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Since the first publication of Slow Food Nation in 2007, the politics of food has exploded into one of the major topics of our time. Picking up where that left off, Food & Freedom from the founder of Slow Food is sure to appeal to readers of Dan Barber, Michael Pollan, and Bill McKibben. But whereas those are all American writers, Petrini offers the refreshing new perspective of a European with a more global view. Carlo Petrini is like the Pope of good food, spreading the gospel of the food revolution, visiting countries rich and poor around the world. Food & Freedom is the first book to collect his memories and lessons he's learned from all these international encounters

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Petrini's central message is that everyone who eats should only buy food that is good, clean, and fair. Without being didactic, the author vigorously stresses the importance of all three components in his discussion of food policy, as well as case studies from all over the globe. -ForewordReviews.com [Carlo Petrini] exudes so much joy, hope, and optimism in his new book that it's hard not to be swept away by his impassioned arguments for social, political, and environmental justice. . . Food & Freedom celebrates boundless pleasures. A hedonist's guide to feasts and food fellowship, it also takes real delight in political argument as befitting an Italian familiar with European ideologies. Political activists both young and old might find Food & Freedom useful reading. -NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS For anyone who has a passion for food, [Food & Freedom is] an important book. Read it slowly, in appreciative nibbles, rather than gobbling it down like a fast-food meal during a time-crunched lunch break. Be a gastronome, and appreciate it as you read it and later, in its recollection. -THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE

-Petrini's central message is that everyone who eats should only buy food that is good, clean, and fair. Without being didactic, the author vigorously stresses the importance of all three components in his discussion of food policy, as well as case studies from all over the globe.--ForewordReviews.com -[Carlo Petrini] exudes so much joy, hope, and optimism in his new book that it's hard not to be swept away by his impassioned arguments for social, political, and environmental justice. . . Food & Freedom celebrates boundless pleasures. A hedonist's guide to feasts and food fellowship, it also takes real delight in political argument as befitting an Italian familiar with European ideologies. Political activists both young and old might find Food & Freedom useful reading.- -NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS -For anyone who has a passion for food, [Food & Freedom is] an important book. Read it slowly, in appreciative nibbles, rather than gobbling it down like a fast-food meal during a time-crunched lunch break. Be a gastronome, and appreciate it as you read it and later, in its recollection.--THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Petrini s central message is that everyone who eats should only buy food that is good, clean, and fair. Without being didactic, the author vigorously stresses the importance of all three components in his discussion of food policy, as well as case studies from all over the globe. - ForewordReviews.com [Carlo Petrini] exudes so much joy, hope, and optimism in his new book that it's hard not to be swept away by his impassioned arguments for social, political, and environmental justice. . . Food & Freedom celebrates boundless pleasures. A hedonist's guide to feasts and food fellowship, it also takes real delight in political argument as befitting an Italian familiar with European ideologies. Political activists both young and old might find Food & Freedom useful reading. - NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS For anyone who has a passion for food, [ Food & Freedom is] an important book. Read it slowly, in appreciative nibbles, rather than gobbling it down like a fast-food meal during a time-crunched lunch break. Be a gastronome, and appreciate it as you read it and later, in its recollection. - THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Petrini's central message is that everyone who eats should only buy food that is good, clean, and fair. Without being didactic, the author vigorously stresses the importance of all three components in his discussion of food policy, as well as case studies from all over the globe. -ForewordReviews.com [Carlo Petrini] exudes so much joy, hope, and optimism in his new book that it's hard not to be swept away by his impassioned arguments for social, political, and environmental justice. . . Food & Freedom celebrates boundless pleasures. A hedonist's guide to feasts and food fellowship, it also takes real delight in political argument as befitting an Italian familiar with European ideologies. Political activists both young and old might find Food & Freedom useful reading. -NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS For anyone who has a passion for food, [Food & Freedom is] an important book. Read it slowly, in appreciative nibbles, rather than gobbling it down like a fast-food meal during a time-crunched lunch break. Be a gastronome, and appreciate it as you read it and later, in its recollection. -THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Petrini s central message is that everyone who eats should only buy food that is good, clean, and fair. Without being didactic, the author vigorously stresses the importance of all three components in his discussion of food policy, as well as case studies from all over the globe. - ForewordReviews.com

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Carlo Petrini, the driving force of Slow Food, has been included in Time magazine's list of ""European Heroes"" as a great innovator. A principal founder of the organization in the 1980s, he has seen Slow Food grow into a global movement with more than 100,000 members in 150 countries. Slow Food operates its University of Gastronomic Sciences with bases in Pollenzo and Colorno (Italy); organizes enormously popular events such as the Salone del Gusto Food Fair and the Terra Madre conference in Turin; and funds promotion of ""endangered"" foodstuffs through its Ark and Presidia programs. Petrini is a regular contributor to the Italian newspaper La Repubblica. In 2013, Petrini received the Champion of the Earth award, the United Nations highest environmental accolade.

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