He announced he wanted to do with
Turin "the first vegetarian city in Italy". Travolta by the controversy, to which he also responded with great irony, he then reformulated the concept, explaining that his goal was only to invite citizens to
make more informed and healthy food choices, eating more fruit and vegetables and less meat. In short, the mayor of Turin,
Chiara Appendino, there was no problem taking a position on it. And it is for this reason that, a fortiori, it will have no difficulty in having its say even during the Festival. On the other hand, Chiara Appendino is the mayor of a city, Turin, in fact, that in the last twenty years has been able to gain a leading role in the food world, confirming itself as one of the
Italian food capitals. This is witnessed by events such as CioccolaTò, the Salone del Gusto and Terra Madre, or the emergence of companies of excellence such as Slow Food and Eataly. But not only:
the theme of the right to food it has become so expensive in Turin that it entered and formalized in the city statute. Born in Moncalieri 32 years ago, Appendino graduated in International Economics and Management and specialized in business management planning and control. In politics she joined the 2010 thanks to the 5 Stars Movement. She was a municipal councilor for a mandate, then running for mayor. Became
first citizen of Turin the 19 June of the 2016.
At the Festival, he will participate in the inaugural meeting, Thursday 23, at the 9 in the Auditorium.
