--- title: The Slowest Food description: Maybe it’s their role as icon for the Slow Food movement. Or maybe it’s the obsession with adventurous eating among fashionable foodies. Whatever the --- [![potironne company](https://www.potironne.com/hs-fs/file-1523926348-png/potironne-images/logo.png)](https://www.potironne.com/) 877-SNAILMAN - [About Us](https://www.potironne.com/about-potironne) - [Links](https://www.potironne.com/order-online/) - [Blog](https://www.potironne.com/blog) - [![Instagram](https://www.potironne.com/hubfs/social-instagram.png)](https://www.instagram.com/thesnailman/) - [![Twitter](https://www.potironne.com/hs-fs/file-1528140390-png/potironne-images/social-twitter.png)](https://twitter.com/#!/thesnailman) - [![LinkedIn](https://www.potironne.com/hs-fs/file-1528140385-png/potironne-images/social-linkedin.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/douglas-dussault/0/6a9/972) # Wild Burgundy Snails Resource Blog ## [The Slowest Food](https://www.potironne.com/blog/bid/138297/The-Slowest-Food) Posted by [Doug Dussault](https://www.potironne.com/blog/author/doug-dussault) on Sun, Jul 01, 2007 @ 02:45 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Maybe it’s their role as icon for the Slow Food movement. Or maybe it’s the obsession with adventurous eating among fashionable foodies. Whatever the reason, suddenly, this spring, snails (land lobsters to their most fervent fans) are everywhere—from Momofuku Ssäm Bar, where they’re served in a chawan mushi with edamame and black truffle, to Varietal, where Wayne Nish has concocted what might be the first escargot lasagne. Some like Momofuku’s Dave Chang tout the poky gastropod’s firm but unrubbery texture and its miraculous ability to act as a flavor sponge... [Read More](http://nymag.com/restaurants/features/30905/) By Robin Raisfeld & Rob Patronite NY Mag.com   ### Sign up for blog updates ### Latest Posts ### Posts by category - [Snailman (5)](https://www.potironne.com/blog/topic/snailman) - [Wild Burgundy Snail (5)](https://www.potironne.com/blog/topic/wild-burgundy-snail) - [Potironne (4)](https://www.potironne.com/blog/topic/potironne) - [National Escargot Day (2)](https://www.potironne.com/blog/topic/national-escargot-day) - [Philadelphia (1)](https://www.potironne.com/blog/topic/philadelphia) ### Connect: www.Potironne.com [Home](https://www.potironne.com/) | [Escargots](https://www.potironne.com/escargots) | [Order Online](https://www.potironne.com/order-online) | [About Snail Man](https://www.potironne.com/about-snailman) | [News](https://www.potironne.com/blog) | [Recipes](https://www.potironne.com/recipes) | [Contact Us](https://www.potironne.com/contact) - ©2026 Potironne, LLC - Larkspur, Colorado - Phone: 877-SNAILMAN - Email: [info@potironne.com](mailto:info@potironne.com) Site by Stream Creative - A [Milwaukee Inbound Marketing Agency ](http://www.streamcreative.com)