| The Slow Food Movement
In response to the frenzied opening
of a McDonald's in Rome's historic Piazza di Spagna, journalist Carlo
Petrini and friends founded the Slow Food movement in 1986. They had
a strong belief in preserving local cuisine by using local ingredients--in
restaurants and home kitchens. This touched such an international nerve,
that the movement has grown to over 80,000 members in 100 countries.
Slow Food Tucson is affiliated with Slow
Food USA, which supports Slow Food International. The Slow Food
Tucson chapter was founded in 1999. The Tucson region has the luxury
of many organic farms which, raise produce and meats, along with superb
chefs and residents that support the Slow Food concept.
We offer timely events including food demonstrations, dinners where
chefs discuss the meal, history and evolution. Activities have included:
cooking a Thai meal; making pizza in a woodburning oven; recreating
a 2,000 year old funeral feast of legendary King Midas; sampling wine
in Sonoita and the Piemonte region of Italy. We have also eaten Hungarian
goulash made from grassfed cattle, learned to make tamales for a Christmas
celebration and enjoyed a full sampling of chocolates for Valentine’s
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Why Join Tucson Slow Food?
We are so much more than a dining club and want to support and celebrate
local farmers and chefs with their efforts. While most of our events
are also open to the public, your membership affords you a discounted
price for most events and entry to "Members only events."
We’re always looking for new ideas so if you have suggestions, please
contact us: slowfoodtucson@yahoo.com
and help celebrate local growers and producers, artisanal products
and heirloom seeds and vegetables as well as culinary traditions both
local and international. Then, we’ll get together, lift a glass of
wine in a toast and enjoy each other’s company, with good food and
drink!
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