The Slow Food Movement shows no signs of, well, slowing down, as evidenced by the release of Welcome Books’ Slow: Life in a Tuscan Town. Written by Douglas Gayeton, the book combines gorgeous photo illustrations and essays to tell the story of slow food through the lives of farmers, mushroom hunters, bakers and butchers in the small town of Pistoia in Tuscany, Italy. Legendary chef Alice Waters provides the intro, while the movement’s founder, Carlo Petrini, pens the preface. To celebrate the release of the book, restaurants across the country are hosting special dinners on November 18, with Gayeton appearing at Waters’ Chez Panisse Cafe in Berkeley, CA. Other participants include Yountville’s Bardessono, Washington DC’s Dino, Brooklyn’s the Good Fork, LA’s Grace and many more. For more information about the events, visit www.welcomebooks.com/slow/11-18.