Slow Down and Enjoy Life

Slow food
In 1986 the Italian journalist and food writer Carlo Petrini was horrified when McDonald's opened its first fast food outlet in Italy in one of Rome's most famous squares, the Piazza di Spagna. In protest, he started the Slow food movement. In a short time it had 10,000 members. Today, it has over 66,000 members in 50 countries and is continuing to grow.



Slow Cities!
The Slow Cities movement came from the philosophy of Slow food. It started in 1999 with four Italian cities. Today, eighteen Italian cities are 'Slow Cities', and many more want to join the movement. Only cities with a maximum of 50.000 inhabitants can join.


Slow food festivals
Slow food organizes the world’s largest food and wine event and the worlds largest cheese festival, both in Italy.

Slow food Editore
Slow food Editore publishes guides on Italian food, wine, and culture, and the international magazine. Slow published in six languages (Italian. English, French, Spanish, German, and Japanese).