• Slow Books: The Cooking Gene

    Slow Books: The Cooking Gene We have two places open for the next meeting of Slow Books. Please join us! Tuesday, September 5, 6-8 pm Cloverdale For this meeting, we are reading The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South by Michael Twitty. Our meetings include a discussion of […]

  • Slow Books: The Fate of Food: What We’ll Eat in a Bigger, Hotter, Smarter World

    Although the Slow Books meet-up is currently full, you can join us in reading this month's selection. The Fate of Food: What We'll Eat in a Bigger, Hotter, Smarter World by Amanda Little In the fascinating story of the sustainable food revolution, an environmental journalist and professor asks the question: Is the future of food […]

  • 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 […]