Event Announcement: Orange County BBQ
Our colleagues in the Orange County chapter invite Slow Food Los Angeles members and friends to an upcoming event: Slow Food Orange County will hold its first barbeque in Bommer Canyon in the City of Irvine. The barbeque is an event for the whole family and will focus on awareness of good, clean, and fair [...]
News from the Meat Committee
Rob Bikel, chairman of the Slow Food Los Angeles Meat Committee, has news of the committee’s work: Greetings to all meat-concerned Slow Fooders, Rob Bikel here, chair of the Meat Committee. We had a small but energetic meeting last weekend in an effort to get the (meat)ball rolling (okay, first and *last* pun, I promise). [...]
Event Announcement: Vietnamese Cooking Class, Demonstration and Lunch
Come celebrate spring in Vietnam with Slow Food Los Angeles members and friends. We will prepare summer rolls, and watch our experienced Vietnamese hosts prepare a hot pot of beef noodle soup with vegetables and Vietnamese crepes. Learn the secrets of pho and other, less common dishes. Our hosts will share recipes and show us [...]
Welcoming Slow Food Urban San Diego
We’re delighted to help spread the news that there’s a new Slow Food chapter in southern California: Slow Food Urban San Diego. Founded by Donna McLoughlin, Dominick Fiume, and other dedicated Slow Food proponents from the San Diego area, Slow Food Urban San Diego is already making its mark in the community by raising public [...]
Losing a Local (and Beloved) Resource
Home cooks, professional chefs, cookbook lovers, and supporters of independent bookselling in Los Angeles are already mourning the loss of The Cook’s Library, Los Angeles’s premier bookstore for all things culinary. The news has been circulating for a few weeks now, but the Los Angeles Times recently talked with Ellen Rose, the store’s founder, and [...]
“Is a Food Revolution Now in Season?”
The front page of the Sunday New York Times Business section posed the question, “Is a Food Revolution Now in Season?” and considered the promising steps already taken by the Obama administration toward the goals set by food activists, including many who have been key participants in the Slow Food movement such as Alice Waters, [...]
“Obamas Prepare to Plant White House Vegetable Garden”
Digging begins tomorrow on a garden that will have practical value but may also come to have significant symbolic value: an organic garden on the White House lawn. The idea of a visible garden on the White House lawn has long been advocated by Alice Waters. As reported by Marion Burros in the New York [...]
News on Big Picks (and Mini Picks) from Rick Nahmias
On the heels of the successful “Big Pick,” Rick Nahmias has sent out word about upcoming opportunities to pick and donate fruit. His message is copied below: Hope you all had a good week and got some rest after our Big Pick on the 8th. All the folks at SOVA and I thank those who [...]
Volunteer at the Garden School Foundation’s Work Day
In Other Media: Alice Waters on 60 Minutes
Thanks to the members and friends who alerted us that Lesley Stahl’s profile of Alice Waters will be featured on tonight’s episode of 60 Minutes (CBS). Slow Food Nation and The Edible Schoolyard serve as the backdrop for portions of the segment, during which Alice talks more about the role and promise of school gardens: [...]
Opportunity with Roots of Change
Roots of Change has alerted us that they will be hiring two new contractors to help them gather endorsements for the Food Declaration and build their Changemakers Network. They are looking for candidates in the Greater L.A. area and the San Francisco Bay area who are committed to changing our food system and have outreach [...]
Reminder: Farmer’s Kitchen Benefit Dinner
Reservations are still available for a dinner to help support The Farmer’s Kitchen, a new venture of Sustainable Economic Enterprises of Los Angeles (SEE-LA). Starting at 5:30pm, the dinner will feature produce from several farmers who appear regularly at the Hollywood Farmers’ Market, and Chef Sandy Gendel’s menu is now available online. Reservations are available [...]
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