Evan Kleiman in conversation with Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser
On February 9, 2011, as part of its Visions and Voices initiative, the University of Souther California hosted a conversation among Evan Kleiman, Michael Pollan, and Eric Schlosser that covered a number of perennial and current food issues: legislation including the recently passed Food Safety Act, the national school lunch program, and the upcoming Farm [...]
Urban Homesteading in 2011
To start off 2011, the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market quarterly panel will address a topic of great interest to many Slow Food Los Angeles members and friends: urban homesteading. Urban dwellers are going beyond gardens and edible landscaping to produce even more of what they eat. Hear how urban gardeners and farmers on the edge [...]
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 [...]
“Conscientious Carnivore” Discussion
The next quarterly library panel discussion is coming up, and the Santa Monica Farmers’ Markets are bringing together local farmers and chefs to discuss the concept of being a “conscientious carnivore.” Many farmers are raising animals for meat and dairy in a humane way and offering concerned consumers a choice about what they eat. If [...]
Help Evan Kleiman help Nina Garcia (of the famous quesadillas)
Evan Kleiman, whom many of you know from Good Food, Angeli Caffe, and as the founder of Slow Food Los Angeles (back in the day before Slow Food USA existed!), has put out a call to help her and the Loncheros Association help Nina Garcia, a local vendor, take her business to another, more secure [...]
“Food Fight” Screening in Westwood
Chris Taylor has alerted us that his documentary, Food Fight, will be screened as part of the “Something to Talk About” documentary film series, a unique independent series of films that are meant to provoke conversation about positive change in American society. The films will screen monthly at the Crest Theater in Westwood. For those [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
School Lunch on KCRW’s Good Food
Evan Kleiman’s “Good Food” on KCRW is a favorite of Slow Food Los Angeles members and friends for timely information on good, clean, and fair food in and around the city. Don’t forget to tune in tomorrow morning at 11:00am when Evan will interview Slow Food USA president Josh Viertel about the state of school [...]
Novella Carpenter talks about Farm City
The ALOUD lecture series at the Los Angeles Public Library’s Central Library continues to provide free and fascinating lectures, and they have just announced a program that will be of interest to Slow Food Los Angeles members and friends. Novella Carpenter, author of Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer, will speak with Evan [...]
Event Announcement: Food Politics and Sustainable Solutions
Join the Social Action Committee of Slow Food Los Angeles for an afternoon discussion about food politics and sustainable solutions for community food security at the Edible Estates Headquarters & Workshop. Speakers will include Fritz Haeg, founder of Edible Estates; Mike Foti, owner of an Edible Estate in Lakewood; Evan Kleiman, chef, host of KCRW’s [...]
Peak of Summer Tomato Festival at the Hollywood Farmers’ Market
Our friends at the Hollywood Farmers’ Market have alerted us that they will host their annual Peak of Summer Tomato Festival on August 20, 2006 during the normal market hours (8:00am-1:00pm). This annual event, featured in 2004 on PBS’ “Visiting with Huell Howser,” celebrates the plethora of tomatoes available during the summer season at the [...]
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