By Chef’s Alliance member Oliver Kienast of Wild Mountain Food & Drink This September, my friend and fellow Chef’s Alliance member Brad Holmes of Olo and I put on a harvest lunch to share the bounty of the fall with our fellow Slow Food members and friends. We chose to do it at Ragley Farm in … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2016
Slow Meat Canada Whole Animal Butchery with Slow Food Saskatoon
By Noelle Chorney In honour of Slow Meat Canada, Slow Food Saskatoon invited fifteen guests to Harry and Kathe Harder’s sheep farm on October 29 to take part in a whole animal butchery demonstration and dinner. Steering committee member Evelyn Reisner offered guests a warm drink to ward off the … [Read more...]
A Buffet of Good, Clean and Fair Food Events in Toronto
By Mary Wales Slow Food Toronto has had a busy year with many enticing and delicious good, clean and fair food events. Ones that stick out in my mind are a dinner we hosted with the famed Terroni restaurant which featured a menu designed entirely on stale bread to bring attention to food waste … [Read more...]
Update on one of our gardens in Africa
By Barb Gordon Partnerships for Opportunity Development Association (PODA) was excited to work with Slow Food Vancouver Island on the November 13th matinee of ‘Sketches from Trauma Farm’. Last July when we were in Uganda we arranged a meeting with Edie Mukiibi, Slow Food International’s Vice … [Read more...]
An inspiring family of First Nations fishers (Toronto)
By Paul DeCampo The Slow Food Toronto community assembled on Saturday, June 18th, to learn about local and global fishing communities, and celebrate our relationship with an inspiring family of First Nations fishers. We were hosted by good food culture allies The Stop at Artscape Wychwood … [Read more...]
Wild Mountain Explores Pig Butchery at Edward Milne Secondary
By Chef, Writer, Farmer and Slow Food Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands member Tory Jackson On Friday November 18th, Chef’s Alliance member Oliver Kienast of Wild Mountain Food & Drink, with the help of his Chef de Cuisine, Scott Wood and myself, Tory Jackson, demonstrated how to butcher a … [Read more...]
Eight chefs cooking eight sustainable local seafood dishes paired with eight Salmon-Safe local wines
By Julieanne Agnew Slow Fish Canada partnered with Chef’s Table Society to organize an amazing evening where eight of Vancouver’s local top chefs prepared eight sustainably raised and harvested seafood dishes which were paired with eight different Salmon Safe local wines for the 3rd Annual Slow … [Read more...]
New Slow Food convivium in New Brunswick
Slow Food in Canada is delighted to announce the creation of a new convivium in Atlantic Canada — Slow Food Miramichi River. This group of food enthusiasts is eager to start promoting good, clean and fair food for all in this region of New Brunswick, via a number of activities and events. Slow … [Read more...]
Canadian Slow Food Chefs Alliance member Chef Jesse McLeery gets the gold
We recently learned that one of our Slow Food Chefs Alliance members, Chef Jesse McLeery, and his Galiano Island restaurant Pilgrimme have won the Gold Medal at the Canadian Culinary Championships in Victoria, BC. Chef McCleery wowed the judges with a very brave, interesting and original … [Read more...]
Canada’s Food Guide Consultation
Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide is being revised to reflect new evidence and meet the needs of various audiences. Health Canada is seeking out your input and you can do so by answering this questionnaire. For more info, click here. … [Read more...]