Greening the Food Desert: Food, Inc. Screening & Market Makeovers
As part of its Center Scene public programs, The California Endowment is presenting an event focused on bringing good, clean, and fair food to food deserts and other underserved communities. In many neighborhoods across the country–including several in Los Angeles–access to fresh fruits and vegetables is nearly nonexistent while junk foods abound. This Center Scene [...]
Public Hearing Announcement
Thanks to Emily Ventura and Lauren Cook of USC’s Child Obesity Research Center for an alert regarding a public hearing next week. Members of the public are invited to attend a hearing of the California Senate Select Committee on Obesity and Diabetes, “Exploring the Link between Sugar-Sweetened Drinks and Obesity”: When: Thursday, November 5, 2009, [...]
Chasen Kuyo 2009
A perennial favorite among Slow Food members and friends is the annual Chasen Kuyo (Tea Ceremony Whisk Celebration) of the Zenshuji Soto Buddhist Temple. Many thanks to Lauren Deutsch for alerting us to each year’s details. See below for information about the 2009 event: When: Sunday, November 1, 2009, 11:00am – 3:00pm Where: Zenshuji Soto [...]
KCRW’s First Annual Good Food Pie Contest
Since the beginning of summer, Evan Kleiman has been baking a pie a day, and her posts and tweets about her successes and learning experiences have ignited the interest and creativity of many home bakers. At this event, home cooks and pastry chefs will compete at KCRW’s first ever pie bake-off. Hosted by Evan and [...]
“Recipe for America” Book Signing
The New School of Cooking will welcome Daily Kos blogger and author Jill Richardson for a reception and signing of her new book, Recipe for America: Why our Food System is Broken and How to Fix It: When: Friday, October 16, 2009 from 7:00pm until 9:00pm Where: The New School of Cooking, 8690 Washington Boulevard, Culver City [...]
“Give more if you can, less if you can’t” membership extended (with a bonus)
The response to September’s membership drive has been so positive that Slow Food USA has extended the “give more if you can, less if you can’t” offer through October 15, 2009. If you’ve been thinking about joining Slow Food but have hesitated, now is the time to help us grow the movement! If you need [...]
Refreshing slowfoodla.com
We’re pleased to roll out a refreshed and redesigned slowfoodla.com to share news, event announcements, and other information with Slow Food Los Angeles members and friends. Some details: All the content from our former site is still here and has been tagged so posts on popular topics are easier to find. We’re expanding our lists [...]
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