Any gastronome who is not an environmentalist is stupid, and any environmentalist who is not a gastronome is sad.

Taste, like identity, has value only when there are differences.

A gastronomer who is not an environmentalis t is just stupid. Whereas an environmentalis t who is not a gastronomer is sad. It's possible to change the world even while preserving the concept of the right of pleasure.

I believe that he who sows utopia will reap reality.

The quest for slowness, which begins as a simple rebellion against the impoverishment of taste in our lives, makes it possible to rediscover taste.

Food history is as important as a baroque church. Governments should recognize cultural heritage and protect traditional foods. A cheese is as worthy of preserving as a sixteenth-century building.

Slow Food unites the pleasure of food with responsibility, sustainability and harmony with nature.