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Carlo Petrini (born 22 June 1949), born in the province of Cuneo in the commune of Bra in Italy, is the founder of the International Slow Food Movement. He first came to prominence in the 1980s for taking part in a campaign against the fast food chain McDonald's opening near the Spanish Steps in Rome.〔(''The Quick Brain Behind Slow Food'', The Independent, 17 June 2006 )〕 In 1983, he helped to create and develop the Italian non-profit food and wine association known as Arcigola.〔(Carlo Petrini, President and Founder of the Slow Food Movement )〕 Petrini was formerly a political activist in the communist movement Partito di Unità Proletaria. In 1977, Petrini began contributing culinary articles to communist daily newspapers ''il manifesto'' and ''l'Unità''.〔 He is an editor of multiple publications at the publishing house ''Slow Food Editore''. He has written weekly columns for ''La Stampa'' and is currently a regular journalist on ''La Repubblica''. In October 2004, he founded the University of Gastronomic Sciences, a school intended to bridge the gap between agriculture and gastronomy. He was chosen as one of ''Time'' magazine's heroes of the year.〔(''The Slow Revolutionary'', Time, 3 October 2004 )〕 He is now a supporter and member of the Italian Democratic Party (center-left wing). Petrini was proposed for politician roles (as Minister). Carlo received many awards and rewards including: Communicator of the Year at the International Wine and Spirit Competition in London; Sicco Mansholt Price in Holland; honorary degree in cultural anthropology from the University of New Hampshire; Eckart Witzigmann Science and Media Prize from Germany.〔 ==See also== *Michael Pollan *Luigi Veronelli 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carlo Petrini」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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