Perhaps you're familiar with the international "Slow Food" movement. As the name implies, it is the antithesis of the more familiar cultural term "fast food." While nationwide chain restaurants continue to focus on how to cook meals faster, cheaper, and more homogeneous, the slow food movement embraces the unique characteristics of regional cuisine and strives to promote sustainable farming & ranching. At the root, it is an artisan movement focusing on quality rather than quantity, and experience over efficiency.
