If you live in the southern New England area, come out and taste the fresh greens and herbs of spring along with the best of what the local breeders, fishermen, and cheese makers have to offer.
On Sunday, June 15th at 3:00PM, two chapters of the Slow Food organization – Slow Food Boston and Slow Food Rhode Island - join together to hold a benefit event celebrating the seasonal fare of our farmers at the Meeting House in Tiverton Four Corners, Rhode Island.
The magical dinner will raise funds to help send local food producers to Slow Food’s Terre Madre Festival. This bi-annual convocation of sustainable food producers from all over the world takes place in Turin, Italy. Its purpose is to bring together a wide array of people and cultures to share ideas and support each other’s efforts in producing food that is delicious, sustainable, and good for our planet.
The Slow Food organization has gained recognition and influence with its efforts in promoting artisanal foods, protecting the environment by encouraging crop bio-diversity, sustainable agricultural practices and local food consumption, and supporting the farmers who produce our food with fair compensation. Books by authors such as Michael Polland (The Omnivore's Dilemma, available at our Dancing Spoon Books), Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation, available at our Dancing Spoon Books), and articles in every conceivable newspaper and magazine have reported on the need to eat healthy, nutritious foods, and the urgency to protect our environment by eliminating chemicals, pesticides, and agri-business and feedlot produced foods. Slow Food supports all of these efforts.
We have recruited chefs from Westport, Providence, and Boston, sourced traditionally crafted cheeses from New England farms, and meat, fish, and shellfish from our pastures and waters. The menu will include roasted pig and striped bass, grilled sea food, and Italian-influenced specialties such as bruschetta and pastas with seasonal pesto. For dessert, what could be better than luscious strawberry shortcakes, made with local berries and cream? The wine and beer for this feast will also come from New England wineries and breweries.
The cost for this phenomenal feast is $45 per person; $25 for children 12 to 18 years, with children under 12 years free. Reservations can only be made on the Slow Food Boston website: www.slowfoodboston.com, and payment is possible via Paypal or by sending a check made out to SLOW FOOD BOSTON, c/o Connie Pollard, 135 Aspinwall Ave, Brookline, MA 02446
Slow Food Boston is the local branch of the international organization Slow Food, a group dedicated to creating a community of people who believe in a promoting a better food system, one that is ‘good, clean and fair’. For more information see slowfoodboston.com
