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SUMMARY:Ranch Tour & Lunch
DESCRIPTION:TOUR: STEMPLE CREEK RANCH \n 900 Burbank Lane\, Tomales \nJoin us for a tour of Stemple Creek Ranch\, acclaimed for its superior grass-fed and finished meats and regenerative and organic agricultural practices. The ranch has been home to the Poncia family for four generations. “We seek to enhance and rehabilitate our entire ecosystem by focusing on soil health and increasing carbon in our land.” \nWe encourage you to support the ranch by purchasing their products: meat (beef\, lamb\, pork\, chicken) and swag (honey\, tallow lip and hand balm\, caps and more). Please order ahead of time and pick up at the tour. \nLUNCH: ESTERO CAFE \n14451 Highway 1\, Valley Ford \nAfter our ranch tour\, we will drive a short distance to Estero Cafe for lunch. The menu is their signature cheeseburgers with Stemple Creek beef and Estero Gold cheese\, french fries\, a house-made cookie\, and tea or lemonade. The vegetarian option is mushroom melt with coleslaw. \nBeer and wine is available for purchase. \nTickets are $50 per person ($55 for non-members)\, which covers the ranch tour and lunch. Space is limited. Note that ticket sales end on May 1.\nAbout Stemple Creek Ranch \nOur goal is to work in harmony with Mother Nature to promote optimal biodiversity that ensures the long term health and productivity of the ranch. Most of our pastureland is Certified Organic\, and our free range beef and lamb are 100% grass fed and grass finished. We rotationally graze our stock on open pasture from birth to harvest. They are never supplemented with grains\, corn\, or soy\, and never receive artificial hormones\, growth promotants\, or antibiotics. Our pigs are humanely raised in large outdoor pens where they enjoy a vegetarian diet with plenty of room to socialize and express natural behaviors. \nAbout Estero Cafe \nLocated in Valley Ford\, Estero Cafe offers fresh\, farm-to-table American comfort food. We are dedicated to local sourcing\, by procuring locally farmed proteins and vegetables for all our dishes. In that way we also support our community by providing healthy\, delicious meals. We are also happy to feature beverages from regional producers. Estero Cafe owners are Ryan and Samantha Ramey; it holds a Snail of Approval in Sonoma County.
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/ranch-tour-lunch/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Farm,Food
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260325T150000
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SUMMARY:Slow Cinema\, We Feed People\, Healdsburg
DESCRIPTION:More information to come! \nLearn more about the film.
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/slow-cinema-we-feed-people-healdsburg/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Film,Food
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260225T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260225T193000
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SUMMARY:8th Annual Snail of Approval Awards-Slow Food in Sonoma County
DESCRIPTION:  \nOn February 25\, Slow Food in Sonoma County invites you to gather at the Sebastopol Grange for an evening of connection\, conversation\, and celebration at our 8th Annual Snail of Approval Awards. \nThis year\, we are honoring 21 Sonoma County food businesses—from regenerative farms and community markets to beloved restaurants and artisan producers—whose work reflects Slow Food values in action every day. These are the businesses nourishing our community while caring for the land\, supporting workers\, and strengthening local food traditions. \nThe evening will feature: \n\n·       Recognition of our 2025 Snail of Approval awardees and renewal recipients\n·       Opportunities to meet farmers\, chefs\, and food makers and hear their stories\n·       Light bites and beverages highlighting local producers\n·       A warm\, informal atmosphere designed for community and conversation\n\nAt a time when small food businesses face growing challenges\, the Snail of Approval Awards offer a chance to pause\, come together\, and celebrate what’s working—and the people making it happen. \nWhether you’re a longtime Slow Food supporter or simply curious about where your food comes from\, we hope you’ll join us for this meaningful community celebration. \nGet Your Tickets Now!\n2025 Snail of Approval Award Recipients\n\nAmbix Spirits\, Sebastopol\nThe Beet Restaurant & Wine Shop\, Cloverdale\nCeres Community Project\, Sebastopol\nChad’s Soup Shack & Catering\, Sonoma County\nCloverdale Certified Farmers Market\, Cloverdale\nDahlia & Sage Community Market\, Cloverdale\nFishetarian Fish Market\, Bodega Bay\nFront Porch Farm\, Healdsburg\nGabacool Provisions\, Sonoma County\nThe Guerneville Certified Farmers Market\, Guerneville\nHot Drops\, Sonoma County\nJupiter Foods\, Petaluma\nKnight Valley Wagyu\, Calistoga\nLittle Saint Farm\, Healdsburg\nLittle Saint Restaurant\, Healdsburg\nLonger Table Farm\, Santa Rosa\nSanta Rosa Original Certified Farmers Market\, Santa Rosa\nTenfold Farmstand\, Petaluma\nThe Redwood\, Sebastopol\nValley bar + bottle\, Sonoma\nValley Swim Club\, Sonoma\n\nAlso recognized during the celebration are 18 businesses receiving Snail of Approval renewals for 2025: Americana Santa Rosa\, Bernier Farms\, Black Pig Meat Co/Black Piglet\, COOKIE…take a bite!\, Corner Project\, DaVero Farms & Winery\, Diavola Pizzeria & Salumeria\, Estero Café\, Gold Ridge Organic Farms\, Handline\, Laguna Farm\, Lunchette\, Red Horse Pizza\, Seven Moons Farm\, SingleThread Farm & Restaurant\, Sunray Farm\, Tierra Vegetables\, Tilted Shed Ciderworks. \nVisit our Snail of Approval map for a full list of local Snail of Approval awardees.\nSnail of Approval is a recognition given to food businesses that pursue and practice Slow Food values of good\, clean and fair food for all. As a locally run but internationally embraced program\, Snail of Approval is a powerful validation for businesses. Slow Food in Sonoma County is a joint project of two local Slow Food chapters\, Sonoma County North and Russian River\, run in partnership with Slow Food USA. \n 
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/8th-annual-snail-of-approval-awards-slow-food-in-sonoma-county/
LOCATION:Sebastopol Grange\, 6000 Sebastopol Ave\, Sebastopol\, CA\, 95472\, United States
CATEGORIES:Awards,Food,Local Food
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SUMMARY:Tastes & Tales of Italy\, Healdsburg - Ticket Sales End January 30
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nPlease join us for an evening on beautiful Fitch Mountain for a Northern Italy-inspired dinner! The menu was planned by our three delegates to Terra Madre 2024\, the bi-annual international Slow Food gathering in Torino\, Italy. \nStart the evening with an aperitivo\, browse the offerings at our silent auction\, then sit down to a family-style dinner. During the evening\, we will also hear heartfelt tales from our delegates about their experiences at Terra Madre Italy. \nTickets are $80 for Slow Food members and $90 for non-members. \nTickets \nThis event will raise funds to send chapter delegates to Terra Madre 2026. \nThank you for your support!\n\nOur Delegates to Terra Madre 2024Tiffany Holbrook\, owner Wise Acre Farm\, WindsorSamantha Ramey\, co-owner Estero Cafe and AmericanaDonna del Rey\, owner Relish Culinary Adventures\, Healdsburg\n\n\nOur delegates are stars in the Sonoma County food system. They represented our farms and restaurants\, and learned about food\, farming\, and other practices from other delegates from around the world. They also led a workshop about Sonoma County’s Snail of Approval program.\n\n\nTastes & Tales of Italy Menu\n\nAperitivoPolenta Squares | Tomato Jam | Valley Ford Farmers CheeseCrusty Bread | Italian Anchovy ButterWise Acre Farm Meatballs\n\nMainWinter Greens Salad | Candied Hazelnuts | Blood Orange VinaigrettePasta al Forno | Duck RaguVegetarian Option: Pasta al Forno | Mushroom RaguRoasted Broccolini\n\nDessertChocolate Bonet | Amaretti Cookies\n\nLocal wines will accompany the meal.\n\n\nSilent Auction Items-2 nights at a 2-bedroom\, ocean-view Sea Ranch home-Wine tasting and charcuterie plate for 4 at Papapietro Perry Winery in Healdsburg-Basket of 4 local olive oils-Serving bowl and salad/dessert plates by Aletha Soule Studio with accompanying hand-woven mat by AMIDI in Guatemala-PLUS you can buy a seat at our next 100-Mile Dinner\, May 2026 in Cloverdale!\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/tastes-tales-of-italy-healdsburg/
LOCATION:The Clubhouse at Tayman Golf Club\, 927 S. Fitch Mountain Road\, Healdsburg\, CA\, 95448\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food,Fundraiser
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SUMMARY:Scone Making Class\, Sebastopol
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the New Year by learning to make scones! Join us in a fun\, educational\, and interactive class at Patisserie Angelica. \nPatisserie Angelica\, 6821 Laguna Park Way\, Sebastopol\nTickets \nPatisserie Angelica is a locally-owned\, award-winning French-style artisanal bakery. It has a Slow Food Snail of Approval. Our class will be taught by Maggie\, one of the famous bakers at the patisserie. We will gather in the kitchen to learn the process and mix the dough\, and then sit down in the cosy dining area to enjoy scones with a pot of hot tea. \nPatisserie Angelica’s scones are unique in that they’re made only with cream. There’s no butter\, unlike in many scone recipes. In a Press Democrat interview\, owner Gargana Karabelov explains that “The cream makes them crackly on the outside and softer on the inside\, and they don’t get dry. I like them better than scones made with butter.”Pa \nTickets for this special event are $40 for Slow Food members and $50 for non-members. The class is limited to 10 participants.
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/scone-making-class-january-21-sebastopol/
LOCATION:Patisserie Angelica\, 6821 Laguna Park Way\, Sebastopol\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food
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SUMMARY:Terra Madre Day Dinner\, Healdsburg
DESCRIPTION:Terra Madre Day Dinner\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis year we are again observing International Terra Madre Day with dinner at the intimate Idlewild Tasting Room. Please join us!\n  \nWednesday\, December 10\, 5:30 -8 pm\n132 Plaza Street\, Healdsburg \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMENU \n  \nSelection of Appetizers \n\nSalad of Local Greens with Gorgonzola and Gradek Pears \nSpezzatino di Maiale (Pork Stew) on Polenta \n(a vegetarian option will be offered) \n\nMeyer Lemon Panna Cotta \nIdlewild Wines \nTickets are $60 for Slow Food Members and $75 for non-members \nTicket sales will end on December 6. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Your Tickets Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn the Slow Food tradition\, please bring your own (non-disposable) plate + silverware + napkin to help reduce waste and clean-up time. Wine glasses will be provided. \n  \nPlease do not bring your own wine. Idlewild wines will be served during the evening. \nDoors will open promptly at 5:30 pm. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDecember 10 marks Terra Madre Day\, our global celebration of food\, community\, and the living networks that connect us all. Marking the anniversary of the founding of the Slow Food movement in 1989\, this day provides us a moment for communities everywhere to celebrate local food cultures and to show how food can be a force for connection\, resilience\, and change.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSlow Food Sonoma County North | Contact Us \na 501(c)3 non-profit organization
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/terra-madre-day-dinner-3/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Food
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251026T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251026T170000
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SUMMARY:Celebrate a Year of Slow Food With Us at Our Annual Meeting\, Healdsburg!
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate a Year of Slow Food With Us at Our Annual Meeting!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBarn at Farm to Fight Hunger \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Vince Trotter \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOctober 26\, 3-5 pm\nFarm to Fight Hunger\n12340 Los Amigos Road\, Healdsburg\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThere is no charge for this event\, but please register for planning purposes. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCome Help Us Celebrate Our Members and Our Collective Work This Year–and Learn About North Bay Agriculture\nMingle with old friends and meet new members\, have some nibbles and drinks\, and find out what your chapter has been doing this year. \nWe will enjoy the beauty of the fields and barn at Farm to Fight Hunger and hear from owners Bruce Mentzer and Anthony Solar about their mission to provide food for those in need. \nAnd we are excited to welcome Vince Trotter as our speaker. Vince is Sustainable Ag Coordinator and Agricultural Ombudsman with UC Cooperative Extension in Marin County and co-owner of Kibo Farm. He will give us “A Perspective on North Bay Agriculture” and answer your questions. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpecial Information\nPlease bring your favorite appetizer to share\, and label it. \nBeverages provided. \nBring a friend! We want to spread the word about Slow Food and Good\, Clean\, Fair food for all. \nIf your membership has expired\, attend and renew it. Not a member? Come and see what we’re all about! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFarm to Fight Hunger\nOur mission is to sustainably grow nutritious vegetables\, and to produce pasture-raised eggs\, for donation to those in need of healthy food in Sonoma County. We donate 100% of what we grow.\nThe farm is a Snail of Approval – Slow Food in Sonoma County recipient. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSlow Food Sonoma County North | Contact Us \na 501(c)3 non-profit organization
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/annual-meeting-healdsburg/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Farm,Food,Gardens
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SUMMARY:Tastes & Tales of Italy-Event Postponed
DESCRIPTION:Event postponed\, more information on new date coming soon. \n  \nCelebrate Italy\, Slow Food\, and Local Flavor at “Tastes & Tales of Italy” Dinner \nJoin Slow Food Sonoma County North Tastes & Tales of Italy\, an unforgettable evening of food\, stories\, and community. This special event celebrates our chapter’s delegates who attended the global Terra Madre Salone del Gusto gathering in Turin\, Italy last fall—an international showcase of sustainable food and farming. \nHighlights of the Evening:• Italy-inspired dinner by Chef Ryan Ramey of Americana & Estero Café• Four-course meal featuring local\, seasonal ingredients (menu below)• Stories & photos from our delegates’ journey to Terra Madre 2024• Silent auction featuring local experiences\, artisan goods\, and more• A selection of wines will be included \nMenu:• Appetizers: Peaches with creamy cheese & honey\, anchovy crostini\, Wise Acre Farm beef meatballs• Entrée: Italian fry bread with local charcuterie• Main: Saffron risotto with Liberty Duck & gremolata\, grilled summer vegetables• Dessert: Buttermilk panna cotta with candied hazelnut crunch \nTickets\nMeet Our Delegates:Tiffany Holbrook (Wise Acre Farm)\, Samantha Ramey (Americana & Estero Café)\, and Donna del Rey (Relish Culinary Adventures)—all Snail of Approval awardees and leaders in local\, sustainable food. \nSilent Auction Highlights:• 2-night stay at an ocean-view Sea Ranch home• Wine tasting for 4 at Papapietro Perry Winery• Local olive oil basket\, artisan ceramics\, hand-woven Guatemalan mat• Tickets to future Slow Food dinners\, including our 100-Mile Dinner (May 2026) \nThis event will raise funds to send chapter delegates to Terra Madre 2026. Thank you for your support!
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/tastes-tales-of-italy/
LOCATION:The Clubhouse at Tayman Golf Club\, 927 S. Fitch Mountain Road\, Healdsburg\, CA\, 95448\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food,Fundraiser,Local Food
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250804T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250804T190000
DTSTAMP:20260522T154536
CREATED:20250528T045450Z
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UID:10193-1754328600-1754334000@www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org
SUMMARY:Slow Books: Epitaph for a Peach\, David Mas Masumoto
DESCRIPTION: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 core group of participants. \n\nBut we’re learning a lot from the books we’ve read\, and thought you might want to enjoy the books as well.  \n\n\nJUNE SELECTION: Slow Books: Epitaph for a Peach\, David Mas Masumoto \nA lyrical\, sensuous and thoroughly engrossing memoir of one critical year in the life of an organic peach farmer\, Epitaph for a Peach is “a delightful narrative . . . with poetic flair and a sense of humor” (Library Journal). Line drawings. Amazon
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/slow-books-epitaph-for-a-peach-david-mas-masumoto/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Books,Food
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250712T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250712T190000
DTSTAMP:20260522T154536
CREATED:20250503T210238Z
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SUMMARY:Annual Summer Picnic at Gradek Ranch
DESCRIPTION:It’s Time for the Slow Food Annual Summer Picnic at the Gradek Ranch! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, July 12 \n4 – 7 pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur Annual Summer Picnic is held on the Gradek Ranch in the Dry Creek Valley. Please join us for an afternoon of friends and food in a beautiful setting: picnic tables under the shade of tall trees and a lake ready for swimming. Come at 4 pm for appetizers\, followed by a Mexican Taco Bar supper with grilled steak and chicken and hand-made tortillas. \nPlease bring a beverage and your place-setting! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThank you for supporting our chapter’s initiatives! This picnic is more than just a fun gathering—it’s also a fundraiser that helps us keep our efforts going strong. We’re grateful for your participation and generosity. In addition\, we’re proud to donate a portion of the proceeds to Farm to Fight Hunger\, supporting their mission to combat food insecurity.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSlow Food Sonoma County North | Contact Us \na 501(c)3 non-profit organization \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSlow Food Sonoma County North | PO Box 1494 | Healdsburg\, CA 95448 US\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUnsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/annual-summer-picnic-at-gradek-ranch-2/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Farm,Food,Fundraiser
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SUMMARY:Slow Books: Love\, Loss\, and What We Ate: A Memoir\, by Padma Lakshmi
DESCRIPTION: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 core group of participants. \n\nBut we’re learning a lot from the books we’ve read\, and thought you might want to enjoy the books as well.  \n\n\nJUNE SELECTION: Slow Books: Love\, Loss\, and What We Ate: A Memoir\, by Padma Lakshmi \n\nA vivid memoir of food and family\, survival and triumph\, Love\, Loss\, and What We Ate traces the arc of Padma Lakshmi’s unlikely path from an immigrant childhood to a complicated life in front of the camera—a tantalizing blend of Ruth Reichl’s Tender at the Bone and Nora Ephron’s Heartburn \nLong before Padma Lakshmi ever stepped onto a television set\, she learned that how we eat is an extension of how we love\, how we comfort\, how we forge a sense of home—and how we taste the world as we navigate our way through it. Shuttling between continents as a child\, she lived a life of dislocation that would become habit as an adult\, never quite at home in the world. And yet\, through all her travels\, her favorite food remained the simple rice she first ate sitting on the cool floor of her grandmother’s kitchen in South India. \nPoignant and surprising\, Love\, Loss\, and What We Ate is Lakshmi’s extraordinary account of her journey from that humble kitchen\, ruled by ferocious and unforgettable women\, to the judges’ table of Top Chef and beyond. It chronicles the fierce devotion of the remarkable people who shaped her along the way\, from her headstrong mother who flouted conservative Indian convention to make a life in New York\, to her Brahmin grandfather—a brilliant engineer with an irrepressible sweet tooth—to the man seemingly wrong for her in every way who proved to be her truest ally. A memoir rich with sensual prose and punctuated with evocative recipes\, it is alive with the scents\, tastes\, and textures of a life that spans complex geographies both internal and external. \nLove\, Loss\, and What We Ate is an intimate and unexpected story of food and family—both the ones we are born to and the ones we create—and their enduring legacies. Amazon
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/slow-books-love-loss-and-what-we-ate-a-memoir-by-padma-lakshmi/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Books,Food
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SUMMARY:Tour of Volo Chocolate
DESCRIPTION:Tour of VOLO Chocolate\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVOLO is the award-winning handmade “Bean to Bar” deep chocolate founded in 2016 by Jeff and Susan Mall\, Sonoma County farm-to-table chefs.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a tour of VOLO’s small factory and learn about the process of making chocolate from Jeff Mall.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday\, March 26\, 11 am – 12:15 pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n399 Business Park Court\, Windsor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets are $30 per person for Slow Food members. Because space is limited\, this invitation is going first to current members only.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor those who would like to have lunch after the tour\, one of Slow Food’s Snail of Approval restaurants is nearby. PizzaLeah is at 9240 Old Redwood Highway\, Suite 116\, Windsor (in the Oliver’s shopping center). 707.620.0551. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVOLO’s Process\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur chocolate making process begins with sourcing cacao (cocoa beans) from various parts of the world. We work with Uncommon Cacao to source ultra-premium grade organic beans. They operate their business with Transparent Trade\, financial transparency\, a step beyond Fair Trade guidelines.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe receive the fermented/dried cacao at our little factory here in Sonoma County. The first step is roasting\, which is much like roasting coffee. Time and temperature are closely monitored and adjusted during the roasting process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOnce the beans have been roasted\, there are several more processes before the chocolate bars are molded and packaged. The artwork on the labels are photographs of quilts made by Cathy Shanahan\, a renowned textile artist\, and Jeff’s aunt!
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/tour-of-volo-chocolate-march-26/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Food
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SUMMARY:Passionate About Pie!
DESCRIPTION:Passionate About Pie!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet ready for whatever the New Year has in store—everything is better with pie! Join us for a hands-on pie-making workshop.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday\, January 27\, 1-4 pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCloverdale\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nwith Chef Christine Piccin\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe’ll discuss what goes into a tender\, delicious crust\, I’ll teach you my tricks and soon you’ll be shaping your own perfect pies. We’ll sample a chocolate cream pie (a single-crust technique) and you’ll take home a mini lattice-crust apple pie you made yourself!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you have a rolling pin\, please bring it with you – let us know if you do not.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets are $35 for Slow Food members and $45 for non-members. Only current members are receiving this initial invitation \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet your ticket here!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInstructor Christine Piccin \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChef Christine Piccin has written about food and travel\, cooked in restaurants for many years and now trains student-chefs in the SRJC Culinary Arts program. She has paired food and wine for wineries\, was the president of the Sonoma County Culinary Guild and a Harvest Fair Sweepstakes Award winner\, a competition she now helps judge. Christine credits her dad with inspiring her to try just about anything\, once\, and her mom with teaching her how to make the perfect pie crust. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nP.O. Box 1494 | Healdsburg CA | 95448 unsubscribe
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/passionate-about-pie/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Food
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SUMMARY:December 10 Terra Madre Day Dinner\, Idlewild Winery\, Healdsburg
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Terra Madre Day With Us Again!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease join us for dinner to celebrate International Terra Madre Day!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, December 10\, 5:30 -8 pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis year we are again observing Terra Madre Day with dinner at the intimate Idlewild Tasting Room \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n132 Plaza Street\, Healdsburg \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMENU \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSelection of Appetizers  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFennel\, Apple and Arugula Salad \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCoq au Vin with Mashed Potatoes \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(a vegetarian option will be offered) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeringues with Cranberry Compote \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIdlewild Wines \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn the Slow Food tradition\, please bring your own (non-disposable) plate + silverware + napkin to help reduce waste and clean-up time. Wine glasses will be provided. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease DO NOT BRING YOUR OWN WINE! Legally we can consume only Idlewild wines in the tasting room. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets are $60 for Slow Food members\, $75 for non-members. Sales will close on December 6\, 2024. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSee you on December 10!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReserve a Spot\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis year\, Terra Madre Day calls our global community to unite in celebration of agroecology—a practice that champions sustainable farming\, biodiversity\, and the well-being of our ecosystems. Together\, we honor “good\, clean\, and fair food for all” while recognizing the vital connection between nature\, our food systems\, and our communities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUnder the theme\, “We Are Nature\,” this year’s Terra Madre Day reminds us of our deep connection to the natural world and the responsibility we share in its care. Around the world\, local events will bring attention to the resilience of our food cultures and the crucial role of community-led action in protecting our environment. Whether through farm tours\, seed exchanges\, workshops on sustainable practices\, or conversations with local producers\, we’re all invited to get involved. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nP.O. Box 1494 | Healdsburg CA | 95448 unsubscribe
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/december-10-terra-madre-day-dinner-idlewild-winery-healdsburg/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Food
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SUMMARY:Slow Books: Invitation to A Banquet\, by Fuchsia Dunlop
DESCRIPTION:Our Slow Boods group is currently full\, but please enjoy reading along with us. \nDECEMBER SELECTION: Invitation to A Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food\, by Fuchsia Dunlop \n\nChinese 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 of being both one of the world’s best-loved culinary traditions and one of the least understood. For more than a century\, the overwhelming dominance of a simplified form of Cantonese cooking ensured that few foreigners experienced anything of its richness and sophistication—but today that is beginning to change. \n\n\nIn Invitation to a Banquet\, award-winning cook and writer Fuchsia Dunlop explores the history\, philosophy\, and techniques of Chinese culinary culture. In each chapter\, she examines a classic dish\, from mapo tofu to Dongpo pork\, knife-scraped noodles to braised pomelo pith\, to reveal a distinctive aspect of Chinese gastronomy\, whether it’s the importance of the soybean\, the lure of exotic ingredients\, or the history of Buddhist vegetarian cuisine.  \n\n\nMeeting food producers\, chefs\, gourmets\, and home cooks as she tastes her way across the country\, Fuchsia invites readers to join her on an unforgettable journey into Chinese food as it is cooked\, eaten\, and considered in its homeland. (Amazon)
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/slow-books-invitation-to-a-banquet-by-fuchsia-dunlop/
LOCATION:Healdsburg
CATEGORIES:Books,Food
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SUMMARY:The Return Of Our Sausage-Making Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Return of Our Sausage-Making Workshop!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a fun and delicious day of making Italian sausage. We’ll enjoy the results of our morning workshop with lunch.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday\, November 13\, 10 am-2 pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSciaini Family Estate\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n25975 River Road\, Cloverdale\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis workshop will be led by Slow Food members Marie Giacalone and Denaire Nixon\, cooks and bakers extraordinaire. It is hands-on and limited to 10 participants. Learn how to grind the meat\, season it\, and insert it into casings. When the sausage is ready\, we’ll grill it for lunch. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLunch includes salad and wine as well. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets are $50 for Slow Food members and $60 for non-members. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBecause this workshop has limited attendance\, it is being offered first to current chapter members.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBuy your ticket here.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nP.O. Box 1494 | Healdsburg CA | 95448 unsubscribe
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/the-return-of-our-sausage-making-workshop/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Food
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SUMMARY:Slow Books: The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating\, Reading\, Reading About Eating\, and Eating While Reading
DESCRIPTION: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 core group of participants. \nBut we’re learning a lot from the books we’ve read\, and thought you might want to enjoy the books as well.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOCTOBER SELECTION: The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating\, Reading\, Reading About Eating\, and Eating While Reading\, by Dwight Garner \n\n\nDwight Garner\, the beloved New York Times critic and the author of Garner’s Quotations\, serves up the intertwined pleasures of books and food. The product of a lifetime of obsessively reading\, eating\, and every combination therein\, The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating\, Reading\, Reading About Eating\, and Eating While Reading is a charming\, emotional memoir\, one that only Garner could write. In it\, he records the voices of great writers and the stories from his life that fill his mind as he moves through the sections of the day and of this book: breakfast\, lunch\, shopping\, the occasional nap\, drinking\, and dinner.  \n\n\nThrough his lifelong infatuation with these twin joys\, we meet the man behind the pages and the plates\, and a portrait of Garner\, eager and insatiable\, emerges. He writes with tenderness and humor about his mayonnaise-laden childhood in West Virginia and Naples\, Florida (and about his father’s famous peanut butter and pickle sandwich)\, his mind-opening marriage to a chef from a foodie family (“Cree grew up taking leftover frog legs to school in her lunch box”)\, and the words and dishes closest to his heart. This is a book to be savored\, though it may just whet your appetite for more. (Amazon)
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/slow-books-the-upstairs-delicatessen-on-eating-reading-reading-about-eating-and-eating-while-reading/
LOCATION:Sebastopol
CATEGORIES:Books,Food
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UID:9021-1730041200-1730048400@www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org
SUMMARY:Annual Meeting:  An Afternoon of Conviviality And Information About The Food Movement
DESCRIPTION:Annual Meeting: An Afternoon of Conviviality and Information About the Food Movement\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet and greet\, sip and nibble\, and hear about some cutting-edge issues in the food world. Please join us!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSunday\, October 27\, 3-5 pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFarm to Fight Hunger Barn\, 12340 Los Amigos Road\, Healdsburg\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGreet your friends and meet new members\, learn what your chapter has been doing\, and make your voices heard. Our special speaker will tell us why Slow Food USA designated 2024 as the Year of Grain.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe ask you to please bring 3 items to the meeting:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nan appetizer to share \na box of pasta that will be given to the Redwood Empire Food Bank for their October Project Pasta drive \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\na packet of seeds for Farm to Fight Hunger (jalapeno\, serrano\, poblano\, and anaheim peppers; tomatoes and tomatillos; all kinds of summer and winter squash; cucumbers; garlic; kale; chard; basil\, papalo) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease register here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur speaker is Farmer Mai Nguyen\, who grows and mills heirloom grains in Sonoma County. Farmer Mai works for climate and social justice through farming\, actions and advocacy. She is part of a global movement of agroecological farming\, which integrates the science of sustainable agriculture with social justice. These farming practices encompass what the US considers organic or regenerative\, while also embracing traditional\, place-based knowledge that is healthful for ecosystems and those who live in them. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Seeds remember. Growing heirloom seeds saved from the same soil and climate\, even as we face climate change’s extreme droughts and floods\, means that the seeds remember how to adapt. Seeds also carry our stories–where we came from and what nourished our ancestors. The heirloom grains I grow come from many parts of the world by the hands of people immigrating or escaping. These seeds connect them to a place and people as they make a new home here. The diversity of seed reflects the diversity of our society.” Farmer Mai Nguyen \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe extend a special invitation to our newer members–come meet other members and get involved in your chapter’s activities! If your membership has expired\, attend and renew it. Not a member? Come and see what we’re all about! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nP.O. Box 1494 | Healdsburg CA | 95448 unsubscribe
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/annual-meeting-an-afternoon-of-conviviality-and-information-about-the-food-movement/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Food,Wine
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240916
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240917
DTSTAMP:20260522T154536
CREATED:20240801T152537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240826T153213Z
UID:8676-1726444800-1726531199@www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org
SUMMARY:Slow Books: The Migrant Chef: The Life and Times of Lalo Garcia\, by Laura Tillman
DESCRIPTION:Slow Books: The Migrant Chef\, The Life and Times of Lalo Garcia\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe have 3 places available at our next Slow Books meeting\, and invite you to join us for a potluck dinner and discussion of the book\, The Migrant Chef: The Life and Times of Lalo Garcia\,by Laura Tillman.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday\, September 16\, 6 pm\, Cloverdale\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThere is no charge for the meeting\, but we must know who is coming. Please sign up here and we will confirm your attendance: slowfoodsonomacountynorth@gmail.com. The address and details about the meeting will be sent upon confirmation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Migrant Chef: The Life and Times of Lalo Garcia\, by Laura Tillman A chef’s gripping quest to reconcile his childhood experiences as a migrant farmworker with the rarefied world of fine dining. Born in rural Mexico\, Eduardo “Lalo” García Guzmán and his family left for the United States when he was a child\, picking fruits and vegetables on the migrant route from Florida to Michigan. He worked in Atlanta restaurants as a teenager before being convicted of a robbery\, incarcerated\, and eventually deported. Lalo landed in Mexico City as a new generation of chefs was questioning the hierarchies that had historically privileged European cuisine in elite spaces. At his acclaimed restaurant\, Máximo Bistrot\, he began to craft food that narrated his memories and hopes. Mexico City–based journalist Laura Tillman spent five years immersively reporting on Lalo’s story: from Máximo’s kitchen to the onion fields of Vidalia\, Georgia\, to Dubai’s first high-end Mexican restaurant\, to Lalo’s hometown of San José de las Pilas. What emerges is a moving portrait of Lalo’s struggle to find authenticity in an industry built on the very inequalities that drove his family to leave their home\, and of the artistic process as Lalo calls on the experiences of his life to create transcendent cuisine. The Migrant Chef offers an unforgettable window into a family’s border-eclipsing dreams\, Mexico’s culinary heritage\, and the making of a chef. (Amazon)
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/slow-books-the-migrant-chef-the-life-and-times-of-lalo-garcia-by-laura-tillman/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Books,Food
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240907T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240907T200000
DTSTAMP:20260522T154536
CREATED:20240807T200547Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240812T190331Z
UID:8709-1725732000-1725739200@www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org
SUMMARY:100-Mile Dinner in Bennett Valley
DESCRIPTION:100-Mile Dinner in Bennett Valley\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nSetting for our 100-mile dinner in 2023 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA 100-mile dinner sources every ingredient within 100 miles of the dinner’s location. Please join us for our next special experience!\nSaturday\, September 7\, 6 pm\nBennett Valley\, Santa Rosa\nThis 5-course menu with wine is $165 per person. The dinner features Liberty duck\, and the full menu will be set according to what is most fresh on September 7.\nThe meal is created and served by members of our chapter’s Events team\, and raises funds for our many Slow Food projects that support farmers and food-related businesses. \nThe special location will be revealed when you purchase your ticket(s). Dinner is limited to 16 guests. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSign up soon as only a few seats are left! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPAYMENT OPTION: If you prefer to pay by check\, please sign up first at slowfoodsonomacountynorth@gmail.com. We will tell you where to send your check\, and will register you when we receive it. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/100-mile-dinner-santa-rosa-more-information-to-come/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Food,Fundraiser
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240805
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240806
DTSTAMP:20260522T154536
CREATED:20240731T061331Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240731T061331Z
UID:8661-1722816000-1722902399@www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org
SUMMARY:Slow Books: Endangered Eating: America's Vanishing Foods\, by Sarah Lohman
DESCRIPTION: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 core group of participants. \nBut we’re learning a lot from the books we’ve read\, and thought you might want to enjoy the books as well. We will therefore let you know what we’re reading each meeting through the newsletter and our website. \nAugust Selection\nEndangered Eating: America’s Vanishing Foods\, by Sarah Lohman\nIn Endangered Eating\, culinary historian Sarah Lohman draws inspiration from the Ark of Taste\, a list compiled by Slow Food International that catalogues important regional foods. Lohman travels the country learning about the distinct ingredients at risk of being lost. Readers follow Lohman to Hawaii\, as she walks alongside farmers to learn the stories behind heirloom sugarcane. In the Navajo Nation\, she assists in the traditional butchering of a Navajo Churro ram. Lohman heads to the Upper Midwest\, to harvest wild rice; to the Pacific Northwest\, to spend a day wild salmon reefnet fishing; to the Gulf Coast\, to devour gumbo made thick and green with filé powder; and to the Lowcountry of South Carolina\, to taste America’s oldest peanut—long thought to be extinct. Lohman learns from those who love these rare ingredients: shepherds\, fishers\, and farmers; scientists\, historians\, and activists. And she tries her hand at raising these crops and preparing these dishes. Each chapter includes two recipes\, so readers can be a part of saving these ingredients by purchasing and preparing them. \n  \nAnimated by stories yet grounded in historical research\, Endangered Eating gives readers the tools to support community food organizations and producers that work to preserve local culinary traditions and rare\, cherished foods—before it’s too late. (Amazon)
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/slow-books-endangered-eating-americas-vanishing-foods-by-sarah-lohman/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Books,Food
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240624
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240625
DTSTAMP:20260522T154536
CREATED:20240527T193504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240527T193740Z
UID:8269-1719187200-1719273599@www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org
SUMMARY:Slow Books: How to Cook a Wolf by M.F.K. Fisher
DESCRIPTION:Although the Slow Books meet-up is currently full\, you can join us in reading this month’s selection. \nWritten 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. \nM. F. K. Fisher knew that the last thing hungry people needed were hints on cutting back and making do. Instead\, she gives her readers license to dream\, to experiment\, to construct adventurous and delicious meals as a bulwark against a dreary\, meager present. Her fine prose provides reason in itself to draw our chairs close to the hearth; we can still enjoy her company and her exhortations to celebrate life by eating well. \n 
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/slow-books-how-to-cook-a-wolf-by-m-f-k-fisher/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Books,Food
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240615T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240615T130000
DTSTAMP:20260522T154536
CREATED:20240516T223329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240527T201216Z
UID:8244-1718445600-1718456400@www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org
SUMMARY:The Mendocino Grain Project and Ridgewood Ranch Farm Tour
DESCRIPTION:Farm Tour: The Mendocino Grain Project and Ridgewood Ranch\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease join us for a tour of the Mendocino Grain Project in Ukiah followed by a tour and picnic lunch at Ridgewood Ranch.\nSaturday\, June 15\, 10 am\n3541 N. State Street\, Ukiah\nThe tour is limited to 15 people. Tickets are $20 for Slow Food members and $30 for non-members.\nProceeds will be shared equally by the Mendocino Grain Project and the chapter’s Local Farmer project.\nRidgewood Ranch is about 20 minutes north of Ukiah. You may choose to leave after our tour\, or continue north to visit the Ranch and have a brown-bag lunch. Carpool options will be sent upon registration confirmation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBUY TICKETS HERE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRachel Britten is the owner of the Mendocino Grain Project in central Mendocino County. She grows primarily wheat and rye on 34 acres in Redwood Valley. She took over the business in 2020 from Doug Mosel who started it in 2009. \n“We’re right on the Russian River\, and we don’t use any fertilizer other than compost and cover crops. We use a low-tillage system\, which means minimizing the disturbance to the soil. It’s part of my farming values\, but it also feels like a responsibility to my community. Local farming creates a really beautiful loop of accountability and understanding.” (Alta Magazine) \nRachel processes her grain for sale\, and also partners with other farmers to process their grains post-harvest: quinoa\, rolled oats\, heirloom beans\, and Einkorn. A percentage of the grain stays with the Grain Project for sale and the remainder goes back to the farmers. \nRachel lives on a ranch made famous as the retirement home of champion race horse Sea Biscuit. Ridgewood Ranch is north of Ukiah\, and we will have a chance to tour the ranch and have a brown-bag lunch after our visit to the grain milling facility in Ukiah. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/the-mendocino-grain-project-and-ridgewood-ranch-farm-tour/
LOCATION:Mendocino Grain Project\, 3541 N. State Street\, Ukiah\, CA\, 95482\, United States
CATEGORIES:Farm,Food
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240513
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240514
DTSTAMP:20260522T154536
CREATED:20240403T004307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240503T223826Z
UID:8033-1715558400-1715644799@www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org
SUMMARY:Slow Books: The World Central Kitchen Cookbook by Jose Andres
DESCRIPTION:Although the Slow Books meet-up is currently full\, you can join us in reading this month’s selection. \n \n 
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/slow-books-the-world-central-kitchen-cookbook-by-jose-andres/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Books,Food
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240228T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240228T193000
DTSTAMP:20260522T154536
CREATED:20240123T212511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240126T201031Z
UID:7432-1709141400-1709148600@www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org
SUMMARY:6th Annual Snail of Approval Awards
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate our 2023 Snail of Approval Awardees! We will honor 12 local restaurants\, farms\, and artisan producers at the 6th Annual Snail of Approval Awards ceremony at the Sebastopol Grange. \nMeet our community of honorees and enjoy their tastes and displays\, while learning about local food businesses. They will be joining a growing group of local Sonoma County food purveyors and hundreds of awardees from across the country. \nGet your tickets now! \n2023 Snail of Approval Awardees:\n\nAmericana Sebastopol\, Sebastopol\n[the bejkr]\, Sonoma\nBricoleur Vineyards Culinary Garden\, Windsor\nFourteen Magpies Handmade Jams & Preserves\, Santa Rosa\nGoguette Bread\, Santa Rosa\nPsychic Pie\, Sebastopol\nSarmentine Artisan Boulanger\, Santa Rosa\nSingleThread Farm\, Healdsburg\nThe Spinster Sisters\, Santa Rosa\nCulinary Farm at St Francis Winery & Vineyards\, Santa Rosa\nWise Acre Farm\, Windsor\nVolo Chocolate\, Windsor\n\nLight bites and beverages will be served. \nSnail of Approval is a recognition given to food businesses that pursue and practice Slow Food values of good\, clean and fair food for all. As a locally run but internationally recognized program\, Snail of Approval is a powerful recognition. Slow Food in Sonoma County is a joint project of two local Slow Food chapters\, Sonoma County North and Russian River\, run in partnership with Slow Food USA. \nSlow Food USA’s Snail of Approval directory is a national interactive Snail of Approval map that allows users to find businesses across the US that are embracing the Slow Food values.\nVisit the Sonoma County map for a full list of local Snail of Approval awardees.
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/6th-annual-snail-of-approval-awards-2/
LOCATION:Sebastopol Grange\, 6000 Sebastopol Ave\, Sebastopol\, CA\, 95472\, United States
CATEGORIES:Awards,Food
ORGANIZER;CN="Snail of Approval-Slow Food in Sonoma County":MAILTO:snailofapprovalsc@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240219T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240219T200000
DTSTAMP:20260522T154536
CREATED:20240116T194024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240207T194137Z
UID:7377-1708365600-1708372800@www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org
SUMMARY:Slow Books: The Fate of Food: What We'll Eat in a Bigger\, Hotter\, Smarter World
DESCRIPTION:Although the Slow Books meet-up is currently full\, you can join us in reading this month’s selection. \nThe Fate of Food: What We’ll Eat in a Bigger\, Hotter\, Smarter World by Amanda Little \nIn the fascinating story of the sustainable food revolution\, an environmental journalist and professor asks the question: Is the future of food looking bleak – or better than ever? \nClimate models show that global crop production will decline every decade for the rest of this century due to drought\, heat\, and flooding. Water supplies are in jeopardy. Meanwhile\, the world’s population is expected to grow another 30 percent by midcentury. So how\, really\, will we feed nine billion people sustainably in the coming decades? \nAmanda Little\, a professor at Vanderbilt University and an award-winning journalist\, spent three years traveling through a dozen countries and as many US states in search of answers to this question.Through her interviews and adventures with farmers\, scientists\, activists\, and engineers\, Little tells the fascinating story of human innovation and explores new and old approaches to food production while charting the growth of a movement that could redefine sustainable food on a grand scale. \nThroughout her journey\, Little finds and shares a deeper understanding of the threats of climate change and encounters a sense of awe and optimism about the lessons of our past and the scope of human ingenuity. (Amazon)
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/slow-books-the-fate-of-food-what-well-eat-in-a-bigger-hotter-smarter-world/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Books,Food
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231210T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231210T203000
DTSTAMP:20260522T154536
CREATED:20231114T202301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231117T004624Z
UID:6876-1702229400-1702240200@www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org
SUMMARY:Celebrate Terra Madre Day With Us
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Terra Madre Day With Us!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease join us for dinner on Terra Madre Day\nSunday\, December 10\, 5:30 pm.\nThis year we are observing Terra Madre Day with dinner at Idlewild Tasting Room\, 132 Plaza Street\, Healdsburg \n(street parking) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMENU\nSelection of Appetizers\nTuscan Kale Salad\nBoeuf Bourguignon with Mashed Potatoes (a vegetarian option will be offered)\nBread & Butter\nApple bars\nIdlewild wines are included\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn the Slow Food tradition\, please bring your own (non-disposable) plate + silverware + napkin to help reduce waste and clean-up time. Wine glasses will be provided. No outside wine\, please. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpace is limited–reserve your place now!\nTickets are $60 for Slow Food members\, $75 for non-members. Sales will close on December 6\, 2023. \nSee you on December 10!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReserve a Spot \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTerra Madre Day is on December 10 every year around the world. It is Slow Food’s way to promote the diversity of food traditions and production and show how our network is using its creativity and knowledge to build a better food future. \nTerra Madre Day brings together all who share the vision of a food system that supports local economies\, and respects the environment\, biodiversity\, taste\, and tradition. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n©2023 Slow Food Sonoma County North | P.O. Box 1494 | Healdsburg CA | 95448
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/celebrate-terra-madre-day-with-us/
LOCATION:Idlewild Tasting Room\, 132 Plaza Street\, Healdsburg\, CA
CATEGORIES:Food,Wine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230923T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230923T210000
DTSTAMP:20260522T154536
CREATED:20230807T230025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230823T195402Z
UID:5735-1695492000-1695502800@www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org
SUMMARY:Slow Food Presents a Sunset Supper at Foss Vineyards
DESCRIPTION:As the season turns from summer green to the colors of fall\, please join us for supper on the Autumn Equinox. The evening begins outside overlooking the Foss Vineyard\, savoring a selection of appetizers\, and enjoying a variety of Italian wines. Guests can peruse the treasures offered in a silent auction before sitting down for a three-course dinner accompanied by DaVero wines.\nBetween dinner courses\, we will hear from those who attended Terra Madre 2022. Our delegate to Terra Madre 2022 was Tucker Taylor\, Head Culinary Gardener of Jackson Family Farms. Also attending from the chapter were Donna Del Rey\, owner of Relish Culinary Adventures in Healdsburg (both Snail of Approval awardees)\, and Marie Giacalone\, Chair of the chapter’s Events Team. The meal will be prepared by the Sonoma County North’s Events Team.\nThis will be a fundraiser to send our delegates to Italy in 2024.\nTickets are $75 for Slow Food members and $85 for non-members. Ticket sales close September 16\, 6 pm. Note that there are no refunds after September 15.\nIf you prefer to pay by check\, please mail your check made out to SF Sonoma County North to Mark Crapeau\, 985 Lupine Court\, Healdsburg 95448. Checks must be received no later than September 16.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupper will be accompanied by wine generously donated by DaVero Farms and Winery.\nMENU\nAssortment of Slow Appetizers served with a selection of Italian wines\nLate Summer Salad\nLasagna Involtini (with vegetarian option)\nFall Vegetables\nVin Santo and Biscotti
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/slow-food-presents-a-summer-supper-at-ross-vineyards/
LOCATION:The Barn at Foss Vineyard\, 6475 Starr Road\, Windsor\, CA\, 95492\, United States
CATEGORIES:Farm,Food,Fundraiser,Local Food,Wine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230905T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230905T200000
DTSTAMP:20260522T154536
CREATED:20230815T145701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230815T150336Z
UID:6142-1693936800-1693944000@www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org
SUMMARY:Slow Books:  The Cooking Gene
DESCRIPTION:Slow Books: The Cooking Gene\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe have two places open for the next meeting of Slow Books. Please join us!\nTuesday\, September 5\, 6-8 pm\nCloverdale\nFor this meeting\, we are reading The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South by Michael Twitty. \nOur meetings include a discussion of the book and a meal. Everyone makes a dish from a recipe in the book. Just select a dish you’d like to bring and let the group know by email. \nThere is no charge for the meeting\, but please sign up now because there are only two places available.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South by Michael Twitty.\nA renowned culinary historian offers a fresh perspective on our most divisive cultural issue\, race\, in this illuminating memoir of Southern cuisine and food culture that traces his ancestry—both black and white—through food\, from Africa to America and slavery to freedom. \nSouthern food is integral to the American culinary tradition\, yet the question of who “owns” it is one of the most provocative touch points in our ongoing struggles over race. In this unique memoir\, culinary historian Michael W. Twitty takes readers to the white-hot center of this fight\, tracing the roots of his own family and the charged politics surrounding the origins of soul food\, barbecue\, and all Southern cuisine. \nFrom the tobacco and rice farms of colonial times to plantation kitchens and backbreaking cotton fields\, Twitty tells his family story through the foods that enabled his ancestors’ survival across three centuries. He sifts through stories\, recipes\, genetic tests\, and historical documents\, and travels from Civil War battlefields in Virginia to synagogues in Alabama to Black-owned organic farms in Georgia. \nAs he takes us through his ancestral culinary history\, Twitty suggests that healing may come from embracing the discomfort of the Southern past. Along the way\, he reveals a truth that is more than skin deep—the power that food has to bring the kin of the enslaved and their former slaveholders to the table\, where they can discover the real America together. (Amazon) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n©2023 Slow Food Sonoma County North | P.O. Box 1494 | Healdsburg CA | 95448
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/slow-books-the-cooking-gene/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Books,Food
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SUMMARY:Summer 100 Mile Dinner in the Alexander Valley (Wait List)
DESCRIPTION:Wait List\nA 100-mile dinner sources every ingredient within 100 miles of the dinner’s location. Please join us for one of these special experiences!\nJuly 29\, 6 pm\nDiaz Ranch\, Cloverdale\n \nThe 5-course menu with wine is $150 per person. Our setting is the patio at Colibri Vineyard overlooking the vines and hills to the west. The meal is created and served by members of our chapter’s Events team\, and raises funds for our many Slow Food projects that support farmers and food-related businesses.
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/summer-100-mile-dinner-at-the-diaz-ranch-sold-out/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Food,Fundraiser
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