Politics of the plate

On February 16, 2011, in the nose, by pauline
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BARRY Esterbrook formerly a contributing editor at Gourmet magazine, now serves on the advisory board of Gastronomica, The Journal of Food and Culture. His blog is full of interesting published articles about food culture. The latest entry describes the students at University of California Berkeley, who have organised a student food collective which replaces the junk food franchises on College Campuses. Prices are kept affordable with the help of volunteers. A year ago one of the organisers Yoni Landau realised that the experience had taught them a great deal about opening a successful co-op, ‘it is about students having control over institutions that serve them food, so they started an organisation that would train students nationwide. The launch committee also includes Michael Pollan and Slow Food USA President Josh Viertel. Read full article and link to Esterbrook’s blog

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Feeding cities

On November 19, 2010, in the nose, by pauline
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FEED Milan or Nutrire Milano a partnership with Slow Food, Politecnico di Milano, and the University of Gastronomic Sciences was launched a year ago to restore a short food chain, develop more sustainable agriculture, and reinstate the relationship between the town and the countryside. Pascale Brevet, French freelance journalist writing in The Atlantic warns that “cities cannot go on being disconnected from food production, trapped in a globalized food system that is dependent on fuel, generating waste and not producing anything”. Read her report

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Programme for Salone del Gusto 2010

On July 6, 2010, in the nose, by pauline
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ANYONE journeying to Slow Food’s international Salone del Gusto and the parralel event of Terra Madre can find the programme of events at this link Further information about other activities click here

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Eat-ins.org

On July 6, 2009, in the nose, by pauline
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‘EAT-ins’ have been organised by young people around the world since the first ‘Eat-in’ took place in San Francisco on September 1, 2008, during the Slow Food Nation event in the United States of America. The philosophy of the Eat-Ins organisation is a conscious effort to bring new people together, to strengthen our communities and to broaden the food movement. Watch the students of Slow Food’s University of Gastronomic Sciences preparing for their 2008 Eat-in in the Italian village of Bra. Another Eat-in was organised by the students from the university on 04 July 2009 in Turin’s Valentino Park to celebrate good, clean and fair food. This was supported by the city of Turin and Slow Food Piedmont. Both Slow Food Turin and Slow Food Piedmont invited local food producers to bring along their products.

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Pedalling along the Po

On June 27, 2009, in the nose, by pauline
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CORBY Kummer, a journalist with The Atlantic, pedaled with 150 Slow Food University of Gastronomic Sciences’ students on a 24-day bike ride along Italy’s river Po. ‘They filmed interviews with farmers and fishermen who remembered when the river provided much of the populace with its livelihood.’ writes Kummer. ‘They mapped the region and its specialties.’ At the completion, Slow Food international president Carlo Petrini, who had accompanied the students for parts of the journey, suggested ‘next time the Nile on camels’.

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At home among others

On June 25, 2009, in the nose, by pauline
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FEDERICA Pozzi, student at Slow Food’s University of Gastronomic Sciences, writes in the university’s June 2009 newsletter about how, in part, her sense of self is realised through food. ‘…A series of others (close others) study food and culture with me. Without them I wouldn’t be able to sense my identity as I do. Difference, as threat and opportunity, is the mirror of the self and the spice that livens up a plate. A plate is a good image for the students of UNISG, a salad for example. Different nationalities mixed together, all chopped up and sprinkled with the same dressing: the information and the experience we are exposed to, every day, during our program.’ Read the article.

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