8 March 2015: Slow Food International Press Review @SlowFoodHQ

Slow Food International Press Review

Dear Slow Foodies,
Here is our weekly selection of articles:

Several articles were published on occasion of Carlo Petrini’s visit in Scotland:
Scotland, Herald Scotland: http://bit.ly/1wYbyC2
Scotland, Herald Scotland: http://bit.ly/1DPYgtW
Scotland, The Edinburgh Reporter: http://bit.ly/1B7yaFF
Scotland, The Scotsman: http://bit.ly/1Ej8ng6
Scotland, BBC Radio Scotland: http://bbc.in/1GfmCjg

United States, Food Tank: http://bit.ly/1ALCRQs
Slow Meat 2015- Turning the Herd Toward Better Meat, Less Meat: Updates on Slow Food USA’s Slow Meat to be held again this year in Denver, as well as on Food Tank’s next Webinar that will be featuring the Slow Meat movement.

United States, The Daily Meal: http://bit.ly/1FcQzAf
Why is McDonald’s Sponsoring SXSW and the World’s Fair? The Daily Meal reports on the fact that McDonald’s will be sponsoring Expo 2015 and in this context quotes the Slow Food position in regard. The input is taken from Slow Food’s recently published article and press release.

France, Le Petit Journal: http://bit.ly/1DzzKzv
The article reports on Slow Food’s participation at Expo, quotes Carlo Petrini’s opinion about Expo expressed during a press conference held in Milan some weeks ago, and mentions the Terra Madre youth meeting that will most likely be happening in October.

More about the Slow Food Pavilion at Expo 2015was said by Arch Daily in Brazil: http://bit.ly/1GnSJAV

Articles that mention or are dedicated to the Ark of Taste:
South Korea, Yonhap News: http://bit.ly/1BUcChW
South Korea, Kj Daily: http://bit.ly/1wY4c1D

Turkey, Radikal: http://bit.ly/1ALRiEb
From March 5-8, the Slow Food Bodrum convivium organizes the first edition of Slow Cheese Bodrum, the first event dedicated to artisanal cheeses. The event entails a cheese exhibition, panel discussions, tastings, and conferences and foresees the participation of international dairy experts from the Terra Madre Balkans network, Turkish academics, and international experts.

United Kingdom, ITV: http://bit.ly/1BwrAc6
London's first 'slow food' market opens.

India, The Assam Tribune: http://bit.ly/1aMXjLZ
Another short piece on Indigenous Terra Madre to be held in India next November.

Good to know:

Belgium, Euractiv: http://bit.ly/1BeGNjA
MEPs take note: Biofuels are synonymous with high, volatile food prices.

United States, Food Tank: http://bit.ly/1FiFTAi
Women Farmers Making it Happen.

The Slow Food International Press Office Team
Paola Nano, Sharon Aknin Sheets, and Ester Clementino