the brooklyn brewery mash, 3/4/2013 – 3/10/2013

In an 11-city tour of the US, Brooklyn Brewery is bundling up some of its favorite events into The Brooklyn Brewery Mash. The Mash will kick off in
Austin during SXSW Interactive with parties, a farmers’ market workshop, comedy shows, concerts, pop-up supper clubs, and readings, all featuring
delicious Brooklyn Brewery beer. The Mash will demonstrate characteristics of Brooklyn’s unique culture of art, music and food, bringing people together. Proceeds from the Slow Supper, Beer & Books: An Evening with Marcus Samuelsson & Jesse Griffiths event will benefit Slow Food Austin.


Schedule of Brooklyn Brewery Mash Austin Events:

Chaos Cooking
@ a secret location – go to ChaosCooking.com for details
Wednesday, March 6, 7:00 – 11:30PM
Register for Chaos Cooking and RSVP at ChaosCooking.com

In this dinner party with a twist, an Austin native opens their home kitchen to strangers where the guests are the cooks. Attendees will bring ingredients for everyone to cook together. Dishes will be passed around family style, with plenty of Brooklyn beer to enjoy.


Local 2 Ways @ Swift’s Attic, 315 Congress Ave
Thursday, March 7, 7:00PM
Call Swift’s Attic to purchase tickets at 512.482.8842

This multicourse dinner will celebrate regional cuisine interpreted two ways by Chef Mat Clouser of Swift’s Attic and Brooklyn Brewery House Chef Andrew Gerson.


Slow Supper, Beer & Books: An Evening with Marcus Samuelsson and Jesse Griffiths
@ Springdale Farm, 755 Springdale Rd
Friday, March 8, 5:30 – 11:00PM

Tickets are $100 and can be purchased at http://www.togather.com/event/225/marcussamuelsson-in-austin.html
Food Republic, Togather & Brooklyn Brewery present Beer & Books: An Evening with Marcus Samuelsson and Austin’s own Jesse Griffiths in a conversation about technology’s effect on the world of food. Following is the Slow Supper, an outdoor dinner party benefitting Slow Food Austin, co-created by Samuelsson and Griffiths with a helping hand from Brooklyn Brewery’s House Chef. Proceeds from tickets will benefit SFA.

NY Night Train Soul Clap and Dance-Off with DJ Mr. Jonathan Toubin
@ Springdale Farm, 755 Springdale Rd
Friday, March 8, 9:00 – 11:30PM
Free event

In this popular soul party, folks can get down to the sounds of 1960’s soul and the 45s of world famous Brooklyn DJ Jonathan Toubin. There will be a dance contest at 10:30PM for a $100 cash prize and a trip to New York for the Dance-Off championship at Brooklyn Bowl.


Farmers Market Workshop
Saturday, March 9, 10:00AM – noon
Cedar Park Farmers Market, 11200 Lakeline Mall Dr, Cedar Park
Sunday, March 10, 10:00AM – noon
Mueller Farmers Market, Browning Hangar, 4550 Mueller Blvd
Free event

The Brooklyn Brewery House Chef will be cooking up his favorite local finds from the market, as well as dishing out samples and cooking tips.


The Austin Smoke Experiment
@ Clive Bar, 609 Davis St
Sunday, March 10, 1:00 – 4:00PM
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/331600

Austin’s top chefs challenge each other for the best smoke-themed dish, ranging from savory to sweet. Some chefs go all out in full costume or an elaborate table, but all come to win.


The SXSW Marketing Party
@ Clive Bar, 609 Davis St
Sunday, March 10, 5:00PM
Free event

A party by Brooklyn Brewery, Imgur & Found Footage featuring music by Brooklyn bands Prince Rama, Sinkane and The Dig. Also, odd, rare VHS clips from Found Footage Festival, projection art by Nuit Blanche, and beer from Brooklyn Brewery on the house from 6 – 7PM.

slow session: artisanal chocolate making, 2/27/2013

Date: Wednesday February 27, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Clear Point Wellness, 2001 S. 1st Street, Austin, Texas 78704
RSVP: Please email Chelsea Staires at chelsea@slowfoodaustin.org if you’d like to attend. RSVP not required but ideal.

Since it’s February, this month’s Slow Session is of course about chocolate!

Steve Lawrence comes to Austin by way of San Francisco and Baton Rouge. After years of working and studying under one of the finest chocolatiers in the Bay area and the country and then honing his craft in Louisiana, Steve brought his expertise in and passion for fine, artisanal chocolate making to Austin. Working in small batch quantities with the finest chocolate available from around the world, Steve crafts complex, flavorful, wonderfully delicious chocolate bars, truffles, caramels, and, soon, dessert sauces.

At this slow session, equipped with his fine chocolate-making equipment, Steve will teach us about the art of chocolate making from beginning to end, what is included in his process, how he sources and selects his chocolate, and how he chooses which chocolates to craft. And of course we will have samples! Slow Food Austin will provide appetizers, wine, and beer.

More about The Chocolate Makers Studio:

There is a pleasure that comes from chocolate like no other. It can be as complex or as simple as you please. Often you won’t know how it’s going to hit you until it does, hit you. Sometimes you need just a taste and sometimes you need to taste, and taste, and taste.

At The Chocolate Makers Studio we continually play with chocolate and the flavors that it can magically bring forward and surprise us with–be it a single chocolate all on its own (made from beans from Madagascar alone, for example) or in partnership with other complementary and often surprising flavors, from Rosemary Caramel to Browned Butter with Texas Pecans (where else would we get them?).

We use the finest chocolates available from Europe and the Americas to craft our chocolate offerings–selecting and blending them to bring forward the flavor profiles we think you’ll enjoy.

We’ve built a core, if you will, of chocolates that we can’t seem to go for very long without and we hope you can’t either.  We encourage you take an opportunity to try each and every one.

www.chocolatemakersstudio.com

happy hour: hillside farmacy, 2/21/2013

Date: Thursday February 21st, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Hillside Farmacy, 1209 E 11th St, Austin, TX
Cost: drinks $5 suggested donation and appetizers under $10 (cash or credit card)

Join Slow Food Austin for happy hour at Hillside Farmacy, a deli-style eatery on the eastside that takes “farm fresh” to a whole new level. Chef Sonya Coté’s commitment to supporting local producers and her culinary prowess gained her a spot on Marie Claire’s 2012 list of “Women on Top” as “Top Foodie.”

Come share inventive, seasonal appetizers and a drink or two in this charming space that pays homage to its former life as an actual pharmacy.

scholarship opportunity for tofga 2013 conference

Slow Food Austin is excited to offer a full scholarship ($200) to the 2013 TOFGA Conference, February 7th – 10th at the Austin Airport Hilton.

The Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (TOFGA) is a non-profit organization that provides education and marketing support to the organic and sustainable producers of Texas. TOFGA’s annual conference in Austin is a great opportunity for education and networking for farmers, ranchers, educators, and gardeners – and consumers, too!

Sessions at this year’s conference include: Growing a Neighborhood Farm, An Introduction to Wild Edibles, Organic Vegetables All Winter, Homeopathic Livestock Care, What’s That Label Mean?, and many more.

Would you like Slow Food Austin to send you to the conference? Send us an essay of 150 words or less, telling us why you’d like to attend the conference and how you’ll share what you learn there with the Slow Food board and its members. Be creative!

Essays should be emailed to Cindy Scovel (cindy@slowfoodaustin.org). Entries must be received by 5PM CST on Monday, January 28. The scholarship recipient will be announced on February 1.

For more information about TOFGA, visit their website.

happy hour: lenoir, 1/17/2013

Date: Thursday, January 17, 2013, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Lenoir, 1807 S. 1st Street, Austin, Texas 78704
Cost: drinks $5 and appetizers under $10 (cash or credit card)

Named one of the top five new Austin restaurants of 2012 by Eater and #1 of Fed Man Walking’s list of Austin’s 55 best restaurants, we are thrilled to hold January’s Slow Food Austin happy hour at the lovely Lenoir.
Join us for an evening of seasonal, farm-to-table appetizers prepared by the talented husband-and-wife team Todd Duplechan and Jessica Maher. With all appetizers under $10 and drinks just $5, it’s the perfect opportunity to get a taste of the Lenoir experience in their stunning backyard garden.
There will be plenty of heaters, but dress warmly!

beer and cheese pairing with 512 brewing and antonelli’s cheese, 12/13/2012

Date: Thursday December 13, 2012 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Location: (512) Brewing Company, 407 Radam, F200, Austin, Texas 78745 (between S. Congress Ave. and S. First St. just south of Ben White (71)).
Tickets: This event is SOLD OUT.

Please Join Slow Food Austin, (512) Brewing Company and Antonelli’s Cheese Shop for our annual Beer and Cheese Pairing.  Six cheeses, five Beers, snacks and a great time!

This has become a mainstay in our annual scheduling. A Beer and Cheese Pairing…an homage to the bi-annual event held in Bra, Italy by Slow Food International, CHEESE.

Proceeds benefit Slow Food Austin Programming.

happy hour: springdale farm, 11/15/2012

Date: Thursday, November 15th, 2012 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Location UPDATE: Springdale Farm, 755 Springdale Road 78702
Cost: $15 at the door (cash or credit cards)

Exactly one week before Thanksgiving, come out and show your appreciation for the local farming community with a Third Thursday Happy Hour at Springdale Farm in East Austin. Caterers Glass 2 Plate will create tasty bites using farm fresh ingredients, and craft beer will be provided by Rogness Brewery from up the road in Pflugerville. The entry price of $15 includes all appetizers and drinks as well as live music from Jerry Hagins and his crew.

Big thanks to Glenn & Paula Foore of Springdale Farm, Glass 2 Plate Catering, and all the folks at Rogness Brewing Co.

slow session: holiday cooking and baking traditions potluck, 11/14/2012

Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2012,  6:30 – 8:30 pm
Location: Clear Point Wellness, 2001 S. 1st Street, Austin, Texas 78704
RSVP: Not required but helpful. Please email Chelsea Staires at chelsea@slowfoodaustin.org.

In the US, and especially here in central Texas, there is perhaps no time more brimming with culinary tradition than the holidays.  If you’re like us, you look forward all year to this time of revisiting the foods that make you feel most at home. The  comforting sense of place and belonging that comes with preparing food that tastes and smells like home is one of the most powerful aspects of our individual cultural identity.

So, we want to know, what are your family and personal holiday cooking and baking traditions?  What is the dish that the holiday season or special meal just can’t exist without?  Use this Slow Session as the perfect excuse to whip up a batch of one of your favorites and then bring it on down to share, along with the story of your tradition and how you came to love it.

Please bring any dish, savory or sweet, that you would like to share.  Slow Food Austin will provide drink refreshments to accompany our delicious potluck dishes as well as disposable plates and utensils, but please bring your own plate and silverware if you can.

farm tour: tecolote farm, 11/3/2012

Date: Saturday, November 3rd, 2012 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Location: Tecolote Farm, Manor, Texas
Tickets: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED

We’re wrapping up our Fall Farm Tour season with a visit to Tecolote Farm!

Tecolote, just 13 miles east of the capitol, has the longest-running CSA (community supported agriculture) program in Texas and was certified organic in 1994. Currently, Katie and David grow over 150 vegetables including heirloom and heritage varieties.

We’ll tour the property and learn about their sustainable practices and end our afternoon with a pack-your-own picnic, just in time to watch the sunset.

Your $15 ticket gets you an assortment of vegetables to take home. ALL ticket proceeds go directly back to the farmers. Come out and help us support food that is good, clean, and fair!

food day farm tour and dinner

Date: — POSTPONED —  Tuesday, October 23rd 2012, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: Urban Patchwork Neighborhood Farm
Tickets: purchase online

**Thanks everyone for your excitement and support! To make this the best farm dinner experience possible, we’re postponing the event. Please stay tuned for a new date to mark on your calendar!**

Because everything is bigger in Texas, Austin is hosting a week-long celebration of National Food Day. As part of the festivities, Slow Food Austin is putting on a very special farm tour and dinner, right here in the heart of the city.

On Tuesday, October 23 come on out to Urban Patchwork Neighborhood Farms. We’ll learn about their farming methods, tour their space, and end our evening together with a beautiful candle light dinner, al fresco.

This is a truly local dinner, with products from three sustainable farms (Urban Patchwork, Millberg Farm, and Munkebo Farm) prepared by Chef Roger Chan and his team, and with drinks graciously hosted by  Greenling.

ALL proceeds from ticket sales go back to our contributing farmers. Join us in supporting our local farms and celebrating food that is good, clean, and fair.