buying local in american business

by lisa on January 23, 2012

This MSNBC video describes how the local economy benefits from the interdependence of food businesses. Austin’s own Green Gate Farms, Greenling, and Slow Money Austin appear in the video.

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happy hour: contigo austin, 1/19/2012

by lisa on January 17, 2012

Date: Thursday, January 19th 2012, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Contigo Austin, 2027 Anchor Ln Austin, Texas 78723
RSVP here

Slow Food Austin’s monthly Happy Hour will be Thursday, January 19th at Contigo from 5:30 pm until 8:00 pm featuring a very special menu prepared by Chef Andrew Wiseheart and a $5 Slow Drink Menu featuring El Tesoro Tequila and (512) Brewing Company.

Slow Food Happy Hour Menu:
Crispy Pig skins – Richardson Farm
Chicken Wings w/ wing sauce, shaft blue cheese – Dewberry Hills
Chicken Terrine – Dewberry Hills
Meatballs w/ Fresh Pasta, Arugula – Richardson Farm, Windy Bar
Fried Rabbit liver w/ Tangeriene and Jalapeno marmalade – Countryside Farm

Please dress appropriately, there is limited indoor seating.

RSVP here.

*A portion of the proceeds will benefit Slow Food Austin

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Dai Due Wild Game Dinner, 1/15/2012

by lisa on January 6, 2012

Date: Sunday, January 15th, 5:00 pm reception and appetizers, 6:00 pm seated five course dinner
Location: Texas French Bread, 2900 Rio Grande, Austin, TX
Tickets: $75 Slow Food Austin members, $125 non-members

Slow Food Austin is pleased to announce our first event of 2012:  Wild Game Dinner with Jesse Griffiths of Dai Due. This Dinner will feature wild game from all over Texas. There will be a reception with appetizers followed by a five course seated dinner with wine pairings at Texas French Bread, Sunday, January 15th at 5pm featuring Chef Jesse Griffiths of Dai Due Butcher Shop and Supper Club.

A special thank you to our sponsors: Dai Due, Texas French Bread, and Whole Foods Market.

*All Proceeds will benefit Slow Food Austin.

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512 brewery and antonelli’s cheese shop beer and cheese pairing, 12/15/2011

December 6, 2011

Date: Thursday, December 15th, 2011, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: (512) Brewing Company, 407 Radam, F200, Austin, Texas 78745
RSVP: Purchase tickets here $35 for Slow Food USA paid members, $40 for non-members

This has become a mainstay in our annual scheduling.  A Beer and Cheese Pairing…an homage to the bi-annual event held in Bra, [...]

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farm tour: gleaning after the harvest at green gate farms, 12/4/2011

December 1, 2011

Date: Sunday December 4th 2011, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Location: Green Gate Farms, 8310 Canoga Ave., Austin, TX, USA
RSVP: purchase tickets here, $15

This kid-friendly workshop explores the concept of gleaning, which is the ancient practice of collecting and donating leftover crops to charity. Help glean at this historic, intown farm while teaching your children the [...]

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slow session: masa mojo, 12/12/2011

November 21, 2011

Date: Monday December 12th 2011, 7 pm – 9 pm
Location: The Natural Epicurean Academy, 1700 S. Lamar Blvd. Suite #316, Austin, TX 78704
RSVP: anneh@slowfoodaustin.org
Join us as Hector Gonzalez, outstanding Interior Mexican cook and instructor, teaches us the fine art of masa preparation. The session will cover the culinary history of masa and tortillas; the different [...]

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happy hour: rain lily farm, 11/17/2011

November 14, 2011

Date: Thursday, November 17th 2011 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Rain Lily Farm, 914 Shady Lane Austin, TX 78702-4152
RSVP

Royal Fig Catering will be crafting delicious farm fresh goodies for our November Happy Hour, and beverages will be provided by Balcones Distilling and will be served by Balcones Ambassador, Lara Nixon.  Wine [...]

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slow session: holiday hard cider, 11/14/2011

November 8, 2011

Date: Monday, November 14th 2011, 7pm – 9pm
Location: Habitat Suites, 500 East Highland Mall Boulevard Austin, Texas 78752
RSVP: anneh@slowfoodaustin.org
The holidays are here and what better way to celebrate and spread the cheer than with homemade Texas cider! In this Slow Session we will learn how to make apple cider from Wes [...]

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bycatch dinner, 11/13/2011

November 6, 2011

Date: Sunday, November 13th
Location: Wink 1014 N. Lamar, Austin, Texas
Time: 5:00 pm Reception, 6:00 pm Four Course Seated Dinner
Tickets: $60 per person

In February of this year, food professionals Bryan Caswell of Reef, Jesse Griffiths of Dai Due Supper Club and P.J. Stoops of Louisiana Food, participated at the Foodways Texas Annual Symposium [...]

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farm tour: urban patchwork farm, 11/13/2011

October 31, 2011

Date: Sunday November 13th, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Location: Crestview neighborhood, Austin
RSVP and tickets

Come with Slow Food Austin to unearth a farm hidden in the backyards of Crestview neighborhood houses! Urban Patchwork (UP) grows vegetables and eggs for its central Austin CSA members, in the process teaching many how to grow food [...]

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