Chasen Kuyo 2010… late notice!
A perennial favorite among Slow Food members and friends is the annual Chasen Kuyo (Tea Ceremony Celebration) of the Zenshuji Soto Buddhist Temple. Although we received notice a bit later than usual this year, we’re grateful to Lauren Deutsch for noticing that we hadn’t yet spread the word and sharing this year’s details. See below [...]
Emily in Italy: Slow Food Summer
We’ve been remiss in sharing some of the news from Emily Ventura, the chairperson of our social action committee, as she explores Italy during her year as a Fulbright Fellow. Emily recently attended Terra Madre as a Slow Food USA delegate and will be sharing her observations with us online and in person this winter. [...]
Is It Organic? Is That Important?
These are questions that will be posed to panelists at the next Santa Monica Farmers’ Market quarterly panel on Thursday, 4 November, beginning at 7:00pm. These panel discussions are always lively and informative and this one will be no different, with contributions by Chris Cadwell of Tutti Frutti Farm (certified organic), Alex Weiser of Weiser [...]
Nourish: Food + Community
With public interest in food issues at an all-time high, Nourish: Food + Community invites families to consider the vital question: “What’s the story of my food?” Nourish is a multi-year media and education initiative with the goal of opening a broad and meaningful public conversation about our food system that encourages citizen engagement, particularly [...]
L.A. Loves Alex’s Lemonade
When we saw Suzanne Goin at Vibiana recently at the public unveiling of Los Angeles’s food policy agenda, she didn’t talk about the delicious items she brought to the event, or what was the latest news at Lucques or AOC or Tavern. Instead, she talked about a fundraiser dear to her heart, “L.A. Loves Alex’s [...]
Listening Sessions for Certified Farmers’ Market Program
Update: David Karp offers specific suggestions for improvement in his Los Angeles Times. It’s available online, via the LATimes’ site. Thanks to Amelia Saltsman–Slow Food member, author of The Santa Monica Farmers’ Market Cookbook, and the public member of the California Certified Farmers’ Market Advisory Committee–for alerting us to listening sessions that have been scheduled [...]
Mark Bittman and The Food Matters Cookbook
Mark Bittman, known to New York Times readers as The Minimalist, has turned his attention in recent years to the question of how to reduce one’s carbon footprint and waistline without sacrificing taste and pleasure. It can be done! A supporter of good, clean, and fair food, Bittman has been a consistent source of reliable [...]
Celebrating L.A.’s Finest Local Handmade Artisanal Edibles: Artisanal LA
October is another busy month for food-focused events here in Los Angeles, and we’re intrigued by a new quarterly event: Artisanal LA. When: Saturday and Sunday, October 23 and 24, 2010 from 11:00am until 6:00pm Where: The Cooper Design Space Penthouse, 860 South Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles 90014 Cost: $15 per person (cash) at [...]
Announcing the First Annual Couscous Festival
Chef Farid Zadi, a founder of the recently established Ecole de Cuisine Pasadena, has extended an invitation to Slow Food Los Angeles members and friends to attend the First Annual Couscous Festival at the school’s headquarters in Pasadena. If you’re a fan of North African cuisine, an admirer of tagines, or someone who is curious [...]
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