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1st annual slow food austin fundraiser

At this first annual fundraiser for Slow Food Austin you will enjoy an evening of unique flavors, meet some of their producers and mingle with other Austinites who share a passion for slow food.

Raw Talk & Tasting: Raw-Milk Cheese Meets Local Hops and Honey

At this first annual fundraiser for Slow Food Austin you will enjoy an evening of unique flavors, meet some of their producers and mingle with other Austinites who share a passion for slow food, set to the tunes of Austin’s Lost and Nameless.

Cathy Strange, Global Cheese Buyer for Whole Foods Market, will lead an educational presentation and tasting of raw-milk cheeses complemented by the hand-crafted beers of Austin’s (512) Brewing Company and local honey from Round Rock Honey. Baskets of artisan baked bread from Lauren Hubele of Bona Dea Breads and homemade crackers from the Barr Mansion kitchen will accompany.

In the United States, the sale of raw milk cheeses that are aged less than 60 days is illegal. Fortunately, Slow Food’s Presidia program is working to protect this delectable artisan food, and at the recent Cheese 2009 event in Bra, Italy, Slow Food focused on pairing beer with cheese.

And don’t plan on leaving empty-handed! Our silent auction is chock full of Austin’s most delicious and quaffable goodies, as well as unforgettable culinary experiences. Tour the Austin Farmer’s Market with a local expert, then have dinner cooked at your house using the market’s most mouthwatering offerings. Join a CSA. Expand your culinary skills with lessons from a local chef. Leave Barr Mansion with your arms laden with premier wines, gift certificates to your favorite local merchants, and organic taste treats, this silent auction will be the most delectable in Austin’s history.

October 21, 2009
6:30–8:30 pm
Barr Mansion
Tickets: $50 ($40 Slow Food members)

Thank you to all our generous auction sponsors!

  • AcresUSA
  • Adreon Henry
  • Atlanta Foods International
  • Aquarelle
  • Austin Wine Merchant
  • Barr Mansion
  • Becker Vineyards
  • Better Bites of Austin
  • Boggy Creek Farm
  • Cafe Caffeine
  • Caffe Medici
  • Carrie Contey
  • Cipollina
  • Clayworks Studio/Gallery
  • Dominican Joe
  • Edible Austin
  • Fabi + Rosi
  • Fromage du Monde
  • Green Gate Farms
  • HAPPY FAMILY
  • Inner Sun Chiropractic
  • Leaf
  • Les Dames d’Escoffier, Austin
  • Melanie McAfee
  • Natalie Stone
  • Nile Valley Herbs
  • Once Over Coffee Bar
  • People’s Pharmacy
  • The Soup Peddler
  • Sticky Toffee Pudding
  • Sugar Mama’s Bakeshop
  • Susan Leibrock
  • Sweetish Hill Cafe & Bakery
  • Texas Coffee Traders
  • Texas Hills Vineyard
  • Texas Olive Ranch
  • Thai Fresh
  • Wheatsville
  • Whip In
  • Whole Foods Market
  • Wink

we took action!

On Labor Day 2009, over 100 concerned parents, farmers, chefs and food citizens gathered at Rain Lily farm as guests of Slow Food USA/Slow Food Austin to show support for getting REAL FOOD in school cafeterias.

Thank you for joining us at Rain Lily Farm on Labor Day for the Slow Food Austin Eat-In Potluck!

We took action: Over 100 people came together to enjoy the potluck and discuss school meal issues. 28 letters calling for change through the Child Nutrition Act were signed at the event and immediately sent to representatives. Over 80 signatures were added to the Slow Food USA petition advocating for REAL FOOD in schools.

Our chapter President, Sara Weber, was interviewed by our local public radio station, KUT.

The movement continues: to learn more about how you can help get Real Food into our schools visit Slow Food USA’s Time for Lunch site.

Be part of Slow Food Austin! Here’s how:

1. Become a member.
2. Sign up for our newsletter. (over on the right side of this page!)
3. Attend our first Happy Hour on 9/30 at Annie’s Cafe and Bar.
4. Attend a Slow Session on the 1st Thursday of every month.
5. Buy tickets for Slow Food Austin’s first annual fundraiser, “Raw Talk and Tasting” on October 21st at the Barr Mansion.

Special thanks to:
Rain Lily Farm
Farmhouse Delivery
Dai Due Supper Club
Whole Foods Market

september slow drink happy hour

In to good, clean and fair food (and drinks!)?

Join us for some slow sippin’ at Slow Food Austin’s very first Happy Hour, hosted by Annies Café & Bar. Meet and mingle with like-minded friends, and check out Annies new outdoor patio. You’ll have the opportunity to learn more about the grass-roots movement, and sign up to become a member – the 30th is the last day to pay what you can, and annual dues return to $60 on October 1st.

A portion of the proceeds from the drink specials will be donated to Slow Food Austin:

$3 drafts
$6 carafes of house wine
$6 Snail-tails (a menu of three locally and sustainably sourced cocktails created by Bar Manager David Alan aka Tipsy Texan)

Slow Food Drink Happy Hour

national day of action school lunch eat-in

national day of action
national day of action

On Labor Day, people in communities all over the country are gathering for public potlucks to take part in Slow Food USA’s Time for Lunch Campaign. This day of action sends a clear message to Congress: It’s time to provide our children with REAL FOOD in school.

Slow Food Austin has partnered with Rain Lily Farm to host a local potluck eat-in. Come on out and enjoy a meal with community members who want to get REAL FOOD in our schools.

Please bring a dish to share along with your own plates, utensils, beverages and cups.

Potluck Eat-In
Monday, September 7th, 2009
11:00am – 12:30pm
Rain Lily Farm, 914 Shady Lane, Austin, TX 78702
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Contact 512.964.6514
RSVP to info@slowfoodaustin.org

Festival of Cheese comes to Austin; volunteers needed

The Festival of Cheese, a gala culmination of the ACS annual four-day conference, will feature more than 1,100 cheeses from over 30 states and Canada. There will be cow’s milk cheddars, goat’s milk bries, chèvres and triple-creams, washed-rind cheeses and blue-veined cheeses available for sampling as some of the nation’s finest cheesemakers vie for attention at the Festival.

American Cheese Society (ACS), the leading organization in supporting the understanding, appreciation, and promotion of farmstead, artisan and specialty cheeses produced in the Americas, brings their Festival of Cheese to the Hilton Austin on August 8th.

The Festival of Cheese, a gala culmination of the ACS annual four-day conference, will feature more than 1,100 cheeses from over 30 states and Canada. There will be cow’s milk cheddars, goat’s milk bries, chèvres and triple-creams, washed-rind cheeses and blue-veined cheeses available for sampling as some of the nation’s finest cheesemakers vie for attention at the Festival.

The evening also showcases vendors of complimentary products such as crackers, breads, spreads, beer and wine. Tickets to the Festival are available online at <a href=”http://www.cheesesociety.org”>www.cheesesociety.org</a> or by calling 502-574-9950. Tickets are $75 and attendance is limited. The Festival will take place in the Governor’s Ballroom from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Hilton Austin is located at 500 East Fourth Street in Austin.

“The Festival of Cheese is the best opportunity of the year for chefs, retailers, journalists and cheese enthusiasts to experience what America’s skilled cheesemakers are up to,” says conference co-chair Cathy Strange of Austin, global cheese buyer for Whole Foods Market.  “It’s a great venue for trend spotting.”

If you love your cheese, and love a good bargain, there will be a Cheese Sale on Sunday, August 9th, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Salon B of the Hilton. It will be a great opportunity to buy artisan cheeses at head-turning prices with all proceeds benefiting the ACS Scholarship Fund.

With over 1,200 members strong, ACS provides advocacy, education, business development and networking opportunities for cheesemakers, retailers, enthusiasts and extended industry.

The conference runs from August 5th – 9th, and volunteers are needed for all days starting Thursday, July 30th.

If you are interested in volunteering, email the following information to <a href=”mailto:jackie@foodmatch.com”>jackie@foodmatch.com</a>:

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