This October, Slow Food International holds its 8th annual Salone del Gusto and Terra Madre events. The Salone is an international exhibition and marketplace of artisanal food and wine products, while Terra Madre is described as a “world meeting of food communities.” The theme this year is “food += places.” Or, to put it more clearly, “there could be no food without the places it comes from.”  Who can argue with that?

What: Salone del Gusto & Terra Madre 2010

When: October 21-25, 2010

Where: Lingotto Fiere Exhibition Center

via Nizza 294

Turin, Italy

Tickets for the Salone are 60 euros for a five-day pass, available at salonedelgusto.it, with discounts for seniors, young folks, and Slow Food members.