Slow Food Los Angeles

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

Los Angeles Mycological Society presents “All Things Truffle”

David Kahn of the Los Angeles Mycological Society has extended an invitation to Slow Food Los Angeles members and friends to attend the next LAMS meeting featuring Robert Chang, Managing Director of the American Truffle Company, who will be speaking on “All Things Truffle.”
When: Monday, March 15, 2010 at 7:30pm
Where: The Times-Mirror Meeting Room at [...]

TOMATOMANIA! 2010

The dates for the 20th TOMATOMANIA! sales in California have been announced. These are perennial favorites for Slow Food Los Angeles members and friends, and a consistently great source for a stunning array of tomato varieties:
++ March 20 and 21, 2010, from 9:00am until 5:00pm
San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas
++ March 26, 27, and 28, [...]

“The Immovable Feast” at the Santa Monica Public Library

Thanks to Laura Avery and Jodi Low for a reminder about the first offering in the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market Library Panel Series for 2010: “The Immovable Feast”:
When: Thursday, February 11, 2010 from 7:00pm until 9:00pm
Where: Santa Monica Public Library, Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica (MLK, Jr. Auditorium)
Cost: Free and open to [...]

26th Annual Wild Mushroom Fair

The Los Angeles Mycological Society (LAMS) invites Slow Food members and friends to attend its 26th annual Wild Mushroom Fair:
When: Sunday, February 14, 2010 from 10:00am until 4:00pm
Where: Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, 301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia
Cost: Admission to the Arboretum is $8 for adults, $6 for seniors (62 and older) and [...]

Time For Lunch Eat-ins: Hollywood

Thanks to Elisa Hunziker for capturing scenes at the Hollywood eat-in, displayed in the slide show below:
Terry and Wally August, proprietors of Fancifull Gift Baskets and Fine Foods, have been enthusiastic supporters of Slow Food Los Angeles and The Farmer’s Kitchen. When Slow Food USA put out the call for eat-in organizers, Terry and Wally [...]

Time for Lunch Eat-ins: Elysian Park

Labor Day was a beautiful day in Elysian Park, and it was captured by Gregory Han and Jennie Cook, whose photos are included in the slideshow below with their kind permission. Thanks to Emily Ho for making these and other photos available via her Flickr collection. (Rolling your cursor over the photo will display navigation [...]

“Eating the Whole Farm” at the Santa Monica Public Library

Thanks to Laura Avery and Jodi Low for a reminder about another in the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market Library Panel Series: “Eating the Whole Farm”:
When: Thursday, November 5, 2009 beginning at 7:00pm
Where: Santa Monica Public Library, Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica (MLK, Jr. Auditorium)
Cost: Free and open to the public
As Slow Food [...]

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 program [...]

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 Mission, 123 [...]

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 judged [...]

“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
Cost: The cost [...]

Labor Day Eat-in Details

We’re delighted with the growing media attention that Slow Food’s Time For Lunch campaign is receiving and want to remind our members and friends–new, old, and prospective!–that there are six Eat-ins scheduled in and around Los Angeles for Labor Day:
++ 11:30am at the Cesar Chavez Arboretum in Elysian Park

835 Academy Road, Los Angeles
Organized by Jennie Cook; [...]

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