To all of our Slow Food members and friends,

Slow Food International has chapters and projects around the world and here is a rare opportunity to hear firsthand the scope of our work.  We will be hosting an event with Paolo Di Croce, Executive Director of Slow Food International, who will be in Philadelphia on Wednesday, September 7th.  Our friends at World Café Live have offered us their upstairs dining room to host a wine and cheese meet and greet with Paolo that evening.

Bridging Piedmont and Philadelphia – Wine and Cheese Tasting Hosted by Guest Speaker Paolo Di Croce

Bra, Italy is the home of Slow Food International and the wines served that evening will be from Piedmont, Italy and the cheeses have been provided by DiBruno Bros and will be local cheeses produced here in our region. Event goes from 5pm to 7pm and admission is $20. Tickets must be purchased in advance by going to https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/196078

We are asking you to bring cash or your checkbook and give an additional donation which will be divided among two projects; one Slow Food International Project “A Thousand Gardens in Africa” and “Coalition Against Hunger” a local nonprofit hunger organization right here in Philadelphia.

We are honored to host Paolo that evening and hope to see you on September 7th.

Paolo Di Croce has been working with Slow Food International in Italy since 1998 and currently holds the position of Executive Director of Slow Food International and serves as Secretary on the Board of Directors of Slow Food International.  From 2003 to 2006 Paolo Di Croce served as the General Secretary of the Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity, which defends the biodiversity of our foods and gastronomic traditions from the world over, promotes sustainable agriculture, respect for the environment, for cultural identities, and for the wellbeing of animals. Paolo has served as President and organizer of Terra Madre, a meeting that every two years gather 7,000 food producers from over 150 countries and representing a new way of approaching food production – attentive to environmental resources, planetary balance, and the quality and sustainability of products.

Remember we also have tickets available for our Fall series of educational seminars being held at the Restaurant School in West Philadelphia. Click here for more info.