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"Slow down, you're eating too fast" The Globe and Mail reviews the Slow Food Story by Geoff Andrews

ISBN 978-0-7735-3478-0   August 2008

Never before has grocery shopping been so politicized, as a growing number of people (mostly middle-class and educated) shell out dollar after dollar to buy sustainably grown heirloom tomatoes and fair trade espressos. These are the critical consumers, a new class of people who - however jaded by conventional politics - vote with their shopping carts. Whether they realize it or not, their choices have been influenced in part by the global Slow Food movement and its charismatic Italian leader, Carlo Petrini.

Geoff Andrews Attends Slow Food Nation

ISBN 978-0-7735-3478-0    August 2008

Geoff Andrews will be signing copies of his book, The Slow Food Story, this Saturday, August 30^th from 5:00 to 6:00pm in San Francisco as part of the largest celebration of food in America.

 “Slow Food Nation is dedicated to creating a framework for deeper environmental connection to our food and aims to inspire and empower Americans to build a food system that is sustainable, healthy and delicious… The largest celebration of American food in history, it will bring together tens of thousands of visitors to San Francisco to experience an extraordinary range of activities highlighting the connection between your plate and the planet. Slow Food Nation will feature tastings, chef demonstrations, a major conference on food values, social justice and the environment, an urban farm, a music festival and workshops, forums, films and interactive exhibits.”

During his visit Geoff is scheduled to meet with various Bay area media -                       

• Geoff is featured in the Wednesday, August 27^th edition of the The San Francisco Examiner, KUDOS Page-  Leslie Katz, Food Editor.  

• Tune in to KFBK-AM , the #1 New/Talk station in Sacramento, California, from 6:18 to 6:28 pm (Pacific), Thursday, August 28 to hear a live interview with Geoff and host Kitty O’Neal

• An article discussing Slow Food Nation and The Slow Food Story will appear in the August 28^th or August 29^th edition of the Napa Valley Register

• Geoff will talk about his book with Tori Campbell on Mornings on 2, KTVU- FOX (Oakland/San Francisco/San Jose), 8:45 am (Pacific), Friday, August 29^th

• Kathleen Hill will interview Geoff for The Kathleen Hill Show on KSVY-FM, 91.3, community radio in Sonoma Valley, 4:00-5:00 pm (Pacific),  Monday, September 1^st .  Kathleen Hill will also feature Geoff in her Sonoma Valley Sun column Epicurious .

                                                                

• Late Mornings with Jeff Schechtman  on KVON-AM, 1440 AM Wine Country New-Talk (Napa, CA) will air a segment with Geoff Andrews on Tuesday, September 9^th at 10:00 pm (Pacific)