Feast of the Senses & Amazing Cooking Business slowfood tasting at #Convention4u in Villach, Austria
An hour of slowfood engagement for the participants to the #Convention4u followed by a groundbreaking discussion on how Slowfood and biodynamic food can find its way into the Meetings & Events industry.
Participants of the second two day Convention4U conference (some 100 attendees) were introduced to the principles of Slowfood and how the movement got started 20 years ago on December 10th at the foot of the Spanish Steps in Rome. The anniversary is celebrated every year on December 10th with a Terra Madre festival .
The slowfood tasting was co-created and co-presented by Willi Sieber (Österreichischen Ökologie-Instituts) and Barbara van Melle, President of Slowfood in Vienna and the team of #Convention4ufrom Villach in Corinthia in Austria. A
half dozen types of tomatos were tasted (the apple of paradise available in over 3000 variaties) with freshly produced goat cheese from the Nuart Family in Waisenberg (http://www.nuart.at ) accompanied by traditionally hand made breads from traditional wood ovens featuring the Schieder Backery.
The subsequent discussion focussed on the pricing, supply chain and how catering can contribute to making future events Green with a focus for local bio foods and regional specialties.
Well done to the Austrian Convention bureau for an innovative well designed event courtesy of Petra Bauer-Zwinz, Christian Mutschlechner and their team
The use and application of food in Convention4U demonstrated the power of using food & beverage concepts to create learning, networking and motivation.
Note regarding Slowfood
Slow Food wurde 1989 in Italien von Carlo Petrini gegründet und ist eine international tätige, öko-gastronomische, von Mitgliedern unterstütze Non-Profit-Organisation. Slow Food ist in viele kleinere, lokale Einheiten - sogenannte Convivien aufgeteilt die auf lokaler Ebene eigenständig agieren, Mitglieder werben sowie Veranstaltungen und Projekte organisieren. Slow Food Wien ist eines dieser Convivien in Österreich.
Slow Food is an international movement founded by Carlo Petrini in 1986. Promoted as an alternative to fast food, it strives to preserve traditional and regional cuisine and encourages farming of plants, seeds and livestock characteristic of the local ecosystem. It was the first established part of the broader Slow movement. The movement has since expanded globally to over 100,000 members in 132 countries. Its goals of sustainable foods and promotion of local small businesses are paralleled by a political agenda directed against globalization of agricultural products.
