It's a very exciting time in Torino at the moment that only rolls around every 2 years.
Yes, it's the
Slow Food 's Salone del Gusto extravaganza. For those of you not familiar with this movement, it was born here Piedmont in the town of Bra, also famous for it's
Cheese festival. The 62 founding members met in Bra in 1986 to establish the Slow Food organization with the philosophy that sates.
"We believe that everyone has a fundamental right to pleasure and consequently the responsibility to protect the heritage of food, tradition and culture that make this pleasure possible. Our movement is founded upon this concept of eco-gastronomy – a recognition of the strong connections between plate and planet".........read more"Terra Madre"opened it's third edition today with Prince Charles making the opening statements along with many other dignitaries from around the globe.
Terra Madre..
"
brings together food producers and workers from around the world, giving them the opportunity to discuss the major themes of food production. Together they share and compare the diverse and complex issues that underlie what “high-quality food” means to them: issues of environmental resources and planetary equilibrium, and aspects of taste, worker dignity, and consumer safety."
Click
here,
here and
here for a couple of posts from the 2006 edition.
The event opened today and always make national news here.
Fabrizio and I will be heading over on Saturday. Fabrizio will be helping out our friends the
Bernards with their booth,(
Pavillion 2 booth#B246) where you will be able to sample and buy their famous "elixirs", most notably
"Genepy des Alpes" and the family's well kept secret recipe, "
Barathier". Stop by and say hello and naturally, sample the wares!
While Fabrizio will be working hard at the booth, me? Well, I'll be working the pavilions checking out what's on and what's new or not. Sampling whatever strikes my fancy or what I can get close to. Hopefully, I'll have my timing down this year and to not get squeezed out during the afternoon crush and enjoy a bit more of the evening mildly cruising crowds. I'll be adding some updates later on.


See you there!