THE 7:30 Report, ABC Television current affairs programme, centred a story on Slow Food around the visit by Slow Food international president and founder Carlo Petrini to Australia in October. Petrini visited Perth and Sydney, to the latter as a guest of the Sydney International Food Festival. Tracey Bowden interviewed Sydney chef Alex Herbert, Michael Croft, rare animal breeds farmer, Michael Champion, Mangrove Mountain organic vegetable grower, Sarah MacMaster, Sydney school garden co-ordinator, and Carlo Petrini. Carlo was questioned about ‘what do you say to those who believe this is just an elitist movement?’. Read the full transcript from 04 November 2009.