Chef’s Alliance Recipe – Carissa Berry Kraut with Wild Rosemary and Dill Seeds – Filippa Harrington 24 May 2018 Filippa Harrington – St. James, Cape Town (South Africa) I am a plant-based chef and food activist, and a member of the Chefs’ Alliance, which counts 19 cooks in South Africa. I am passionate about the point at which environmental...
Slow Food Demands Justice for Luis Maldonado 23 May 2018 The night of May 16, Luis Armando Maldonado Marin was assassinated in Huehuetenango. A leading figure in grassroots activism and farmers’ associations in Guatemala, Luis was the coordinator of the Huehuetenango Highland Coffee Presidium. Luis is the latest in...
Romanians and (Slow) Food 17 May 2018 When it comes to the Romanian food system, you can get a fairly accurate picture by looking at the way Romanians have positioned themselves regarding food, over time. When we say food, we are thinking of the whole process,...
Soweto Eat-in: South Africa’s Slow Food Network Takes Another Step Forward 16 May 2018 The Rainbow Nation continues its rise in the world of Slow Food, with another successful installment of the Soweto Eat-in. Held at the eponymous theatre in the famous Johannesburg township of Soweto, the Soweto Eat-in is an event illustrating...
Vale Gül Girismen 9 May 2018 Gül Girismen, founder of Slow Food Foça Zeytindali and of the first Earth Market in Turkey passed away yesterday, after a long struggle with illness. Every now and then in life, alas not very often, we come across gifted...
Everywhere You Look, More Good, Clean, and Fair Food in Romania 8 May 2018 On so many levels Slow Food philosophy is present, live and kicking in Romania. In 2017 we have seen a rise in interest for Romanian food as part of a wider a resurgence and search for national identity. There...
South Africa joins the Slow Food Chefs’ Alliance 5 May 2018 South Africa joins the Slow Food Chefs’ Alliance Chefs and cooks of the new born Alliance will be active change makers and trend setters, as well as protectors of local traditions Today Slow Food officially launches the Slow Food...
In Defense of Authentic Hutsul Bryndza 24 April 2018 The Hutsuls are the indigenous people of the Ukrainian Carpathians. Every June, Hutsul shepherds move up to the Carpathian valleys where they spend the summer moving from pasture to pasture with their flocks of Carpathian Mountain Sheep, milking them...
Chef’s Alliance Recipe – Icelandic Lamb with celeriac, kale and crowberry sauce – Siggi Helgason 20 April 2018 The Slow Food Chef’s Alliance recipe for this week comes from Sigurður Helgason: Executive Head Chef at The Radisson Blu Saga Hotel in Reykjavik. The Radisson Blu Saga Hotel was built in the 60s by local farmers and is...
Slowdowntown: Slow Food Cairo Convivium Earth Market 19 April 2018 In 2016, our Slow Food Cairo convivium began a partnership with Eish & Malh, a restaurant in downtown Cairo located on one of the most famous streets of the capital. Eish & Malh which translates into Bread & Salt,...
