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Carlo Petrini, born on June 22, 1949, is an Italian journalist who is renowned for promoting Italian traditional cuisine and initiating the international Slow Food movement.

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“A gastronome who isn’t an environmentalist is just stupid, and an environmentalist who isn’t a gastronome is just sad.”

Food Environmentalism

Author:Carlo Petrini

“The quest for slowness, which begins as a simple rebellion against the impoverishment of taste in our lives, makes it possible to rediscover taste.”

Simple Our Lives Food Taste Rebellion Quests Slowness Slow Food

Book:Slow Food Nation: Why Our Food Should be Good, Clean, and Fair

Source: Slow Food Nation: Why Our Food Should be Good, Clean, and Fair

“Food history is as important as a baroque church. Governments should recognize cultural heritage and protect traditional foods. A cheese is as worthy of preserving as a sixteenth-century building.”

Should Important Government Culture Church Century Food Building Protect Cooking Worthy Traditional Culinary Heritage Cheese Cultural Heritage Baroque

Author:Carlo Petrini

“Slow Food unites the pleasure of food with responsibility, sustainability and harmony with nature.”

Nature Pleasure United Responsibility Food Harmony Cooking Sustainability Cuisine Slow Food

Author:Carlo Petrini

“A gastronomer who is not an environmentalis t is just stupid. Whereas an environmentalis t who is not a gastronomer is sad. It's possible to change the world even while preserving the concept of the right of pleasure.”

World Inspirational Change Pleasure Stupid Food Sad Concepts Preserves Changing The World Making Changes Environmentalist

Author:Carlo Petrini

About the Author

Born: June 22, 1949
Known for: Journalist
Quotes: 10

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Slow Food Nation: Why Our Food Should be Good, Clean, and FairRelated source material

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