Postscript to “Music and Food”
How wonderful to hear of excitement about the intersection of music and food! There’s been such an enthusiastic response to Tom Terrell’s invitation \to his senior recital at UCLA this Friday that Tom is, well, a bit overwhelmed. He’s asked us to share this follow-up message with all those who’ve contacted him, and others who [...]
Music and Food, inspired by Slow Food
Slow Food Los Angeles member and UCLA music student Tom Terrell has shared with us news of an intriguing event later this week: The UCIRA (University of California Institute of Research for the Arts) has granted me funding to put on my event, which will focus on the “Slow Food” Movement. Peter Sellars’ World Arts [...]
Event Announcement: The Mother of All Food Fairs: The Salone del Gusto
Slow Food Los Angeles is pleased to share the news that the Culinary Historians of Southern California will present a program by Slow Food member Allana Elovson on Slow Food’s biennial Salone del Gusto, to be held in Turin in October 23-27, 2008. Dr. Elovson will speak about the Salone, a five-day celebration and exploration [...]
In the News… Wednesday, May 21, 2008
† “A Disgraceful Farm Bill”?: So thinks the New York Times, which notes that while the Farm Bill “has some virtues,” it also has flaws aplenty, and big ones: “The bill is an inglorious piece of work tailored to the needs of big agriculture and championed by not only the usual bipartisan farm state legislators [...]
In the News… Thursday, May 15, 2008
† The Farm Bill passed the House and the Senate: After passing the House by a vote of 318 to 106, the Farm Bill passed the Senate today by a vote of 81 to 15. Although President Bush has threatened to veto the bill, the Congressional votes indicate sufficient support to override such a veto. [...]
Michael Pollan on “Nightline”
If you haven’t read The Omnivore’s Dilemma or In Defense of Food or if you missed Michael Pollan’s appearance last week on “Nightline,” the segment is a straightforward introduction to some of the ideas that have contributed to the popularity of Pollan’s writing on food, foodlike substances, and food choices. (Thanks to Serious Eats for [...]
Event Announcement: Free Screening of “Eat at Bill’s: Life in the Monterey Market”
Can one little produce market save the world? Eat at Bill’s is a video documentary about the phenomenon that is the Monterey Market, a small family-owned produce market in Berkeley, California that has served as crossroads and wellspring, an oasis that sustains a small army of customers, artisans and farmers. What are the characteristics that [...]
Members-Only Event Announcement: Live in the Hive 2008!
Update: May 25, 2008: This event has been fully booked. Although some members are on the waiting list, we do not anticipate being able to accommodate the complete waiting list, so additional reservations are not being taken. Bill Lewis, an experienced beekeeper and long-time participant in the South Pasadena and Santa Monica farmers’ markets, has [...]
In the News… Thursday, May 8, 2008
† The Grim State of Bee Health: On the heels of yesterday’s announcement of a Slow Food Los Angeles event featuring a presentation by Professor May Berenbaum, one of the nation’s experts on the declining bee population, this article via the SFGate noting that bees are dying at a substantial rate, with losses estimated as [...]
Event Announcement: “BSI… or The Case of the Disappearing Bees”
Slow Food Los Angeles is delighted to welcome Professor May Berenbaum to Los Angeles for a timely presentation on the as-yet unexplained disappearance of honeybees and the potential effects of this ecological crisis. The “pollinator crisis”–the widespread decline in the viability of animals that transport pollen and allow most of the planet’s flowering plants to [...]
Celebrating the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market and “Field to the Fork”
“Celebrate the Farmers’ Market” is a reception and dinner celebrating the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market and honoring Josie LeBalch of Josie Restaurant and John Tenerelli of the Tenerelli Familiy Orchards. When: Sunday, May 18, 2008 from 6:00pm until 10:00pm Where: The Fairmont Miramar Hotel Santa Monica, 101 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica 90401 Cost: $125 per [...]
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