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JANUARY
Book Club
Friday, January 18th
Time: 7 PM
Location: to be sent upon RSVP
Members and Non-members Welcome
The Slow Food Book Club has taken off to a great start. If you are still interested in joining us there is still room for more. Our next meeting will be January 18th at 7pm. We’ll be reading “The Kitchen Daughter” by Jael McHenry. Email Diana.tierney3@gmail.com to rsvp.
FEBRUARY
Bringing Home Terra Madre - Wine Pairing and 5 Course Tasting Menu
Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013
Time: 4 pm -7 pm
Location: private home
Members and Non-members Welcome
Terra Madra is a bi-annual conference coordinated by Slow Food and held in Turin, Italy. At Terra Madre food communities around the world meet to display the extraordinary diversity throughout the continent and to unite small-scale farmers and artisans who are committed to good, clean & fair food. This year's focus is how our daily choices and the food on our plate determine the future of our environment, economy and society. The conference will address how to raise a collective voice and become active in solving problems affecting the the earth and global community. Our Slow Food OC chair, Linda Elbert has been selected as delegate to attend this conference. Since she is a chef, she will be attending the Master Chef series at the conference as well as studying additional regional cooking on an organic farm following the conference. This event will be an opportunity to share the Terra Madre experience with our OC chapter.
Slow Food and the Organic Cellar are teaming up for an evening of delicious slow food and slow wine. Sommelier Dawn Brese and Chef Linda Elbert of the Basement Table will be pairing a tasting menu with Italian wines and Italian dishes for 25 guests at a private home in Laguna Beach. Learn about organic wine making in Italy. Enjoy tasting varietals from different regions of Italy as they pair with the foods of the region. Experience how a perfect pairing enhances both the food and the wine. Come gather around the table and enjoy this convivial evening and the 5 course tasting menu with wine pairing.
The Menu
Assortment of Appetizers
Charcuterie and Cheese (Assorted Italian Cured Meats & Cheese, Sarde in Saor)
(Venetian Style Sardines in a Sweet and Sour Sauce), Crostini di Cavolo Nero (Toasts
with sautéed Lacinato Kale)
Giol Prosecco DOC 2011
Veneto
Polenta con Salsa Verde, Egg and Parmesan Crisp
San Pietro Gavi DOC 2011
Piemonte
Orecchiette con Broccoli (Orechiette means “little ears” in reference to the shape of the pasta with a broccoli olive oil sauce, guanciale and ricotta salata)
Camparo Dolcetto d'Alba DOC 2008
Piemonte
Braicole con fagioli cannellini alla toscana - old world dish of flank steak, pounded thin,
stuffed, rolled and braised is a ragu served with cannellini beans
Casa al Vento "Aria" Chianti Classico DOCG 2007
Toscana
Chocolate Hazlenut Gelato with Berries and an Italian Chocolate
Giol Raboso Frizzante
Veneto
Vegetarian Menu Option
Appetizer: Cauliflower Tartlet
Orecchiette with Broccoli and Roasted Tomato
Risotto Style Farro with Mushroom Ragu
SAVE THE DATE - Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 4 pm -7 pm Tickets are available on Brown Paper Tickets at a cost of $55. Proceeds will benefit Orange County programs and projects that promote good, clean, fair food.
Book Club
Friday, February 22nd
Time: 7 PM
Location: to be sent upon RSVP
Members and Non-members Welcome
We will be reading “Cheese and Culture” by Paul Kindstedt for our meeting on February 22nd Email Diana.tierney3@gmail.com to rsvp.
Dinner at the Ranch
Saturday, February 23rd
Time: 3 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: 1025 East Ball Road, Anaheim 92805 (714) 817-4200
Members and Non-members Welcome
The RANCH Restaurant features true American regional cuisine. We’re cooking from scratch with the finest ingredients possible to capture the rustic style of wine country and the freshest flavors of the farm. We honor California’s great ranches, farms and
dairies, the artisan bread bakers and cheese and wine makers. Our seasonally driven menu showcases the freshest produce in season- as nature intended. The emphasis is on farm to table, fresh organically grown fruits and vegetables from local farms and from
our own ranch in the Santa Ana Mountains.
The afternoon will include a backstage tour of their fabulous kitchen and a presentation on the history and philosophy that created the restaurant and the Saloon which is next door.
Chef’s Selection of Tray Passed Hors d’oeuvres
First Course
Seasonal Soup
Farmers Market Inspired
Or
Chef’s Selection of Mixed Field Greens
Garden Cucumbers/Cherry Tomatoes/Champagne vinaigrette
Main Course
Smoked Jidori Chicken
Seasonal Rustic Bread Salad/ Natural Thyme jus
Or
British Columbia Skuna Bay Salmon
Black Quinoa/California Pistachios/Vine Dried Grapes/ Tangerine Nage
Dessert
Vanilla Bean Crème Brulee
Lemon + Poppy Seed Madeleines
(A Seasonal Vegetarian option will also be available.)
The ranch features one of the best wine lists in Orange County. To keep the afternoon reasonably priced, beverages are not included in the price but may be purchased separately. Corkage is $15. The Saloon next door opens at 5:30 for those interested in dancing or just watching.
For additional info contact: Hugh at hstevenson@mindspring.com
MARCH
Dinner & Policy Talk with Kari Hamerschlag
Wednesday, March 6th
Time: 6 PM
Location: Tana Ethiopian Restaurant, 2622 W. La Palma Ave, Anaheim CA 92801
Members and Non-members Welcome
If you're curious about the farm bill or its significance related to local and regional farm policy, you won't want to miss this conversation with Kari. She will also discuss the implications of the latest decision to temporarily extend the current legislation as well as what improved legislation might look like.
RSVP: To reserve your seat at the table, RSVP via DOODLE (use Chrome or Firefox if Internet Explorer doesn't show you the participants)
Kari is a Senior food and agriculture analyst in the Environmental Working Group's California office. Kari focuses on research on and promotion of healthy, organic, local and sustainable food and agriculture policies at the state and federal levels. She started her career 20 years ago as an organizer, researcher and advocate for socially and environmentally sound development policy, mostly focused on Latin America. Prior to joining EWG, she worked for nearly a decade with a number of non-profits on fair trade, sustainable food and agricultural policy issues. Kari earned Masters degrees in Latin American Studies and City and Regional Planning at UC/Berkeley.
Slow Money & Slow Food Invite You to Celebrate
Postponed
Time: 6:00PM – 9:00PM
Location: Whole Foods, The District, 2847 Park Ave. Tustin, CA 92782
Members and Non-members Welcome
Join us for our Mixer/Fundraiser for Slow Money & Slow Food
Enjoy Locally Grown Food and Drink
Network ● Learn ● Celebrate
2 Drinks Included!
Slow Money and Slow Food are growing our community acre by acre!
Come learn about:
Our local sustainable movement that is all about our collective future
Investment models for local agriculture
New venues for field building, investing, and social change
The Art of Beekeeping Workshop with BackyardBees
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Time: 10am -12:00pm
Location: Honey House, Orange, CA (address provided after RSVP)
Members and Non-members Welcome
Come learn the art of beekeeping from Janet and Kelly.
Janet Andrews and Kelly Yrarrazaval, co-founders of Backyard Bees, began rescuing and relocating local honeybee colonies in 2007. With the plight of the honeybee in decline, these two women beekeepers, gardeners, and mothers have resurrected the art of backyard beekeeping.
The Art of Beekeeping workshop covers the following:
The Backyard Bees Story
The inner workings of the hive
Plight of the honeybee
Sustainable beekeeping methods vs commercial beekeeping methods
Beekeeping Equipment/Getting started
Benefits of honey
Bee Friendly Gardens
Hands-on honey collecting
Honey tasting
The workshop will take place at the Backyard Bees Honey House in Orange Park Acres and the address will be displayed after checkout. Please purchase tickets for $15 at
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/324368. Maximum 15 people.
Please remember to wear close-toed shoes. For more information about Backyard Bees visit
www.backyardbees.net.
Book Club Meeting
Friday, March 29th
Time: 7 PM
Location: TBD
Members and Non-members Welcome
We will be reading The Art of Fermentation by Sandor Elix Katz.
APRIL
Community Work Day at L'Avocat Orchard
April 6th
Time: 9am-12pm
Location: L'Avocat Orchard in Santa Ana
Members and Non-members Welcome
The first Saturday of every month, is a Community Work Day at L'Avocat Orchard in Santa Ana. You can read a bit of history on this blog posting.
OC Food Access invites all Slow Food members to help out. For questions or to RSVP, contact Christina Hall at chall@ocfoodaccess.org
Real Food Dinner & Panel Discussion on Food and Community
Thursday, April 18th
Time: 5:00-8:00pm
Location: Pacific Ballroom C in the Student Center, UC Irvine
Members and Non-members Welcome
Real Food Dinner & Panel Discussion on Food and Community - tomorrow, April 18th, 2013 from 5:00-8:00pm. This sustainable event is hosted by UC Irvine's Real Food Challenge and Hospitality & Dining Hall with food coming from local sources.
Mark Lowry from Community Action Partnership of Orange County's Food Bank, Robert Perez from UCI Hospitality and Dining, and I have been invited to be panelists to showcase our work related to food and community.
Lara Montagne, Executive Director of the Grain Project, will be highlighting their exciting programs in Santa Ana and beyond around food access/food justice and environmental stewardship work. In addition, numerous community leaders from our CommUnity Roots backyard growing and CommUnity Harvest backyard harvesting programs will be in attendance to share their experiences with becoming more self-sufficient and healthier by growing and sharing their own organic produce in central Santa Ana, an area with far too many fast food chains and very poor access to affordable, healthy options on a regular basis.
The Dinner is free to attend but an RSVP is required (use link below) - space is limited:
http://ucirealfoodchallenge.weebly.com/real-food-dinner-spring-2013.html
Urban Chicken Coop Tour and Egg Tasting
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Time: 12 - 3PM
Location: Various yards in the city of Orange
Members and Non-members Welcome
It's springtime, the days are growing longer and backyard chickens start producing a lot of eggs! If you are an urban chicken keeper or are thinking about getting chickens of your own, this tour is a great way to see how your friends and neighbors have designed their coops. Several homes in Orange will open their backyard coops to visitors on this self-guided tour sponsored by Slow Food and Orange Home Grown. Stop by anytime between 12-3pm, meet the chickens, and enjoy an egg dish at each home prepared by Slow Food volunteers. This event is free, RSVP to kalinyu@yahoo.com in order to receive a map of the participating homes. For more info, visit http://slowfoodoc.org/calendar.php#Urban or www.orangehomegrown.org.
Green Scene Event Help Needed
Saturday & Sunday April 20-21
Time: 10AM - 4PM
Location: Fullerton Arboreteum
Members and Non-members Welcome
We need your help! Slow Food will be taking part in the Fullerton Arboretum’s annual Green Scene April 20th and 21st. The Green Scene is a wonderful event with plants, local artisans and much more. If anyone is interested in volunteering to help staff our table please email Diana Tierney at Diana.tierney3@gmail.com
TMA Spring Workday
Sunday, April 21st
Time: 8am-1pm
Location: Tustin Memorial Academy, 12712 Browning Ave, Santa Ana
Members and Non-members Welcome
Get in the dirt! Join Slow Food Members at the Tustin Memorial Academy for their Spring Workday at the Organic Garden and Nature Center. Sunday, April 21st from 8am-1pm at 12712 Browning Ave, Santa Ana 92705. RSVP to tmagarden@ocorganicgardenblog.com.
Slow Food OC Outreach Committee
Thursday, April 25th
Time: 6-7:30pm
Location: Avanti Cafe located at 259 E 17th St Costa Mesa
Members and Non-members Welcome
The first meeting of the Slow Food OC Outreach Committee is coming up Thursday, April 25th from 6-7:30pm at Avanti Cafe located at 259 E 17th St Costa Mesa, CA 92627.
This will be an opportunity to learn more about Slow Food and our local outreach and advocacy opportunities to see where you may want to get involved.
Avanti is extending a Slow Food discount to us for the evening, so come join us for some great food and conversation!
RSVP to committee chair, Gillian Poe at gpoe@ocfoodaccess.org by April 24th
April Book Club Meeting
Friday, April 26th
Time: 7 PM
Location: Corona del Mar house
Members and Non-members Welcome
We will be reading John Saturnall's Feast by Lawrence Norfolk. To RSVP, contact Diana Tierney.
MAY
Carlsbad Aquafarm Tour and Tasting
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Time: 11AM - 1PM
Location: 4600 Carlsbad Boulevard ▪ Carlsbad, CA 92018
Members and Non-members Welcome
Carlsbad Aquafarm is Southern California's only shellfish aquafarm growing eco-friendly mussels, oystes, clams, abalones, scallops and culinary seaweed since 1990 in Carlsbad, California.
Join Slow Food OC for a tour of the Carlsbad Aquafarm located on the Aqua Hedionda Lagoon and discover the wonders of the lagoon. The five acre business has been sustainably raising oysters, mussels, abalones, brine shrimp and different species of algae. The aquafarm's products go nationwide to chefs, restaurants, and wholesalers; the aquafarm also raises seahorses, seaweed and octopuses for aquariums.
Enjoy a tour of the facility and afterwards a tasting of some of the delicacies the farm harvests. The tasting will be prepared by Chef Linda Elbert and will include freshly prepared mussels and smoked oysters, served along with a salad and bread.
A photo ID is required to enter the facility. Please bring your own chair to sit and enjoy the tasting after the tour, along with non-disposable, if possible, plates, utensils and napkins, to keep our footprint to a minimum.
There is a maximum of 21 participants and you must be 16 or older to attend.
Tickets must be purchased by Thursday April 25th 2013.
Cost: $35.00
Ticket URL: http://slowfoodocaquafarmtour.eventbrite.com
Slow Food contact: Stacey Blaschke stacey@slowfoodoc.org
Directions and parking info: On I-5 from Orange County, exit on Cannon and take a right, then a right onto Carlsbad Boulevard and the entrance is on the right.
Alternatively exit at Carlsbad Village Drive and turn right, then a left onto Carlsbad Boulevard, drive a couple of miles along the ocean with the lagoon and the farm on the left (speed limit is 30 so beware) and the entrance to NRG will be on the left. The guards at the gate will stop everyone, show them where to park, and check photo IDs against the guest list.
May Book Club Meeting
Friday, May 24th
Time: 7 PM
Location: Duck Club, Irvine
Members and Non-members Welcome
We will be reading The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister for May. Instead of at someone's house, the meeting will be held at the Duck Club in Irvine.
JUNE
Slow Food OC Annual Meeting and Potluck with Master Gardener Presentation on Edible Organic Gardening in Small Spaces
Sunday, June 9th
Time: 4 p.m – 6 p.m.
Location: The Duck Club 15 Riparian View, Irvine, CA 92612
Members and Non-members Welcome
Join us for an annual update on Slow Food Orange County, a talk by one of our Orange County Master Gardeners. Rebecca Chadwick, on Edible Gardening in Small Spaces, followed by a shared meal featuring a potluck of dishes prepared by all of us. Come meet members of the SFOC Steering Committee, ask questions, and find out how you can become more involved.
All guests are encouraged to bring a savory or sweet potluck dish to share. Beverages of ice tea and water will be provided. To encourage sustainability please bring your own plate and cutlery.
About Orange County Master Gardeners: their number one priority is to provide residents of Orange County with up-to-date, practical and sound gardening advice that they can use. Each master gardener has graduated from a UC Cooperative Extension master gardening program.
About the Duck Club: the Audubon House previously served as the old bunk house for the two hunting clubs, the Duck Club was used as a gathering place for the hunters. They would build a roaring fire in the fireplace and share stories over dinner. The next day they would head out early in the morning to hunt. It is now provided as a meeting facility for non-profit organizations.
Event is free, but please pre-register.
Member Mixer
Wednesday, June 19th
Time: 6PM
Location: Irvine Spectrum
Members and Non-members Welcome
Join Slow Food for our first ever member mixer. We will be joining with Tender Greens located at the Irvine Spectrum 6pm, June 19th. The chef at Tender Greens will be preparing a wonderful selection of appetizers for us free of charge (full entrées and alcoholic beverages will be available for a charge). Space is limited, RSVP at http://slowfoodoctendergreensmixer.eventbrite.com/
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