A Circular Firing Squad?

Ethicurean posts on the uproar over Slow Food Founder Carlo Petrini's diss of the San Francisco Farmers Market, which he describes as elitist. What I find remarkable about his rant is that he joins Alice Waters at the end of the day to have a great meal at Chez Panisse, which I don't recall being a diner for the working class. I also seem to recall Slow Food charging $250 for a dinner here in Washington. Yes, for a good cause. Like those pricey heirloom tomatoes in San Francisco that support small farmers. My prediction: this will end badly if Slow Food doesn't do some damage control....