Slow Food Nation's Come to the Table - The Slow Food Way of Living

Where do great meals begin? Come to the Table brings you straight to the source of wonderful flavours, beauty, abundance, and pride of place - the small farms of California and the people who tend them season after season. Alice Waters, the celebrated chef and food activist, introduces a remarkable group of resilient fresh-food artisans who are committed to keeping our food supply delicious, diverse, and safe - for humans and the planet. Meet the folks down on the farm and learn firsthand about the back-to-the-future small-farm economy that?s gaining strength across America. Discover new tastes and memorable traditions. Explore local flavours, wit, and wisdom along with the universal values of a food system that is good, clean, and fair. Recreate a range of sumptuous yet simple meals with the farmers? own family recipes - including breakfast crostata and fresh-fruit jams, stuffed artichokes and black-eyed peas, chile relleno casseroles, pulled pork, and cheesecake. Sustainable food is real food. Come to the table, and help yourself! ...