always a significant political step, offering an opportunity to outline the prospects for action and thinking for the years to come, assess the journey so far, and revise priorities, strategies, tools, and models. And the upcoming congress for which we are now preparing to take place …

International crises: the “butterfly effect” on our tables

15 March 2022 Carlo Petrini

Is the war in Ukraine capable of causing new bread riots in Egypt? The answer is, alas, yes, the conditions do exist for this to happen. Coming straight after the pandemic, the outbreak of war in Ukraine–disconcerting, unexpected, and in no way justifiable–makes us feel powerless again, overwhelmed by circumstances that are way beyond our …

Once upon a time there was Cheese: a message from Carlo Petrini

16 September 2021 Carlo Petrini

Friday, September 17th, 2021 we’ll inaugurate the 13th edition of Cheese, which is now in its 24th year. If i think about the young people who are beginning their studies at the University of Gastronomic Sciences in these same days, i realize that when Cheese started they weren’t even born. And so it’s with them …

Uruguay Welcomes its First Earth Market: Colonia Valdense Joins the Slow Food Network

11 March 2021

The network of Earth Markets, farmers’ markets that follow Slow Food principles, is expanding to Uruguay, bringing the number of countries with at least one market to 28. Uruguay’s first Earth Market is in Colonia Valdense, a small town in the south of the country. Here, a group of producers have already been meeting weekly for …

New Policy Brief: What do the EU Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies mean for Slow Food?

22 February 2021 Alice Poiron

A brand-new Policy Brief titled “What do the new EU Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies mean for Slow Food” Slow Food Europe has published a brand-new Policy Brief titled “What do the new EU Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies mean for Slow Food”. The document, available in English, German, French, and Italian, gives an in-depth analysis …

Meet the new Task Force of World Disco Soup Day 2021!

22 February 2021 Valentina Gritti

World Disco Soup Day 2021: A group of worldwide activists dreaming to stop food waste. The 24th of April will mark the date of the 5th World Disco Soup Day 2021, the international Slow Food Youth Network campaign to raise awareness about food waste. Every year a group of activists from all over the …

Ursula Hudson Prize Launched With Call for Entries

19 February 2021

Slow Food Germany is launching the a new prize in 2021, named in honor of the late Ursula Hudson, the long-standing chairwoman of Slow Food Germany (SFD). The prize will recognize people who are committed to the food revolution and is open to individuals, initiatives or groups active in the food sector, food policy and food education. A five-member Board of Trustees will decide the winners. Applications will be accepted between February 1 and April 15, 2021, with …

Slow Soup Drive: A Response to Covid-19

19 February 2021

Slow Soup Drive to tackle food waste, malnutrition and food security. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the fact that there are many who do not have adequate access to wholesome food, especially families with low or no income. The truth is, however, that this need was there even before COVID-19 appeared. As a response, the Slow Soup Drive was born in April 2020, organized by Slow Food …

Two Dishes in One Pot: Doshama Pilaf and Rice Pilaf with Dill

17 February 2021 Anna Kanshieva

Doshama Pilaf and Rice Pilaf with Dill: this month’s Cooks’ Alliance recipe is a traditional Azerbaijani rice specialty. Firdovsi Ismayilov, a chef from the Slow Food Cooks’ Alliance in Azerbaijan, has shared with us his recipe for a hearty and flavorful dish often served at festive occasions like New Year’s Eve or Novruz, a national …

What Lies Ahead for the EU’s Food and Farming Systems After Covid-19?

25 June 2020 Indre Anskaityte

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted many business sectors, and agriculture and food production aren’t an exception. This week, Slow Food president Carlo Petrini, European Commission’s Vice President Frans Timmermans, responsible for the European Green Deal, and Dacian Cioloş, president of Renew Europe, the third biggest political group in the European Parliament, participated in an online …