Carlo Petrini: Founder of a Global Community Now Carrying His Vision Forward - Dining and Cooking
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The founder of Slow Food had understood in advance that food would become the ground on which ethical, social and ecological issues are being played.
Petrini died at 76 years old. In 1987 he created Slow Food, then Terra Madre. His battle ante litteram for food ethics and sustainability
Carlo Petrini, the Italian activist who revolutionized the way the world thinks about food, the environment and food culture, died at the age of 76. Petrini is recognized worldwide for creating the Slow Food movement in 1986, a direct response to the acceleration of modern life and the expansion of fast food. His vision transcended gastronomy. For him, food was not only food, but a tool to build a better society. Petrini’s most famous motto sums…
Modena, May 25, 2026 "It was reassuring to know that Carlo Petrini was there to watch over the planet. He could always be close to Modena in important moments, also writing the preface to "Savor" the first volume on the Modena rezzdore. The accountant Antonio Cherchi, who was for many years regional trustee Slow Food, but also president of Slow Food Italy from 2019 to 2021, with Carlo had shared battles and projects. "The last time I saw him, wa…
Carlo Petrini: Founder of a Global Community now Carrying his Vision Forward - Dining and Cooking
The Slow Food community—together with friends, students, farmers, and partners from across the world—came together to honor Carlo Petrini. But this was more than a farewell. It was a shared recognition: his vision continues to live through a global movement he built from the roots of a small town in Italy into a force for [...]
I never thought that a plate of pasta would make me cry. But the news of Carlo Petrini’s death has returned me to the table, the tablecloth of paintings and the smell of freshly cut basil. We have all felt the emptiness of a hamburger without history or the haste that prevents us from enjoying a good meal. Petrini, with his quiet but firm activism, taught us that eating can be an act of rebellion. And today, at 76 years old, his legacy continues…
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