http://slowfoodsacramento.com Local Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:19:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://slowfoodsacramento.com/2008/07/21/slow-food-yolo-farm-to-school-connection/   Yolo Slow Food leader, notable author and educator Georgeanne Brennan is suspending her cooking classes in Provence this summer and instead will be offering a series of "Provence in California" culinary weekends at her farm starting in August. Brennan's farm boasts a huge seasonal potager garden with more than 100 fruit trees, ... http://slowfoodsacramento.com/2008/06/27/provence-in-california/   Tickets are now on sale for the 2008 SushiMasters State Finals Competition, which will be held on June 10, 2008, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at the Sacramento Convention Center.  Tickets are $50 each, and a portion of proceeds will benefit the Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Colony Project, which ... http://slowfoodsacramento.com/2008/06/04/rice-rice-baby/   Photos by Larry Conlin and Barbara Haven What a perfect day -- perfect weather, food, wine and camaraderie! The day started with a variety of farm, winery, orchard and wildlife Delta tours lead by experts in their respective fields.    The evening activities started with a silent auction accompanied by beer tasting from Rubicon, ... http://slowfoodsacramento.com/2008/06/03/slow-down-on-the-delta-a-smashing-success/ The Dinner on the Delta event and field trips on Saturday May 31 are nearly sold out. Tickets for the dinner and the tours are available at Brown Paper Tickets. Dinner (wine included) is $75 Slow Food members, $85 general public; All-day, unlimited field trip ticket $25 (except the Delta ... http://slowfoodsacramento.com/2008/05/25/slow-down-on-the-delta-menuauction-items-%e2%80%93-nearly-sold-out/ We are pleased to announce that our speaker will be Anya Fernald, CEO of Slow Food Nation and longtime program director for California Alliance of Family Farms. Her husband, Renato Sardo, head of Slow Food International, will also be attending. DINNER ON THE DELTA: Talented chefs from each region will ... http://slowfoodsacramento.com/2008/04/23/slow-food-placer-sacramento-solano-and-yolo-present-slow-down-on-the-delta-may-31-2008/ Edie Lambert from KCRA News recently had dinner at Mulvaney's with a few Slow Food Sacramento members.  Enjoy! Watch segment now Whole Food's Chef of the Month: Waterboy Seafood Cookery 4315 Arden Way Friday, April 18th DEMO STYLE CLASS; Wine will be served; Must be 21 to attend. 6:00 p.m.  $65 ($60 for Slow Food members) Cooking seafood ... http://slowfoodsacramento.com/2008/04/10/whole-foods-chef-of-the-month-waterboy-seafood-cookery/ Dinner on the Delta:  A Four-County Slow Food Feast Celebrating the Bounty from the Heart of California We are excited to announce a unique gastronomic experience presented by Sacramento, Yolo, Placer and Solano counties’ Slow Food chapters.  Well-known chefs from each region will prepare a four-course meal from each county’s seasonal ... http://slowfoodsacramento.com/2008/04/02/save-the-date/ Saturday, February 23 ~ 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Old Soul Coffee Company 1716 L Street (rear alley) $25 Slow Food Members, $30 General Public Tickets available at Brown Paper Tickets  Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first.  We at Slow Food Sacramento echo American writer Ernestine Ulmer’s sentiments and are pleased to partner with three local ... http://slowfoodsacramento.com/2008/02/05/slow-food-sacramento-presents-a-chocolate-port-and-coffee-tasting-soiree/   Chef-of-the-Month Cooking Classes  Lynn Gowdy, Slow Food member and the new supervisor of Whole Food's Salud! Cooking and Lifestyle School, is introducing a series of cooking classes featuring prominent local chefs who are affiliated with Slow Food.  Gowdy's goal is to use as much locally grown ingredients as possible and to introduce great things artisan food ... http://slowfoodsacramento.com/2008/01/15/a-whole-lot-of-activities-with-whole-foods/