Slow Food Los Angeles

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

“Sustainable Sundays” at the Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is offering a special program, Different Shades of Green, as part of its Sustainable Sundays program.
At 11:00am, Jules Dervaes will screen Homegrown Revolution, a short video documentary about Path to Freedom, his family’s urban homestead in Pasadena and their journey toward a sustainable and self-sufficient life in [...]

Screening of Food Fight at the AFI Fest

We’re happy to help spread the word about a documentary that will be screened at this year’s AFI Fest: Food Fight.
When: Saturday, November 8, 2008 at 3:15pm
Where: Mann Chinese 6 Theatre, 6801 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles
Cost: Free
As the filmmakers note:
When we walk into a supermarket, we assume that we have the widest possible choice of [...]

“The Politics of Food” at Farmlab

Join Next American City at Farmlab for lunch and the first talk in their URBANEXUS lecture series featuring Mark Vallianatos, co-author of The Next Los Angeles: The Struggle for a Livable City. The lecture will focus on Los Angeles’ politicized food landscape—-from the city’s agricultural heritage, food justice and the fast-food ban, to the future [...]

Michael Pollan on the Leonard Lopate Show (WNYC)

WNYC’s Leonard Lopate welcomed Michael Pollan to his radio program earlier this week to discuss the ideas Pollan has raised in In Defense of Food and in his recent article in the New York Times, “Farmer In Chief” about the future of American food policy. Listen online at the WNYC site.
(Thanks to Tara Parker-Pope’s “Well” [...]

Slow Food Nation “Food for Thought” videos now online

For those who did not attend Slow Food Nation, for those who attended but did not score a ticket to the sold-out Food for Thought lecture series, and for those who attended but would like another opportunity to consider the ideas presented, videos of the presentations and discussions are now available, free of charge, on [...]

Event Announcement: Chasen Kuyo at the Zenshuji Soto Buddhist Temple

A perennial favorite among Slow Food members and friends is the annual Chasen Kuyo of the Zenshuji Soto Buddhist Temple. Many thanks to Lauren Deutsch for alerting us to this year’s details:
You don’t have to go to Kyoto for a real taste of authentic Japanese Zen Tea Ceremony culture. Zenshuji Soto Buddhist Temple in Little [...]

Garden School Foundation Fundraising Event

In Other Media: Michael Pollan (and others) on the State of Our Food

In print: Michael Pollan’s open letter to the next president anchored the New York Times Magazine of Sunday, October 12: “Farmer In Chief: What the Next President Can and Should Do to Remake the Way We Grow and Eat Our Food.” In addition to Pollan’s thoughtful article, you may also find the following of [...]

Event Announcement: Two Angry Moms Screening

In conjunction with Freshlunches, Healthy Child Healthy World, and Clif Bar, Slow Food Los Angeles is pleased to support the free screening and Los Angeles debut of Two Angry Moms, a documentary by Amy Kalafa.
What happens when two fed-up moms try to change the school lunch program to get better food for children? Freshlunches has [...]

Chef David Tanis at the Hollywood Farmers’ Market

The Cook’s Library has announced that Chef David Tanis of Chez Panisse will be signing copies of A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes, his recently published cookbook.
When: Sunday, October 12, 2008 from 9:00am until 11:00am
Where: The Hollywood Farmers’ Market, at the intersection of Ivar and Selma in Los Angeles
Cost: Admission to the market is [...]