Terra Madre Day: Lunch and Presentation by our Delegates - December 14, 2014
2970 East Manoa Rd. (Corner of Lowrey Ave and East Manoa Road) Noon - 2:00 p.m. December marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Slow Food movement in Italy. In celebration of the founding and Terra Madre, Slow Food O'ahu is having a simple celebration of Terra Madre on Sunday December 14, 2014 at 12 noon in Manoa at an unopened restaurant on East Manoa Road.   Our most recent Terra Madre delegates, Luann Casey of Tin Roof Farm, Megan Au & Hanale Bishop of Homestead Poi will give a short presentation on their experiences at Terra Madre in October. We will enjoy a potluck following their talk. Following lunch, Jason Chow will tell us about his new venture, a Community Supported Fishery, which will start up in the new year. Please bring your own utensils, plates and glasses. In particular, we invite our members to bring potluck dishes that include our Hawaiian Ark of Taste foods including: kalo, ulu, kiawe honey, hawaiian salt and hua moa bananas. There is no charge for the event. Please sign up at bit.ly/sfoevents All Slow Food O'ahu events are listed. For more information about Terra Madre Day, go to http://www.slowfood.com/terramadreday/ |
Slow Food Chinatown Tour and Lunch - Last tour of the year
December 28, 2014 from 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Our Chinatown Tours will conclude in 2014 with our last tour of the year on December 28. (You might recall that we announced our last tour of the year for November in the last newsletter but due to demand, we are offering another tour in December). We have had full complement of attendees and have been very enthusiastic with our success this year to share a bit of food culture and traditions with participants. We explore the history, culture, and food traditions of Chinatown and visit its markets and bakeries, sampling foods along the way. Follow the tour with a lunch at a Chinatown restaurant.
The cost is $50 for members, $60 for non-members and includes all food samples on the tour as well as lunch. Registration is limited to eight participants to keep the tour small and intimate. Meeting information will be provided after registration and payment.
Please sign up at bit.ly/sfoevents All Slow Food O'ahu events are listed.
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Slow Food O'ahu Annual Meeting - February 1, 2015
Location TBA. 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Our Annu al Meeting and Potluck Lunch is set for February 1, 2015. Please mark your calendars.
At the Meeting we will be discussing our proposed bylaws and announce our intent to expand the number of Board members and develop committees. If you are interested in having your name considered for the Board, please send an email expressing your interest to Mae Isonaga at maeisonaga@mac.com
We will provide you with more information on location and an agenda in our next newsletter.
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Slow Food O'ahu Cooking Club: Turkish Dinner - February 8, 2015
Private Home on the Windward Side 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
On Sunday, February 8, 2015 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. the Slow Food Cooking Club will prepare a Turkish meal, and of course, consume it. The meal will consist of:
* Ezogelin �orbası, Red lentil and bulgur soup with dried mint and chili pepper
* Zeytinyağlı taze fasulye, Green runner beans cooked in olive oil with onion, garlic and tomato
* Kabak m�cveri, Zucchini patties with herbs and cheese
* H�nkar beğendili kuzu, Lamb stew in tomato sauce on smoky eggplant puree
* İncir tatlısı, Walnut-stuffed figs in syrup
Anyone wishing wine or beer is encouraged to bring their own. The cost, excluding alcohol, of the event is $25 for members and $30 for non-members. The cost includes the ingredient expenses. Copies of recipes will be provided prior to the event on line and a hard copy at the event. The necessary cooking equipment will be provided. There is a lot of cutting and chopping necessary so bringing your own favorite knife is always a good idea. The event is limited to 12 individuals. The event will take place at a beach house in Hauula. Directions will be provided to those attending by February 1, 2015.
To register, go to: bit.ly/sfoevents.
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Slow Food Oahu seeks hosts to re-activate our Cooking Club
As you can tell from the above article, there's mention of the Slow Food O'ahu Cooking Club. What's that???? Well, the Cooking Club has been dormant for the past several ye ars. The Board has decided to revive the club, based on the interest level, and is seeking the names of individuals who wish to be included in the group. The Turkish dinner is our first Cooking Club event of 2015. Here's how it works: A group of Slow Food enthusiasts gather in a home. The size of the group is determined by the venue and recipes. The host determines the price to cover the cost of ingredients. The host provides the ingredients and guides the group through the preparation of meal. Then the group discusses the preparation and consumes the meal. It is a learning event for all. The host is not expected to be an expert, only a convener, facilitator, and shopper of ingredients. The host is reimbursed for the direct costs of hosting the event. If anyone is interested in learning about hosting a cooking club event, please call David Bangert at (808) 293-2981 or email at dbangert@hawaii.edu
Slow Food Oahu seeks to re-activate "Slow Suppers at Home"
At relative of the Cooking Club is "Slow Suppers at Home", a communal dinner and sharing time. The Board is also considering reviving the Slow Suppers at Home. Slow Suppers at Home, a  series of convivial meals being held in local members' homes to celebrate Slow Food's values of hospitality, home cooking and the sharing of food and friendship. The host is a convener, sets the theme of the meal and provides the center of the plate. Examples of themes could be "The Sea", "Vegan", Everything Local, "Dining in Provence", or a "Night in Bangkok". The themes are as varied as our membership. There is no fee for the dinners and alcohol is no-host.
Guests will be asked to bring a starter, side dish or dessert/cheese to the supper. The suppers are not just about encouraging local members in different parts of the island to get to know their fellow members, but also welcoming Slow Food members from other parts of the world who might happen to be visiting the islands. If you are interested in participating in a "Slow Suppers at Home", please call David Bangert at (808) 293-2981 or email at dbangert@hawaii.edu
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Slow Food O'ahu Officers: Mae Isonaga and Rike Weiss, Co-leaders; David Bangert, Treasurer; Francine Wai, Newsletter Editor; Nina Bermudez, Membership and E-mail correspondent; Tom Sheeran, Slow Food Chinatown Tour Coordinator.
Slow Food Regional Governor: Laurie Carlson
Facebook manager: Brilana Silva
Slow Food Membership
Membership to Slow Food USA (and our Slow Food O'ahu convivium) is only $25 with the base membership. To join, go to the http://donate.slowfoodusa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Member_Benefits
Quick Links
Slow Food O'ahu Convivium website
Slow Food Hawai'i Convivium website
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