There is nothing quite like the feeling of walking into a hotel conference room and being overwhelmed the smell of frying bacon. Awesome. Marshall and Greg did a great job walking us through the basics of curing, drying, smoking, wet cures and pink salts. The pork was from Richardson Farms. (Did I hear they are milling their own flour now?) If you haven’t been to a Slow Food event in a while (or at all), you should check one out.
Category Archives: Community Involvement
Slow Food Gets Sexy
When I moved back to Austin in 2001, I attended my first Slow Food meeting. Not much came of it. I felt the desire to be a part an organization that I believed in, but the events, for me, were more labor then love. I couldn’t quite see the value in the dues. Fast forward to 2009. Much has changed in the Austin food scene and Slow Food seems to have gotten a second life. I have gone from “why should I join” to “I can’t believe I missed that event!”. Potlucks at Rain Lily Farm, Cheese-making demo’s (free), Chicken party at Shades of Green Farm, Slow Drink Happy Hour at Annies, Raw Talk & Tasting Fundraiser at Barr Mansion…
Somebody Is Thinking
It’s kind of nuts to think that Austin has three of four major farmers markets, all occurring on Saturday, and none on Sunday. Who came up with that plan? In fact, Saturday is a wash for most of us with other events. I think they should all be on Sunday. Well, someone got my memo. We have a new farmers market and it is on… SUNDAY.
Sustainable Food Center Chef Series Event
Inaugural Chef Series event for the Sustainable Food Center of Austin. Monies raised will benefit those in our community without access to healthy, local food. La Condesa will be hosting the event.
Weekend Wrap Up
It was a great weekend. Did you have fun? Lots going on (there was even a football game! We won). The League of Bicycle Voters/New Belgium Brewing film series took over Triangle Park.
Reason to Love Austin: #82
Gangs… roaming the town late at night… finding turf to claim. Sounds sinister, doesn’t it? Nope, this is Austin. The Garden Posse is a collective that promotes planting gardens in neglected public spaces. I don’t know if I should throw these hoodlums in jail or join them for some midnight weed pulling. This reminds me […]