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Slow Food O'ahu News
Number 2010-20
Mailed December 26, 2010
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Happy New Year
We wish you well as 2010 draws to a close as we send you our last (and 20th) edition of the Slow Food O'ahu newsletter for 2010. Slow Food O'ahu looks forward to an exciting year ahead, starting with two foodie events in early January and our Annual Meeting at the end of the month. We will be sending out our next newsletter in January with more details on the Annual Meeting, our Slow Suppers @ Home dinners in February, and more events.
We wish to thank those of you who helped out at Terra Madre Day on December 12 at Mohala Farms and appreciate Kathy Maddox and gang for hosting us. We welcome more community service options for our members to contribute to the support of our farming, gardening, and sustainable food community. If you have ideas for events in 2011- or even better if you would like to host or organize an event - please drop us a line at slowfoodoahu@yahoo.com. We also announce through our newsletter local, like-minded events in the community, even though not sponsored by Slow Food O'ahu. We are always interested in slow reading, articles that you have found on-line and wish to share with the community through our newsletter. Please feel free to send them our way and we will do our best to share.
With best wishes for a slow 2011.
Laurie, Mae, Michelle, Rike, and Francine (Your Executive Committee)
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Chocolate History, Tasting and Making Class with Madre Chocolate
Saturday, January 8, 2011, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Ferguson Kitchen
Would you like to learn about the many varieties of cocoa beans and chocolate, how the Aztec and Maya discovered chocolate, and how to make your own chocolate bars from the bean? There are many flowers, herbs, and spices that the Maya and Olmec who discovered chocolate added to their delicious ritualistic cacao drinks that are hard to find outside of Mexico, but many of these plants happen to grow in Hawaii and are underutilized. You can learn about all of this in a few hours with Madre Chocolate co-founder David Elliott and University of Hawai'i Manoa ethnobotanist and Madre Chocolate co-founder Dr. Nat Bletter. The types of chocolate bars whether milk or dark, raw or roasted, single origin or blended, and fruity or nutty are increasing exponentially. We will learn how to look at the ingredients and sort out the tasty, healthy ones from the rest. In the class everyone will participate in making delicious chocolate bars from scratch after a short talk on the history of chocolate with some tastings. You will go home with recipes and a bar of chocolate. You can learn more about Madre Chocolate at the website: http://madrechocolate.com/
This event will take place at Ferguson Enterprises Bath, Kitchen and Lighting Gallery. They have a beautiful 13,000 square foot showroom in Kalihi that features the only functioning presentation kitchen in the state. They have graciously offered to let us use it for this class. The cost is $30 for members and $35 for nonmembers and guests. Cost includes the demonstration, tastings, recipes and your own bar of handmade chocolate. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Michelle at sfo.reservation@gmail.com.
Please include in your RSVP your name, member status, phone or email and the name of any nonmember or member guests you would like to bring. RSVPs must be received by Wednesday, January 5. THIS EVENT IS LIMITED TO 25 PEOPLE, so please reply quickly if you would like to attend. Payment MUST be received by the date of the event. Please note: Due to the nature of this event and the necessity of purchasing ingredients beforehand, if cancellations are required after the RSVP date and we are unable to fill your spot, you will be held responsible for payment. Payment information will be sent to you following your RSVP. Final details will be sent to all confirmed guests a few days prior to the event.
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Big Aloha Brewery Tour and Tasting
Saturday, January 15, 4:30pm - 6pm ($20 members, $25 nonmembers)
Come learn about and taste one of our Island's only 100% locally brewed beers at Big Aloha Brewery! Brewmaster Dave Campbell has been producing beer on Oahu for 13 years and has offered to give Slow Food O'ahu members a tour of his micro-brewery and discuss the brewing process. The tour will be followed by a tasting of samples of the five handcrafted "Big Aloha" beers that are brewed on the premises. Each beer is brewed with top quality local ingredients and aged to perfection. You'll end the event with a pint of your favorite beer and family-style pupus from Sam Choy's restaurant, which offers Hawaii Regional Cuisine. The tour ends as Happy Hour begins, so if you'd like to stay and enjoy a few more, it's a great time to explore this Oahu gem.
Cost for this event is $20 for members and $25 for nonmembers and guests. The cost includes tour, tip, samples of the five beers, family-style pupus and a pint of your favorite beer. This event is limited to 20 people. Please RSVP to Michelle at sfo.reservation@gmail.com if you would like to attend and include your name, member status and the names of any nonmember guests you would like to bring. This event fills quickly so RSVP quickly if you would like to attend. RSVPs must be received by Wednesday, January 12 and payment by Friday, January 14th. Payment information will be sent when your RSVP is confirmed and directions will be sent to all paid guests a few days prior to the event.
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Annual Meeting - Mark Your Calendar
January 30, 2011
Please mark your calendar for our Annual Meeting , tentatively scheduled for January 30, 2011, around lunch time (it's always a potluck). More details will be coming later....
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Slow Food Leadership
Slow Food O'ahu Officers:
Laurie Carlson, President; Francine Wai, Secretary/Membership/Newsletter; Michelle Phillips, Events; Mae Isonaga, Treasurer; Rike Weiss, Outreach.
Email correspondent: Nina Bermudez
Web master: Martha Cheng
Quick Links
Slow Food O'ahu Convivium website
Slow Food Hawai'i Convivium website
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