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Slow Food O'ahu News
Number 2012-5
Mailed April 3, 2012
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Food for Thought Series featuring the Movie "Ingredients:Hawai'i"
April 4, 2012 5:30 p.m. Samplings from Local Farmers; 6:15 Screening and Discussion
Punahou School Thurston Chapel
Here's a last minute notice of a Slow Food O'ahu and Punahou School event announced in the last newsletter....
Punahou School and Slow Food O'ahu invite you to the next in the film series "Food for Thought". Initiated in 2008, the Food for Thought series offers a forum for dialog centered around Punahou's sustainability initiative. Each event features a movie in combination with speakers, displays or tastings to further thinking about the movie topic. This series represents the school's efforts to create opportunities to help us shape a more sustainable world together.
Punahou has joined with Slow Food O'ahu in presenting the film "Ingredients:Hawai'i", a film that inspires us to live Hawai'i and love Hawai'i through food. A discussion will follow the film and will feature Robert Bates, Director of "Ingredients" (2009) and "Ingredients Hawai'i" (2011).
Admission is free. No RSVP is required but seating is limited. For more information see www.punahou.edu/foodforthought
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Making Great Coffee Workshop
April 13, 2012, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Beach Bum Cafe
For all you coffee lovers who want to support our local coffee industry....
Shawn Steiman, a.k.a. Dr. Coffee, will be conducting a class on coffee at Beach Bum Cafe on Friday, April 13, 2012 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Shawn received a Ph.D from the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture with a special focus on coffee. He currently works as a consultant to farmers, coffee roasters, and the industry as a whole. He is also the author of "The Hawai'i Coffee Book: A Gourmet's Guide from Kona to Kaua'i". During the presentation, Shawn will start with the basics about coffee quality so folks have the tools to appreciate the tasting. He will then discuss brewing in general: what is important to know to make good coffee and how those things are implemented into various coffee makers. Then he will talk about the specifics of brewing. Using as many brewing methods as we can, the group will brew the same coffee on them and see just how the taste changes. The cost is $20 for Slow Food O'ahu members, $25 for non-members. Limited to 12 participants. Please contact Michelle at sfo.reservation@gmail.com.
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Gnocchi - Making Class
April 14, 2012 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Kailua (Maunawili) Private Home
This is your last opportunity (for at least a year) to take our wildly popular gnocchi class with Dirce Carmi, our favorite Slow Food member from Torino, Italy. Dirce has generously offered to teach another class on gnocchi making to Slow Food O'ahu members! Dirce will teach the traditional method of making gnocchi with potato, eggs and flour. When we're pau with the hands on lesson (limited to 6 people) we will cook up the gnocchi and have lunch together. The lunch will include gnocchi with sauce(s), a salad of local ingredients, and bread. In case you aren't aware, Dirce taught the staff at town Restaurant in Kaimuki the fine points of making and serving gnocchi.
To register for this event, please RSVP to Michelle at sfo.reservation@gmail.com by April 10. Please include in your RSVP your name and phone or email. THIS CLASS IS LIMITED TO 6 PEOPLE AND YOU MUST BE A MEMBER TO ATTEND. The cost of the class will be $30, including the lesson and lunch, and will be held in a private home in the Kailua (Maunawili) area. 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 and directions will be sent to you following your RSVP with the address. Final details will be sent to all confirmed guests a few days prior to the event.
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Slow Food O'ahu Slow Suppers @ Home
April 15, April 28, and May 12, 2012 Various locations
Slow Food O'ahu is pleased to re-announce our Spring Slow Suppers @ Home dinners. We have had one change: Our April 21, 2012 dinner has been cancelled due to unforseen circumstances. However, we are pleased to announce a new dinner and host on May 12, 2012 in Wahiawa. We hope that you will join us.
Our dinners are an opportunity for members to gather over good, local food and enjoy an evening of slow conversation. Here's how it works:
- The host(ess) will offer his or home for the dinner, eating utensils, and provide the main dish.
- Guests will contribute $5, upon arrival, to the host(ess) and bring another dish to complement the main dish and the 'theme' of the dinner.
Here's a re-cap of our hosted dinners:
* April 15 (Sunday) - Location: Alewa. Time: 6:30 p.m. Capacity: 6 people. Theme: "From the farmer's market". Please make your contribution from items available at the farmer's market.
* April 21 - Cancelled
* April 28 (Saturday) - Location: Ewa Beach. Time: 6:30 p.m. Capacity: 10 people. Theme: "Asparagus Party- Welcome to Spring". Any dish to use or complement asparagus is welcome. Let's be creative.
* May 12 (Saturday) - Location: Wahiawa. Time: 6:00 p.m. Capacity: 8 people. Theme: From the farmer's market.
If you are interested in attending one of the dinners, please RSVP to Michelle at sfo.reservation@gmail.com. You will then be informed of the host(ess), the address, and your name will then be forwarded to the host(ess) for further communication in coordinating the menu items. Please pay your $5 to the host(ess) at the dinner.
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GMOs and Public Policy: Two presentations
April 14, 2012 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Hawai'i State Capitol Auditorium
April 16, 2012 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. U.H. Hawai'ian Studies Center
Seeds of Truth and Down to Earth present two public forums on the issue of GMOs.
GMO LABELING - OUR RIGHT TO KNOW vs PUBLIC POLICY will be held on Saturday, April 14, 2012, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the Hawai'i State Capitol Auditorium with Phil Bereano and Mr. Danny Bishop. Mr. Bereano, lawyer and activist, was present at the 1992 Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit, is the co-founder of the Council for Responsible Genetics and represents the Washington Biotechnology Action Council. He was involved in creating legislation for the GMO labeling bills in Washington State. Danny Bishop, former employee for the Honolulu Fire Department and taro farmer. Mr. Bishop will share his involvement in the GMO taro legislation and his concern for the future of our 'aina and food sources.
GMO LABELING, TECHNOLOGY AND PUBLIC POLICY will be held on Monday, April 16, 2012, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the U.H. Hawai'ian Studies Center with Phil Bereano and Dr. Noelani Goodyear-Kaopua. Mr. Bereano will talk about GMO corporate public relations, the involvement of the Bill Gates Foundation in promoting GMO, and his support for GMO trade and international issues. Dr. Noelani Goodyear-Kaopua, of the Indigenous Politics, Political Science Dept., University of Hawaii was involved in the GMO taro issue and will give updates on genetic engineering from a Hawaiian perspective.
For more information, contact Dr. Melissa Yee, Seeds of Truth at 292-1179 or Mary Lacques at 783-8400
(This is not a Slow Food O'ahu event but may be of interest to our members) |
A little bit of this and that...
- We still need volunteers.... Slow Food O'ahu will be participating in an educational and environmental fair at the Waldorf School in Niu Valley on May 5, 2012 from Noon - 6 p.m. We need volunteers to help staff an educational table. If you are able to help out, please contact Rike Weiss at rikeweiss@hotmail.com.
- The Hawaii Food Policy Council announces its Indie GoDo fundraising campaign. This money will go directly to supporting the Hawaii Food Policy Council as it continues to develop as an organization dedicated to building a healthier food system for Hawaii. And just what are our plans for helping to build this healthy food system? They have amazing events like a dinner in the field at Ma'o Farms prepared by Mark Noguchi, VIP tickets to the Taste of the Nation Event (which features tastings from some of Hawaii's most renowned chefs), an interactive cooking class with macrobiotic chef Leslie Ashburn, and dinner and a movie at Sweet Home Waimanalo. - If you are interested in GMOs in Hawai'i, join the Hawai'i GMO listserve. - Check out the Permablitz Hawai'i Video on You Tube. - Here's another You Tube Video with Vivian Chau on " Give it Fresh" at the Hawai'i Farmer's Market. |
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Slow Food Leadership
Slow Food O'ahu Officers:
Laurie Carlson, President; Mae Isonaga, Treasurer; Rike Weiss, Secretary; Michelle Phillips, Events Coordinator; Francine Wai, Newsletter Editor; Nina Bermudez, Membership and E-mail correspondent.
Facebook manager: Brilana Silva
Quick Links
Slow Food O'ahu Convivium website
Slow Food Hawai'i Convivium website
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