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Slow Food Piedmont Triad News
July-August 2007
Slow Food Piedmont Triad Events
 Monday, July 16, 2007
Local Food Dinner with Fabian Botta
Fabian's
1100 Reynolda Road, Winston Salem, NC
6:30-9:00 p.m.
$50 per person, plus wine and gratuity. $10 discount for Slow Food USA members.
Reservations required. Call 336-723-7700.
Chef Fabian Botta celebrates the re-opening of his restaurant Fabian’s in July 2007. He will share his local food philosophy with members of Slow Food Piedmont Triad over a fabulous meal featuring ingredients from local farmers. Fabian's was famous for its devotion to supporting local farmers and using fresh local ingredients whenever possible, and so we are
delighted to hear that he is reopening!
Seating is limited, so please RSVP as soon as possible to reserve your place. Please state if you are a Slow Food USA member when making the reservation. Slow Food USA members will receive a $10 discount on the price of the dinner, so if you're a paid member, your price would be $40 per person plus wine and gratuity. The dinner will be $50 plus wine and gratuity for non-members.
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Slow Food Booth
Greensboro Farmers' Curb Market, corner of Yanceyville and Lindsay Sts., Greensboro
7:30 - 11 a.m.
Mary Ellen Smith and other Slow Food members will host the Slow Food information Booth and provide tasty smoothies made from local fruit sold in the market.
 Saturday, August 11, 2007
Slow Food Potluck and Heritage Cooking at Old Salem
Winston-Salem, NC
Cooking Classes begin at 10 a.m. (Reservation required)
Garden Tours 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Potluck 11:30 a.m. -1 p.m.
Single Brothers Workshop, Old Salem
Old Salem and Slow Food Piedmont Triad welcome you to spend a day exploring the rich food heritage of the Moravian settlers at the Single Brothers Workshop in Old Salem. Garden tours will be available at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., and Slow Food will sponsor a splendid late-summer potluck from 11:30 – 1:00. Suggested donation to Slow Food for the potluck is $5 per person or $10 per family.
As an added feature, a limited number of Slow Food members will be able to spend a morning in the kitchen preparing a traditional recipe with heirloom ingredients to enjoy with lunch! Two cooking class sessions will be scheduled at 10-10:45 a.m. and 11:00-11:45 a.m.; cost for the class $10. You must reserve your space in the class. Call the Group Sales Office at 1-800-441-5305 to reserve your space in the kitchen!
Here is a link for directions: http://www.oldsalem.org/index.php?id=91.
Once at Old Salem, the best place to park is on the street around the square or along Main St. (near Main St. and Academy). The Single Brothers' Workshop is the building directly behind the Single Brothers' House (the timber-frame building facing Main St., at the corner of Main and Academy). The entrance is from a ramp on the south side of the building.
Other Farmer's Market Events
Saturday, July 7, 2007
Berry Day
Greensboro Farmers' Curb Market, corner of Yanceyville and Lindsay Sts., Greensboro
6 a.m. - noon
Lots and lots of berries! Celebrate the local berry season. Enjoy a fresh, blueberry pancake breakfast prepared by Alex Amoroso of Cheesecakes by Alex!
 Friday, July 13, 2007
Peach Day
Piedmont Triad Farmers' Market
Off Interstate 40, Exit #208 at Sandy Ridge Road
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Sample several varieties of Farm Fresh peaches to determine your favorite, then stock up while they're in season and plentiful. A marketing specialist will be on hand with peach related brochures and free samples of peach ice cream.
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Tomato Day
Greensboro Farmers' Curb Market, corner of Yanceyville and Lindsay Sts., Greensboro
6 a.m. - noon
Enjoy more than 20 varieties of tomatoes -- including some heirloom samples. Then vote for your favorite tomato.
Friday, August 10, 2007
Watermelon Day
Piedmont Triad Farmers' Market
Off Interstate 40, Exit #208 at Sandy Ridge Road
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Watermelon Day
Greensboro Farmers' Curb Market, corner of Yanceyville and Lindsay Sts., Greensboro
6 a.m. - noon
Enjoy free tastings of different types of melons. Everyone who comes to the Market will have a chance to win a free watermelon.
Fun Stuff
Slow Food Piedmont Triad member John Troy shares these wonderful food sculpture photos. He received him through email but since there were so many of them we put them on a temporary web page for your enjoyment. Go ahead and click this link - you won't be sorry!
If you weren't able to attend the Slow Food potluck/picnic at Sanders Ridge Farm on June 30, Michael Hastings, food editor for the Winston-Salem Journal, did and wrote it up in style! You can see photos of what you missed on our blog.
Volunteer Opportunities
Please let Laurie know if you can commit to helping with the following events:
- Greensboro Farmers' Curb Market Slow Food Booth, July 28
- Greensboro Farmers' Curb Market Farmer's Appreciation Day, September 8
- Open House and Local Meat Day at Goat Lady Dairy, October 7
Slow Food Piedmont Triad often needs volunteers to help with staffing information tables and helping with events such as the Open House at Goat Lady Dairy. If you're interested in becoming more involved with Slow Food Piedmont Triad events, please contact lponeill@slowfoodpiedmont.org and she'll put your name in the pool of those willing to help out.
More Events for 2007
We keep an updated list of events on our events page, but you can get the latest announcements delivered to you by email if you join our listserv. Our listserv is a free way that we can communicate with our members and other interested members of the community. It is secure and we don't share your email with anyone! (We don't like that, either.) You can join by emailing us at info@slowfoodpiedmont.org and entering "subscribe" on the subject line.
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