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Slow Food O'ahu News

Number 2015-07
Mailed June 10, 2015
Table of Contents
Slow Food Oahu Urban Foraging Summertime Tour - June 20 (Slow Food O'ahu event)
Chinatown Tour- June 28 (Slow Food O'ahu events)
Lunch in Provence - July 19 (Slow Food O'ahu event)
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Slow Food Oahu Urban Foraging Summertime Tour

Saturday, June 20  2:00 - 5:00 p.m. 

 

You don't have to head for the mountains or the rainforest to find edible treasures. Join Slow Food O`ahu for a foraging adventure in urban Honolulu and be amazed by what you'll discover. Summertime fruits to look forward to - White Sapote, Sun Sapote, Guavas...

 

Dr. Nat Bletter of Madre Chocolate will be our very own Euell Gibbons, guiding us into the urban 'wilds' of Honolulu from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Wear sun protection and bring water, a fork & spoon to sample goodies, and paper and plastic bags to collect items in.  The fee is $10 for members; $15 for non-members. 

 or go to   http://bit.ly/sfoevents which lists all our Slow Food events.

Slow Food Chinatown Tour
June 28, 2015 from 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (with lunch)
 
Our successful Chinatown tours will continue in with a summer tour in June.  

Explore the history, culture, and food traditions of Honolulu's Chinatown. Visit markets, bakeries, noodle factories, specialty shops, temples and historic sites. Sample local foods such as poke, roast pork, look funn noodles, and tropical fruits.  Bring your shopping bags with you so you can  buy fresh produce, noodles, and specialty products. 

The tour includes a 5-course lunch after the tour at one of Chinatown's finest restaurants.

To register for the Sunday, June 28 tour, the price is $50 for members/$60 for non-members

http://www.eventbrite.com/e/slow-food-oahu-chinatown-food-tour-and-lunch-june-28-2015-tickets-16870827098 

 

You may go to  http://bit.ly/sfoevents to view all our Slow Food events.

Lunch in Provence - July 19, 2015  

Private home in Hauula 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

 

French Chef Michele Haines of Spring Mill Cafe, PA, fame returns to Honolulu.

 

Be one of the lucky sixteen to have a place at the table when Michele Haines returns to Honolulu and delights us with her food demonstrations and outstanding cuisine. She is looking forward to shopping at our farmers' markets and local stores for the best and freshest locally-sourced ingredients. The meal will be sea side at a beach house in Hauula.  

On this visit, she will allow four of us to be sous chefs under her guidance. Sous chefs will arrive at 10:00 and prep the meal with the chef.    

 

Chef Michele's Pennsylvania restaurant (www.springmill.com) has consistently garnered four-star ratings in 'Open Table' and 'Yelp'. Slow Food O'ahu foodies had the pleasure of learning how to make brioche with her two years ago. Last year she delighted us with a dinner and omelet flipping brunch. Chef Michele continues as a Slow Food ambassador, continuing her earlier efforts to introduce the Slow Food philosophy to that country and looks forward to her time with us in Hawai'i.

 

If you wish to be a sous chef, please indicate when signing up.  Please bring a beverage of your choice. 

 

The price for the meal is $40 for members and $50 for non-members. To reserve a spot, go to http://www.eventbrite.com/e/slow-food-oahu-lunch-in-provence-french-chef-michele-haines-tickets-17232974290

or go to  http://bit.ly/sfoevents which lists all our Slow Food events.
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*  The Hawai'i Center for Food Safety (HCFS) released "Pesticides in Paradise: Hawai'i's Health & Environment at Risk," a report that firmly establishes the relationship between pesticide use, genetically engineered (GE) field test sites, and public health risks in Hawai'i.  Download the key findings by clicking here and the abridged report by clicking here. "Pesticides in Paradise" delivers a comprehensive review of published scientific and medical research examining the threats pesticides used in Hawai'i pose to public health, especially the risk to pregnant women and young children. The report also considers the severe impacts of pesticides on Hawai'i's ecosystems and the challenges the growing seed industry pose to local food self-sufficiency.  The report also provides readers with an easy to digest snapshot of the GE seed industry's activities in Hawai'i. 

* The location of farmer's markets on Oahu can often be perplexing.  Is there a new one in my neighborhood?  What are the hours?  Find answers on line with a "Guide to Hawaii Farmers Markets" at http://www.honoluluhi5.com/blog/farmers-market-guide/

Slow Food Leadership

  

Slow Food O'ahu Officers: Mae Isonaga, Chair;  David Bangert, Treasurer; Sharon Odom, Secretary;  Francine Wai, Newsletter Editor; Nina Bermudez, Membership and E-mail correspondent; Matthew Lynch, Board Member; Tom Sheeran, Slow Food Chinatown Tour Coordinator.

Slow Food Regional Governor: Laurie Carlson

Facebook manager: Brilana Troublefield

Webmaster: Wendy Hee

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Slow Food International website

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