We have to bring children into a new relationship to food that connects them to culture and agriculture.

If Ive gone to the market on Saturday, and I go another time on Tuesday, then Im really prepared. I can cook a little piece of fish; I can wilt some greens with garlic; I can slice tomatoes and put a little olive oil on. Its effortless.

Because only slow food can teach us the things that really matter - care, beauty, concentration, discernment, sensuality, all the best that humans are capable of, but only if we take the time to think about what we're eating.

I have a love affair with tomatoes and corn. I remember them from my childhood. I only had them in the summer. They were extraordinary.

The dinner table is a rite of civilization and we need to participate in that to keep our families together, to keep our communities together.

How we eat can change the world

I do feel like food should cost more, because we aren't paying farmers a living wage. It has to cost more.