tonight i went to the second official meeting of the columbia slow foods convivium. this is a group that is just starting up in columbia and apparently i am now one of the founding members! we met at gervais and vine and, over yummy wine and hors d'oeuvres, about 10 of us discussed the mission, some of our first projects, and our overall interest in this group. it was so fun! the purpose, for those who are not link-jumpers, is to increase knowledge about and interest in food that is of high quality and taste, environmentally sustainable, and manufactured and produced with social justice. most often this is seen in the form of local foods.
look for more information coming from me about this group in the future. our first event is going to be a turkey-tasting where we will pair a heritage, heirloom bird with a standard, grocery store bird and do blind tasting to see which is the best. even this vegetarian can tell you who the hands-down winner will be. the date of this event is yet to be determined.
3 comments:
Congrats on being a founder on a worthy group.
Sorry to hear you'll be missing out on the turkey tasting (GRIN).
Our vet, Dr. Moffatt, has been involved in the slow foods movement for years. He was the first to tell me about it. He also supports a slow foods restaurant in Stone Harbor, which I hear is good but pricey. Also, just heard a report on NPR about the difference in taste between heirloom turkeys and mass market turkeys, and the fear that heirloom turkeys will become extinct because Americans want affordable turkeys with lots of white meat. Sigh.
Dude! (Or should it be, "Duda!"?)
When I tried to find a slow food group in this neck of the world, there was none. Sign me up.
Izzy
prefers a three-hour sit down dinner with food that hasn't traveled very far
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