Locavore Adventures: One Chef's Slow Food Journey

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments I would like to thank my staff at Tre Piani for working hard at the restaurant and giving me the time to write this book. I’m also grateful to Doreen Valentine and Leslie Mitchner at Rutgers University Press, who asked me to write this book and who are both foodies and Slow Food members. Thanks to everyone who agreed to be featured in the book, to those who don’t even know you’re mentioned here, and to the people who support Slow Food and take the time to search for great local foods. You are all integral parts of the story. I extend special thanks to Carlo Petrini for having the vision and the guts to start the International Slow Food Movement; without you, I may have never found my way. Finally, I thank Jean Torkelson, who listened to my story, read my drafts, and helped me shape my words into the book I had envisioned. Jim Weaver February 2011  xi  LOCAVORE ADVENTURES ...