Slow Food Los Angeles

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

In the News… Thursday, September 27, 2007

† Slow Food Nation fundraising dinner: Thanks to all who were able to attend last Sunday’s fundraising dinner for Slow Food Nation at Campanile, and special thanks to Mark Peel, Jay Perrin, Caroline Allain, and the staff at Campanile for their generous, above-and-beyond cooperation, assistance, and unflagging energy. The gathering of (approximately) 175 Slow [...]

Members-Only Event Announcement: End of Summer Bison BBQ

Slow Food Los Angeles is pleased to invite all the members to an End-of-The-Summer/Actually Beginning-of-Autumn Beach BBQ at Sycamore Cove State Beach. Bring the whole family, your favorite beach foods, and a thick blanket. Meet your fellow convivium members at leisure for one last summer beach party before we all head indoors for the frigid [...]

Dinner and Book Signing for The Santa Monica Farmers’ Market Cookbook

The Brass Cap Restaurant is hosting author (and Slow Food Los Angeles member) Amelia Saltsman for a signing of her cookbook, The Santa Monica Farmers’ Market Cookbook: Seasonal Foods, Simple Recipes, and Stories from the Market and Farm. The book signing will be followed by a seasonal farmers’ market dinner with recipes from Amelia’s book [...]

Event Announcement: Culinary Historians of Southern California

The Culinary Historians of Southern California are presenting a panel discussion and have extended an invitation to Slow Food members and friends to attend:
“When SoCal Went Ag: Past and Present Stories of Farming and Farmers’ Markets in Southern California”
When: Saturday, October 13, 2007, at 10:30am
Where: Los Angeles Public Library, Central Branch (630 W. 5th Street, [...]

In the News… Wednesday, September 19, 2007

† “Lunch with Alice Waters, Food Revolutionary”: Today’s New York Times includes several pieces related to Alice Waters and the spirit of “good, clean, and fair” in food choices: Read the profile by Kim Severson, view the video of her shopping trip at NYC’s Union Square Greenmarket, and read more about her reaction to the [...]

Slow Food Nation Fundraising Event

Slow Food Nation, an unprecedented celebration of the principles of sustainability, ecogastronomy, and conviviality that are at the heart of the Slow Food movement, will take place in San Francisco from May 1-4, 2008.
As part of the organizing effort, Alice Waters, Mark Peel, and Lisa Kring, cochair of the Slow Food Los Angeles Wine & [...]

Event Announcement: “Fridays at Fairview”

Our friends in the Santa Barbara convivium have asked us to share news of the inaugural event in their “Fridays at Fairview” series for members and friends who may be heading north this weekend:
FRIDAYS AT FAIRVIEW GARDENS: Low-tech food for a high-tech world!
Start your weekend early. Come walk the farm, pick fresh organic produce and [...]

Slow Food Conversations

Alice Waters and Ruth Reichl, editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine, spoke with Leonard Lopate on his WNYC show about Slow Food, the principles that animate it, the Slow Food motto of “good, clean, fair”, Slow Food Nation, and other related issues in this broadcast from June 12, 2007. (33:56 duration; available for listening online or for [...]

Donate Books, DVDs, and CDs to Food on Foot

Food on Foot has asked us to share a request with Slow Food members and friends:
We need your books, DVDs, and CDs!
Please donate your gently used or new books, DVDs, and CDs to Food on Foot. All items will be collected at our serving location at 1625 N. Schrader Avenue in Hollywood between 10:30am and [...]

Event Announcement: Make-Your-Own Kefir

Yogurt isn’t the only cultured dairy product! Kefir, a traditional fermented beverage made from milk, dates back many centuries. It has its origins in the Caucasus Mountains, from shepherds who stored mare’s milk in leather pouches, where it turned into a fizzy, fermented drink. The name comes from a Turkish word, “keif,” which means “good [...]

Food for Thought: What We’re Reading

In the back-to-school spirit we thought we’d share some of the food- (and Slow Food-) related reading that’s recently caught our attention:
Gastronomica: Published quarterly by the University of California Press, Gastronomica is a beautifully produced journal of food and culture, considering, investigating, and celebrating many facets of food production and consumption. The Summer 2007 issue [...]