Slow Food: Collected Thoughts on Taste, Tradition, and the Honest Pleasures of Food

I never knew reading about food could be so much fun. Great writing from authors around the world on so many subjects. I'm waiting for the second edition!

If membership in the Slow Food movement yielded nothing besides access to great food writing, it would still be a bargain at twice the price. This anthology is a great way to introduce yourself to what the New York Times called one of the most important ideas that shaped 2001: The Slow Food Movement. If you are angered by the onslaught of fast food, light beer, "lunchables" and the general standardization of taste, then Slow Food is for you. The book is an anthology of writings from the movement's quartely publication Slow, which has been published since 1996. It is divided into fifteen sections with titles like "The Ark and the Deluge", "Prohibitions and Prejudice", and simply "Beer". It is rich, intelligent, insighful writing that will anger you one moment and leave you drooling the next. Buy the book then loan it to a friend.-kmf

'Slow Food' explains the philosophy of eating well and of buying local. Philosopher/Gourmet Carlo Petrini explains the unique movement he created in Italyu that has now become a global phenomenon. this book is a great read for gourmets and people interested in food's role in their society.