Seattle's Slow Food Movement | Preserving the Connection Between Plate & Planet This Week on Foodable TV: Seattle's Slow Food Movement | Preserving the Connection Between Plate & Planet Contributor: L.M. Archer
The restaurant industry operates on one speed - full throttle.
This frenetic pace includes consumers, too. According to a 2015 Food Marketing Institute report, over 25% of Americans eat meals in their cars, and over 50% eat their meals alone. Thus, to many Seattle culinaries, the Slow Food Movement's motto, "Slower, slower, slower," seems counter-intuitive.
Yet to area food professionals and educators who share a common passion for creating connection and community through their chosen medium - food - these words resonate. In fact, Seattle's Slow Food chapter ranks among the earliest founded in America.
What exactly is Slow Food? Started as a protest in 1986 against installation of a McDonald's fast food franchise near Rome's famed Spanish Steps, the protest grew into an "eco-gastronomic" movement. Today, Slow Food enjoys over 1,000,000 supporters, 100,000 members, and 1500 chapters, or convivia, in 160 countries worldwide. While chapter missions may vary according to regional concerns, not the core tenet: "Good, clean, fair food for all." Read More.
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