Slow Food, the podcast

About Slow Food, the podcast

Welcome to Slow Food, the podcast! Where we take you on a journey through the beauty of good, clean, and fair food systems. From the coffee in your cup to the cacao in your chocolate, we uncover the stories of the people who make our food possible. Valentina Gritti, a lover of slow food, is your host on this journey. Join us as we walk side-by-side with changemakers around the world who are working towards a more sustainable food system. We’ll also delve into the rich cultural knowledge of indigenous communities, opening our minds to new ways of thinking about food. At Slow Food, we believe that everyone has a story to tell and a lesson to teach. So come along for the ride and discover the power of food to connect us all.

Publisher

Slow Food Youth Network

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 May 2020

Latest episode

1 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

38 of 117 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   1 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   A day trip to World of Coffee Brussels

   Host Valentina Gritti explores the nuances of specialty coffee, from cupping to processing, during an interview at World of Coffee Brussels with Fitsum Bekere and other industry experts.

2. 

   21 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   You Are What You Stream: How television, cinema and streaming platforms shape food cultures at scale. With Luca Antoniazzi

   Host Valentina Gritti interviews Luca Antoniazzi, researcher and teacher at the University of Gastronomic Sciences, about how streaming platforms shape global food cultures and narratives.

3. 

   7 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Smell This. How the food industry uses olfactory marketing to shape consumer desire, and why awareness is itself an act of resistance, with Elena Mancioppi.

   Host Valentina Gritti interviews philosopher and researcher Elena Mancioppi about how the food industry uses olfactory marketing to shape consumer desire, offering insights into this invisible influence.

Inside a recent episode

A day trip to World of Coffee Brussels

Published 1 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Is it like a mix of different trees? Yes, absolutely. Normally in coffee there is something that is called shadow trees. But we don't like to call shadow trees because we like to call biodiversity because it's not only to use some trees to protect, you know, like against the sun, the soil, but we need to understand that native trees and exotic trees has a role also for everything, for the microorganisms, for the birds and also it's gonna help to protect and give nutrients to the same coffee trees. So at the end of the day we're gonna use less inputs or we can have all our minerals from the soil and we can create more impact not only in the environment but also in our economy. […]

Who has been a guest on Slow Food, the podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Fitsum Bekere
• Cesar Marino
• Christian Reyes
• Elio Leite
• Sandro Bonacchi

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

25 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 46 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

58

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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