The revolutionary strength of Carlin Petrini’s ideas was to change the language with which we speak about food and agriculture. Through Slow Food, Terra Madre and the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Pollenzo, he built a concrete and at the same time profoundly political vision of food: good, clean and fair. A formula that has become common heritage, yet retains its full capacity to question the present. In a time dominated by speed, standardization and industrial pressure on supply chains, Carlin had the courage to defend slowness as a form of intelligence, biodiversity as collective wealth, conviviality as a cultural act and artisan knowledge as a safeguard for the future.

For those of us who, like us, work every day to spread a culture of taste, knowledge and respect for what we drink and eat, his example remains an essential reference. Our connection with Slow Food also stems from this: from the conviction that quality is never merely a technical matter, but an ethical, social and human one. Remembering Carlin Petrini today means recognizing the debt we owe to his thinking and, at the same time, taking on the responsibility to continue translating it into practice, in education, communication and daily choices. The best way to honor him will be to never stop believing that another way of producing, telling and sharing food and beverages is possible.