| Fri, 05/22/2026 - 14:58 Carlo Petrini, founder of the Slow Food movement, in Turin in 2018 / Photo: Mike Dotta via Shutterstock Editor’s note, May 22: This article originally appeared in the Piemonte issue of our quarterly Premium magazine Bellissimo, published in September 2022. Carlo Petrini, founder of the Slow Food movement, died in his hometown of Bra earlier today at age 76. The article below has been lightly updated.