Events Calendar
AUGUST | SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER | NOVEMBER | DECEMBER | JANUARY 2011 | FEBRUARY | MARCH | APRIL | MAY | JUNE | JULY
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General Membership Meeting and Potluck
Caring for City Chickens
September 12, 4pmJoin Slow Food Orange County Chair Heather ((Stoltzfus) Westenhofer) Westenhofer at her home to learn about the ins and outs of urbanchicken keeping. If you've been thinking about keeping chickens in the city, come meet Chickadee, Kerfufle and Drumstick and get your questions answered. This potluck will also kick off the 2010-2011 calendar year and you will not want to miss this change to hear is in store in the coming months and give your input for the future of SFOC.
Dig In, Slow Food USA Service Day - September 25th
9:30 am-1pm
Dig In on September 25 is when thousands of people across the country will break ground on projects that help create a world where food is good for you, good for the grower and good for the planet, and then break bread at the end of the day to celebrate.
Slow Food chapters already have nearly 150 events in the works across the nation and Slow Food OC will be particpating by building a raised and terraced bed at the Jerome CommUnity Garden and preparing, serving and sharing lunch with the group when project is complete.
For this year's National Service Day, we are going to give our time and effort to The Grain Project based in Santa Ana. The "eden-like" environment in which Grain runs their garden and produce distribution center is truly a sight to behold. Their goal is to provide healthy food choices to a community challenged by obesity, diabetes and poverty. Incidentally, the beds in the garden have been raised high enough to ensure wheelchair accessibility for physically challenged gardeners. In addition to their twice-weekly food distribution, they hold an Urban Gardening Workshop every 8 weeks or so. When they lost their Farmer's Market because of never-ending struggles for funding, the city got together and found them a garden. Now, they need our support to help them take the garden forward by creating for example, a satellite garden at the other end of Jerome Park, complete with community cooking facility (where they can generate revenue) and ultimately to hosting another Farmer's Market in downtown Santa Ana.
There are two main goals at present: raising capital to continue on as their funding ends at the end of September 2010, and raising the $60,000 they need to re-open the Farmer's Market in Santa Ana. We can help! Outreach Committee Chair Claudia Chapel will lead us as we help them build a large raised and terraced bed in the existing garden, followed by a lunch that we will prepare and share at the end of the work session. Also, Claudia suggests we also help with simple things like recipes on how to prepare some of the food they are growing.
We will be meeting at the Jerome Community Garden at 2115 W McFadden Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92704
For questions and to RSVP, please e-mail Claudia Chapel. 15 total volunteers are needed to build garden bed and prepare the meal (and to help distribute food). -
Third Annual Simultaneous Suppers
Locations: See individual dinners below for location info
Saturday, October 16th at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 23rd at 6:30 p.m. - Encore Supper
All dinners are $65 per person and include wine
Join us for one of the 2010 Simultaneous Suppers, multi-course dinners served and prepared by Slow Food Orange County hosts in their own homes this October. Small teams of volunteers will prepare and serve seasonal, locally-sourced and home-cooked meals, fully embracing the ideals of Slow Food. Each dinner will be an intimate gathering of like-minded people enjoying food and
wine together in a private home.
Proceeds support The Grain Project, a Santa Ana-based nonprofit committed to promoting unified,
healthy, sustainable communities through farmers' markets, community gardens, and public art.
Enjoy great conversation and a connection to food and friends that will leave you wanting more.
Saturday, October 16, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.
Dinner Hosted by Roger & Sharon McErlane - Laguna Beach- Cheese-Stuffed Nasturtium Flowers ~ Cucumber and Cheese Tomato Snack
- Fresh made, hand-cut pasta with Garlic & Olive oil
- Grass-fed Beef Pot Roast Simmered in Red Wine and Bouillon
- Creamed Mash Potatoes and Carrots and Peas in Butter Sauce
- Lettuce Salad with Lemon and Olive Oil
- Berry and Hazelnut Squash Pudding, topped with Ice Cream
Purchase Tickets for Roger & Sharon's dinner
Dinner Hosted by Linda Lewis Elbert - Laguna Beach
- Appetizer Trio of Homemade Artisan Bread
- Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Root Vegetable chips
- Roasted Butternut Squash Salad with Warm Cider Vinaigrette
- Ancho Chile Braised Short Ribs served with Heirloom Black Beans
- Fresh Corn Cakes
- Seasonal Fresh Fruit Tart and Homemade Ice Cream
Purchase Tickets for Linda's dinner
Dinner Hosted by John & Lesley Cox, Livi Lehigh, and Wayan Kaufman - Los Alamitos
- Tray-Passed Small Bites
- Locally Caught Seafood Cocktail with Made-From-Scratch Cocktail Sauce
- Rosemary Dijon Rack of Lamb with Homemade Mint Jelly, Yukon Gold Potato Cake & Wilted Greens
- Heirloom Lettuce and Frisée Salad with Fuyu Persimmons and Toasted Hazelnuts
- Apple Crumble with Homemade Ice Cream
Purchase Tickets for John & Lesley, Livi and Wayan's dinner
Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.
Hosted by Teryl & Claudia Chapel and Cindy Dupuie - Laguna Beach- Pesto Veggie Melt
- Saged Butternut Squash Soup
- Arugula Salad
- Oriental Lamb Chops Served Over Brown Rice and Sautéed Asparagus (vegetarian option available)
- Selection of Cheese
- Apple Tart
Purchase Tickets for Teryl & Claudia's dinner
Spots are going quickly! If you have questions or are interested in volunteering for the Simultaneous Suppers, please contact Wayan Kaufman.
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Gabbi Patrick Chef/Owner Gabbi's Mexican Restaurant
Mexican Masa and More
December 5th 3 pm - 5 pm
Sur La Table, Newport Beach
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Special Guest Speaker
Friday, January 21
Location TBASlow Food Orange County partners with Slow Food Los Angeles to bring a noted guest speaker.
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General Membership Meeting and Potluck
Sunday, February 20, 4 PM
Location: TBAThis event will combine the renowned Slow Food Orange County potluck with a general membership meeting to discuss upcoming elections.
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Cheesemaking Rides Again
Saturday, March 20
Location TBAJoin us when Heather (Stoltzfus) Westenhofer will again offer her popular home cheesemaking class.
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Guided Tour
Saturday, April 9Details to be announced.
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Potluck
Saturday, May 15
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Chili Cook-Off
Old Town Tustin
Sunday, June 5The culinary skills of Slow Food Orange County will be tested at the famous Tustin Chili Cook-Off, giving us the opportunity to show a wide audience how delicious slow food can be. Board member Roger McErlane will be the head chef at this event.
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Third Annual Bommer Canyon BBQ, Bommer Canyon, Irvine
Saturday, July 9Slow Food Orange County is hosting its third annual barbeque in Bommer Canyon, Irvine, California. This event is for the whole family and will focus on good, clean and fair food. The setting is beautiful Bommer Canyon, full of mature sycamore trees and surrounded by miles of open space. Bommer Canyon, historically, was the cattle camp for the Irvine Ranch and is generally not open to the public at large. This is a special opportunity for all of us to enjoy a quality meal in a beautiful outdoor environment.