This summer, it is again a delight to travel to a culinary heritage site—Tuscany, to savor good, clean, and, one hopes, fair food. Journalist, political activist, and food influencer Carlo Petrini uses those words to describe the kind of food he advocates for—in other words, Slow Food. His movement is, in effect, a global movement with consumers and producers “acting together to ensure good, clean and fair food for all.”
In Florence, at least, such exists.
True, it’s easy to find high-end “slow” food—beautiful to look at, beautiful to think, and beautiful to eat.
But it’s not difficult to find low-cost, high-value “slow” food, too, as here. The All’Antico Vinaio is one of the most famous sandwich shops in Florence, for anywhere from 9-12 euros ($10-13), it’s possible to get a mammoth, mouth-watering sandwich, garnering high accolades.
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Highly recommended for travelers to Florence (note, there’s two locations—one near the Accademia and the other near the Uffizi), see reviews here. I’ve written about such rich food before.