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The Food Gap

by Jillian on March 13, 2010

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Last week, Christina and I headed to the Tenderloin district in San Francisco for a Slow Food panel discussion, “How do we close the food gap?”. If you aren’t familiar with the Tenderloin, it’s kind of a sketchy area notorious for its congregation of homeless people and druggies. It’s not the kind of neighborhood you’d [...]

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Get Cracking on Crabs

by Jillian on December 12, 2009

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In case you didn’t know, last Saturday marked the official beginning of crab season. (I’m talking Dungeness crab people, not the other kind!) For the third year in a row, I joined in on Slow Food’s Annual Slow Crab & Oyster Festival and indulged in fresh Dungeness crab served up by the local Monterey Fish [...]

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This Thursday, December 10th, marks Slow Food’s 20th Anniversary and a worldwide celebration of “eating locally” with Terra Madre Day. The purpose of the day is to celebrate the local food movement in your community – and in communities across the globe – and to raise awareness of the importance of “eating locally” . You [...]

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Turkey and Chicken Sausage Gumbo

by Christina on December 1, 2009

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Ever since Jillian and I attended a recent Slow Food Workshop where we made gumbo and bread pudding, I’ve been dying to try my own version at home. Well, actually I take that back. The desire to make homemade gumbo goes back to when I went to New Orleans last year and got a taste [...]

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