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The Fiera del Bue Grasso in Carrù, Piedmont — Italy's oldest fat ox festival

The Slow Life

December 1992. Carrù, Piedmont. A cow's head in a stock pot. Carlo Petrini standing next to me. A local TV crew. And the broth that changed the argument.

Ottin Torrette Superiore × Grilled Salmon

Ottin Torrette Superiore × Grilled Salmon

— A haiku — Grill char, alpine fruit Acid threads the salmon's fat Mountains meet the sea A mountain red with grilled salmon. Trust me. The 2022 Ottin Torrette Superiore comes from the Alps. It's made from Petit Rouge, a grape that grows almost nowhere else. Cranberry. Dried