Download or read book Slow Food written by Carlo Petrini and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2004-10-06 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the history and spread of the International Slow Food Movement which was sparked in 1986 when Carlo Petrini organized a protest against plans to build a McDonald's fast food restaurant near the Spanish Steps in Rome, and discusses the movement's goals of preserving indigenous foods and eating traditions, and returning to dining as a social event.