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What Exactly is the Ark Of Taste?

April 18, 2014 by

By Laura Buckley   Did you know that pawpaw is native to Ontario? Have you ever heard of herring spawn on kelp or tasted Lunenburg pudding? I hadn’t before I got involved with the Ark of Taste. As the chair of the Ark of Taste Commission for Slow Food in Canada, I am responsible … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Canadian Ark Tagged With: ark of taste, Canadian food

April: The toughest time to cook local

April 17, 2014 by

Calgary chefs offer their tips for keeping it fresh in Calgary For chefs aiming to cook local in Alberta, this time of year is a challenge. With weeks to go before spring vegetables (asparagus, radishes, spinach) ‘shoot’ from their seeds and the last of the 2013 stock of root vegetables (beets, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Calgary, Canadian food, local, slow food

Okanagan Sockeye Salmon & Savignac Tomato enter the Ark of Taste

February 23, 2014 by

Two products recently made their way on the Canadian Ark of Taste which reflects Canada’s vast, diverse landscape of peoples and foods. First up, the Okanagan Nation sockeye salmon: Throughout generations, it has been the mainstay for the food and trading traditions between First Nations bands … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Canadian Ark Tagged With: ark of taste, British Columbia, Canadian food, Québec

Monthly Conversational Salon in Saskatoon

February 23, 2014 by

Every month, Slow Food Saskatoon hosts a conversational salon at a local coffee shop. Last January, Marc Loiselle, an organic farmer, was the special guest of the monthly event. He led an interesting discussion on organic farming, Red Fife wheat and the concept of terroir. Marc’s century-old … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Canadian Convivium Event Tagged With: Canadian food, Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Slow Food events

Okanagan Food & Wine Writers’ Workshop Registrations are open

February 23, 2014 by

The Okanagan Food & Wine Writers’ Workshop is a professional development and gastronomic experience that will take place on May 9-11, in Kelowna, British Columbia – an unparalleled food and wine region in North America. The workshop is open to writers of all levels, and is designed to inform, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Slow Events Tagged With: Canadian food, Okanagan

Slow Fish Canada rocked Slow Fish Month / Un succès pour le mois Slow Fish

December 14, 2013 by slowadmin

By Dave Adler Started in the late ‘80s as a tongue-in-cheek protest to fast food (and fast living), Slow Food has grown into an international movement that celebrates and supports small-scale food systems. It believes, amongst others, the idea that both consumers and producers hold an active and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Slow Fish Tagged With: Canadian food, slow fish, Slow Food events

Devour! The Food Film Fest / Retour sur un festival de film très gourmand

December 12, 2013 by slowadmin

By Lia Rinaldo / Slow Food Nova Scotia For five delicious days in November, the second generation of a festival with its roots firmly planted in the Slow Food Nova Scotia convivium, experienced a true renaissance setting the course for years to come. The Slow Motion Food Film … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Canadian food, Devour, Slow Food Nova Scotia

Searching for food stories / À la recherche d’histoires culinaires

November 25, 2013 by slowadmin

By Grace Evans I’ve been stuck on the idea that I don’t have a strong food heritage for a while now. One of my favorite ideas from Slow Food is the honoring of food traditions and heritage, and of using food as a way of social connection. I’ve been searching for stories and collecting scraps of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Canadian food, heritage food

FEAST: An Edible Road Trip / Un voyage comestible sur la route

July 23, 2013 by slowadmin

By / Par Lindsay Anderson In my fourth year of university, I discovered Slow Food. Actually, I first discovered the University of Gastronomic Sciences (UNISG), and that’s what led me to Slow Food. I had grown up believing the only food-related career a person could have was in the kitchen, and it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Canadian food

Learn about Canadian Food From Coast to Coast with Margaret Webb’s book, Apples to Oysters

January 18, 2012 by slowadmin

By Grace Evans What a lucky student I was to unknowingly walk into a classroom with Margaret Webb as my writing instructor. Last September I hastily enrolled in a freelance journalism class at Ryerson. Upon my discovery that my new teacher Margaret writes about food and farming in Canada, I felt … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Apples to Oysters, Canadian food, Johnny Flynn, Margaret Webb, oysters, regional food

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