I'M just back from the 2012 edition of the international Salone del Gusto and Terra Madre, Slow Food’s biannual event which brings together small-scale farmers, artisan producers, fishermen, experts, academics, chefs and young people from over 160 countries.

Madagascar Vanilla at one at the Terra Madre event.

The Menu relishes any opportunity to spice up his dining with a bit of pizzazz.

IRISH food is going down a treat with the 180,000 visitors attending the five-day Salone del Gusto Slow Food Fair in Turin, Italy.

THE highlight of this past week was the visit of the founder of Slow Food International, Carlo Petrini, to Ireland. This organisation could be described as the Greenpeace of gastronomy — the antidote to fast food culture.