• Slow Books: How to Cook a Wolf by M.F.K. Fisher

    Although the Slow Books meet-up is currently full, you can join us in reading this month’s selection. Written to inspire courage in those daunted by wartime shortages, How to Cook a Wolf continues to rally cooks during times of plenty, reminding them that providing sustenance requires more than putting food on the table. M. F. K. Fisher […]

  • Slow Books: Endangered Eating: America’s Vanishing Foods, by Sarah Lohman

    Slow Books is an ongoing activity of our chapter. The group meets every 6 weeks to discuss a food-related book and enjoy a potluck dinner based on the book. We meet in people's homes which can usually only accommodate up to 8 people. For this reason, we are usually unable to invite others than our […]

  • Slow Books: Invitation to A Banquet, by Fuchsia Dunlop

    Healdsburg

    Our Slow Boods group is currently full, but please enjoy reading along with us. DECEMBER SELECTION: Invitation to A Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food, by Fuchsia Dunlop Chinese was the earliest truly global cuisine. When the first Chinese laborers began to settle abroad, restaurants appeared in their wake. Yet Chinese has the curious distinction […]