New Slow Food Presidium in Morocco: Rif Einkorn Wheat

Slow Food launches a new Presidium to prevent the extinction of an ancient Moroccan wheat variety. The Presidium for Rif Einkorn Wheat becomes Morocco's 5th.

Chef’s Alliance Recipe – James Rohrbacher

I first got involved with Slow Food when I met Alice Waters in Chicago, at a lecture about Slow Food. She is one...

Chef’s Alliance Recipe: Mikhail Lukashonok

Black Russian Fava Beans have fallen seriously out of fashion and have become increasingly rare. Apart from private stocks cultivated by enthusiastic gardeners, Black Russians are virtually impossible to find. Despite this they have survived, and now on the ark of taste, there is hope that the tide will turn. Chef Mikhail Lukashonok, draws inspiration from a historic recipe, and childhood memories of his grandmother's garden, to create a delicious vegan dish.

Biodiversity takes center stage at the Bocuse d’Or

Chef Christian André Pettersen of Restaurant Mondo (Norway) won the Bocuse d’Or Europe 2018, which was held in Turin on June 11-12. The 20 European chefs involved in the competition were invited to highlight some of Piedmont’s most traditional ingredients as well as five “special guests,” products from the Slow Food Presidium project.