Slow Food Los Angeles

supporting good, clean, and fair food production and consumption in Los Angeles

Shepherd’s Way Farm in need of help

Terra Madre delegates & Slow Food Twin Cities members Steven & Jodi Ohlsen Read lost nearly 600 head of sheep in a barn fire early in the morning of January 24th. Arson is suspected.
Any amount of help you can provide would be welcome. Please send checks and letters of support and encouragement to:
Shepherd’s Way Farm
Steven [...]

Sideways, the wine tasting

Although not officially a Slow Food event, we thought you might like to know about an upcoming event at The Wine House featuring a wine tasting with Rex Pickett, author of Sideways, the basis of the much-acclaimed film now in theatres. Come celebrate the great wines of Santa Barbara and the book that has brought [...]

“Think Globally, Eat Locally”

Jennifer Wilkins is a food and society policy fellow in the Division of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell, and contributed the following Op-Ed piece to the December 18, 2004 New York Times. For those of you who missed the piece, or would like to share it with friends, we include the text here. Read on…
Ithaca, N.Y. [...]

Event Announcement: Introducing Market Gourmet

Market Gourmet is a new store that features the products of many local vendors as well as hard-to-find items from small international producers (such as rainforest limes from Australia). Whether shopping for your own kitchen or for a gift, this is a local resource worth visiting.
Lauren Hunter, the founder and proprietor, will arrange for a [...]

Tsunami Relief and Aid Opportunities

The incomprehensible magnitude of this disaster compels us all to help. Below is an updated short list of agencies now accepting secure, online donations. Please alert your friends, or contact your local relief agency.
Google is offering a list of sites already set up to provide information and to handle donations for victims throughout the region.
See [...]

Event Announcement: Champagne and Sparklers

We invite you to join us for Slow Food LA Wines of the World: Champagne and Sparklers event featuring a tour and tasting of artisanal champagnes and new world sparkling wines with Robert Rogness. The event will showcase the eclectic portfolio of Wine Expo, a Santa Monica wine shop located at 2933 Santa Monica Boulevard and [...]