CARLO PETRINI, SLOW FOOD AND THE UNIVERSITY OF GASTRONOMIC STUDIES

Carlo Petrini is the founder of the International Slow Food Movement, which for 20 years has waged a war on mass-produced meals.
In October 2004 he founded the first University of Gastronomic Sciences (Pollenzo, Italy), a school committed to bridging the gap between agriculture and gastronomy and specifically devoted to the study the inextricable link between food and culture.
In the 1980s Petrini first came to prominence for taking part in a campaign against the fast food chain McDonald’s opening near the Spanish Steps in Rome. He is the author of multiple publications and an editor at the publishing house Slow Food Editore.
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