Terra Madre Salone del Gusto

Organized by Slow Food, the Region of Piedmont and the City of Turin, Terra Madre Salone del Gusto is an international gastronomy exhibition that takes places every two years in Turin, bringing together food producers and artisans from across the world.

The event is composed of a large market and other activities including conferences, forums, workshops, tastings and cooking lessons.

The first edition of Salone del Gusto was in 1996,[1] at the Lingotto Fiere conference center.

From 2012 Salone del Gusto and Terra Madre were combined in a single event;[3] in 2016 the event's name was changed again to reflect the primacy of Terra Madre, becoming Terra Madre Salone del Gusto, and was held outside the pavilions of Lingotto Fiere for the first time, across several different locations in Turin's city center,[4] including: the Parco del Valentino, the Royal Palace of Turin, the Teatro Carignano, Eataly, around the streets and squares of the center, the Residences of the Royal House of Savoy and the Museo Egizio.

The event returned to the streets of Turin in 2022 at a new location, Parco Dora, and looks set to remain there for the next edition in September 2024.

Terra Madre in the open air at Piazza Castello, Turin (2016)
Prince Charles with Slow Food founder Carlo Petrini at the inaugural edition of Terra Madre (2004)