Carlo Petrini
Encyclopedia
Carlo Petrini born in the province of Cuneo
in the commune of Bra in Italy
, is the founder of the International Slow Food
Movement. He first came to prominence in the 1980s for taking part in a campaign against the fast food
chain McDonald's
opening near the Spanish Steps
in Rome
.
In 1977, Petrini began contributing culinary articles to communist daily newspapers il manifesto
and l'Unità
. He is an editor of multiple publications at the publishing house Slow Food Editore. He has written weekly columns for La Stampa
and is currently a regular journalist on La Repubblica
. In October 2004, he founded the University of Gastronomic Sciences
, a school intended to bridge the gap between agriculture and gastronomy. He was chosen as one of Time
magazine's heroes of the year.
Province of Cuneo
ayr is a province in the southwest of the Piedmont region of Italy. To the west it borders on the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ....
in the commune of Bra in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, is the founder of the International Slow Food
Slow Food
Slow Food is an international movement founded by Carlo Petrini in 1986. Promoted as an alternative to fast food, it strives to preserve traditional and regional cuisine and encourages farming of plants, seeds and livestock characteristic of the local ecosystem. It was the first established part of...
Movement. He first came to prominence in the 1980s for taking part in a campaign against the fast food
Fast food
Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly. While any meal with low preparation time can be considered to be fast food, typically the term refers to food sold in a restaurant or store with preheated or precooked ingredients, and served to the customer in a...
chain McDonald's
McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948...
opening near the Spanish Steps
Spanish Steps
The Spanish Steps are a set of steps in Rome, Italy, climbing a steep slope between the Piazza di Spagna at the base and Piazza Trinità dei Monti, dominated by the Trinità dei Monti church at the top. The Scalinata is the widest staircase in Europe...
in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
.
In 1977, Petrini began contributing culinary articles to communist daily newspapers il manifesto
Il Manifesto
il manifesto is an Italian newspaper. While it calls itself communist, it is not connected to any political party. It was founded as a monthly review in 1969 by a collective of left-wing journalists engaged in the wave of critical thought and activity on the Italian left in that period. Prominent...
and l'Unità
L'Unità
l'Unità is an Italian left-wing newspaper, originally founded as official newspaper of the Italian Communist Party.-History:L'Unità was founded by Antonio Gramsci on 12 February 1924, as the newspaper of workers and peasants, the official newspaper of Italian Communist Party : it was printed in...
. He is an editor of multiple publications at the publishing house Slow Food Editore. He has written weekly columns for La Stampa
La Stampa
La Stampa is one of the best-known, most influential and most widely sold Italian daily newspapers. Published in Turin, it is distributed in Italy and other European nations. The current owner is the Fiat Group.-History:...
and is currently a regular journalist on La Repubblica
La Repubblica
la Repubblica is an Italian daily general-interest newspaper. Founded in 1976 in Rome by the journalist Eugenio Scalfari, as of 2008 is the second largest circulation newspaper, behind the Corriere della Sera.-Foundation:...
. In October 2004, he founded the University of Gastronomic Sciences
University of Gastronomic Sciences
University of Gastronomic Sciences is an international academic institution in Northern Italy. The campus is located in Bra, a city in the north-west region of Piedmont...
, a school intended to bridge the gap between agriculture and gastronomy. He was chosen as one of Time
Time (magazine)
Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...
magazine's heroes of the year.
External links
- Time Heroes 2004
- Carlo Petrini: The slow food tsar , The IndependentThe IndependentThe Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
, Allison Roberts, December 2006 - Slow Food guru spreads gospel in high places, The ObserverThe ObserverThe Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...
, Jasper Gerard, June 17, 2007 - 2006 Speech (simultaneously translated) from the Environmental Grantmakers Association, Fall Retreat Keynote
- Carlo Petrini speaks at Cowell Theater, San Francisco, October 2005