Piedmont in the news: Slow Food founder Carlo Petrini has died at 76 in Piedmont, Italy. A visionary leader of sustainable cuisine.
Carlo Petrini, the journalist who founded Slow Food in response to Italy’s first McDonald’s, has died in Bra, Piedmont. He led Slow Food as president until 2022 and founded the University of Gastronomic Sciences. Tributes have highlighted his advocacy for sustainable, local food and global outreach.