Slow
Food Events and News
EVENTS
Sunday, December 21st - Slow Food Dallas Holiday Gathering at the
Farm
Details: check back for specific details
Time: Potluck - Late Lunch - 2 pm
Location:
SLOANS CREEK
FARM
Nathan and Ellen Melson
3385
E. Hwy 56, Dodd City, TX 75438-3929
Link to past
events page
November 12th, Terra Madre and Slow Food Salone del Gusto update
from Claudine Martin and Mark Monfrey
Monday, November 10th, Slow Food Dallas Book Club (rsvp for invite
and location)
"Food Fight" by Kelly Brownell and Katherine Battle Horgen
Sunday, Sept. 28, 4:00 pm - Annual Meeting, Dali Wine Bar &
Cellar, Dallas
We’ll enjoy wine and tasty treats as we brainstorm events for 2008-2009
and vote on our new leadership team.
Sunday, September 21st, Slow Food Dallas Book Club (rsvp for invite
and location)
It's a "Big Night" for the Slow Food Book Club as we take a break from
our reading for a movie and dinner!
Sept 20 to 26 - Support North Texas Food Bank
In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike the Houston food bank has been
completely overwhelmed. The Houston food bank is in need of
500,000 lbs. of food a day for the next six weeks to meet the demand.
Tuesday, Sept. 9, New Member Meet and Greet at Veritas
Wine Bar, Dallas
Location: Veritas Wine Bar
2323 N Henderson Ave
Dallas, TX 75206
Monday, July 28th, Book Club
Our July book is "The Last Chinese Chef" by Nicole Mones which has a
4.5 star rating on Amazon.com. Nicole is the author of "Lost In
Translation" and her book "The Last Chinese Chef" is the first work of
fiction ever excerpted by "Gourmet" magazine.
Sunday, June 15th, SLOW FOOD BUY LOCAL SUMMER POTLUCK DINNER
Garden tour and dinner at home of Peter and Julie Schaar
Monday, June 9, 6:30PM, Book Club
"Coming Home To Eat: The Pleasures and Politics of Local Foods"
by Gary Nabhan
Gary Nabhan is a writer, lecturer, and world-reknown conservation
scientist. He is also a leading voice for conserving and
renovating native plant agriculture in the Americas.
Thursday, June 5th - MOONLIGHT
MARKET TOUR - Dallas
Farmer's
Market
An insider’s tour and a conversation with the new Market
Administrator.
Monday, March 10th Slow Food Dallas
Book Club
Book:
Garlic
and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by Ruth
Reichl
Sunday, Feb 17th, 2008 - Slow Food Congress Update
Four delegates from the Slow Food Dallas convivium participated in the
Fifth
International Slow Food Congress in Puebla, Mexico this past
November.
Ugo and Cristiana Ginatta -- Paciugo
Sandra Lewis -- Life At The Table
Mark Monfrey -- Artisanal Beverage
We tasted Mexican-inspired gelato, pizza, foccacia, sandwiches, and
more!
Download excerpts with recipes from the official Congress Madre Tierra
booklet (
download
PDF)
Tuesday, January 29th Slow Food Dallas Book Club
Book:
Animal,
Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
January 13, 2008 - Future of Food film screening, Nasher
Sculpture Center
Slow Food Dallas sponsored a screening of the film,
Future of Food, an in-depth
investigation into the disturbing truth behind the
unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods (commonly referred to
as GMOs) that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the
past decade.
