For all you who kvetched about the people in this program, piffle. There's nothing wrong with their passion and commitment. It doesn't make them pretentious. It just simply makes them people who are lucky enough to have hit on something makes life meaningful for them. How can you say nay to that? This program is colorful, exciting and informative. Allow them their eccentricities for goodness sake.

For a candid look at the pretentious snobbery that has come to define the 'foodie' movement, look no further than this gem. While the program gives plenty of airtime to the back-handed comments and derisions of the highlighted personalities, absolutely no input is given in defense of industrial agriculture (responsible for feeding millions of people in starving nations, by the way). This episode does much to show that not only do they believe that they eat better than everyone else, but that this makes them better people as well.

If your watching this show than your probably already convinced on the virtues of slow food, so this episode just came off as unnecessarily preachy. We understand that fast food is bad. Just another corporations are bad diatribe. Quite frankly I'm tired of people who treat every meal as though it's a political battlefield. But personal feelings on food politics aside, I enjoyed seeing the different markets and the pig raising. Very interesting. As they get into the life of the food being provided you begin to see the personal connection that makes the slow food movement so interesting to be a part of. I guess in my eyes, their actions speak louder than their words.

This video was so gorgeous and classic. I love the personalities of these people, showing us where the real character comes in handy for cultivating something of your own.