Waimea Valley Seed Exchange
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Preserving and Fermenting Workshop Series with Terri Langley
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Fall Foraging in Urban Honolulu
Nature provides seasonal treats to enjoy. Join Slow Food O’ahu once again for a fall foraging adventure led by Dr. Nat Bletter, Flavormeister of Madre Chocolate. Nat earned his doctorate in ethnobotany from City University of New York and is a past Slow Food O’ahu delegate to Terra Madre. You’ll be in great hands as you learn about, and get to taste the incredible plant life – seeds, flowers, fruit, vines, etc., all growing wild in Makiki, and likely also growing in your backyard! As we learned from Sunny Savage, author of Wild Food Plants of Hawaii, expanding your diet by including wild plants helps add to your gut’s biodiversity, and biodiversity is at the heart of what Slow Food is about.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.slowfoodoahu.org/fall-foraging-in-urban-honolulu/
Slow Food O’ahu Chinatown Moon Festival
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Chili 101
Now that we’ve survived Hurricane Lane… We can get back to enjoying the hot days of summer once again! What better way than to explore the exciting world of chilis in a class led by our resident home gardener, foraging adventure leader and flavormeister, Nat Bletter, PhD. Currently, Nat grows 30 kinds of chilis in his garden. He has graciously offered to lend his food and academic chops in this one-of-a-kind class where you will learn how to grow chilis and use them in various preparations. He’ll cover recipes from ajvar, a mild Macedonian roasted red pepper spread, to fermented hot sauces like sriracha and mole poblano sauces that use 2-5 kinds of chilis plus chocolate. Taste test some of the culinary creations and go home with some seeds! They say chilis make you sweat, sweating makes you cooler during the hot summers. Let’s test this theory out together!
Permanent link to this article: https://www.slowfoodoahu.org/chili-101/
Butcher and Brew
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Fish Breakdown and Filleting Class
When: Saturday, June 2, 2018 from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.
The class will provide basic instruction on preparing fresh fish for a variety of uses. Each participant will take home about 1.5# of fish upon completion of the class.
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Join Slow Food O`ahu for a Local Dinner at Makana Café
Join Slow Food O`ahu for a Local Dinner at Makana Café
To register, go to: https://www.eventbrite.
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Ark of Taste & Terra Madre Dinner and Fundraiser
Where: Mud Hen Water Restaurant in Kaimuki, 3452 Waialae Ave.
Cost: $85 members ($40 tax deductible); $ 105 non-members ($60 tax deductible)
* Lehua and Kiawe Honey tasting
Permanent link to this article: https://www.slowfoodoahu.org/ark-of-taste-terra-madre-dinner-and-fundraiser/
Slow Food O’ahu Spring Foraging Tour
Slow Food O’ahu Spring Foraging Tour
The winter rains in Hawai`i will make this sring foraging in Honolulu very fun and exciting! Dr. Nat Bletter, of Madre Chocolate, leads us on a spring adventure in Makiki. You will learn about, and get to taste the incredible plant life – seeds, flowers, fruit, vines, etc., all growing wild in Makiki, and likely also growing in your backyard! As we learned from Sunny Savage, author of Wild Food Plants of Hawaii, expanding your diet by including wild plants helps add to your gut’s biodiversity, and biodiversity is at the heart of what Slow Food is about.
To register, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
Permanent link to this article: https://www.slowfoodoahu.org/slow-food-oahu-spring-foraging-tour/
Incredible India: Slow Food Cooking Class and Traditional Dinner
When: Monday, March 5, 5:00 p.m. SousChef, 6:30 p.m. Guests, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Dinner
Where: Condo near ‘Iolani School in Mo’ili’ili
Cost: $60 Members, $70 Non-Members
Participants will be notified of the location 48 hours before the event.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.slowfoodoahu.org/incredible-india-slow-food-cooking-class-and-traditional-dinner/
Fish Canning Workshop with Potluck Lunch to follow
Cost: $45 for members, $-60 for non-members
- Observe how to cut and prepare a large fish
- Participate in smoking of fish
- Each can 2 quart jars of fish which they will be able to take home ($30 value)
- Taste fish that has been canned in same method
- Enjoy a brief tour and history of the fish pond
- Participate in a pot luck lunch
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Terra Madre Dinner and Fundraiser – Rescheduled
Where: Mud Hen Water Restaurant in Kaimuki, 3452 Waialae Ave.
Cost: $85 members ($40 tax deductible); $ 105 non-members ($60 tax deductible)
We will feature a variety of AOT foods, including Manalauloa kalo, Poi, Ko sugarcane juice and rum made from it, Hanapepe red salt, Hawaiian Ul, Kiawe and Lehua honeys, Poly nesian mai’a (banana), and Kona Coffee. To learn more about Hawaii’s Ark of Taste check out this link: https://www.slowfoodoahu.org/ark-of-taste
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Incredible India: Slow Food Cooking Class and Traditional Indian Dinner
INCREDIBLE INDIA: SLOW FOOD COOKING CLASS AND TRADITIONAL INDIAN DINNER
Join our guest chef, Gita Kar, for a delicious meal of traditional vegetarian Indian cuisine (with vegan options). Family recipes, spice combining, cooking methods, and cultural connections will make this an occasion to remember.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.slowfoodoahu.org/incredible-india-slow-food-cooking-class-and-traditional-indian-dinner/
Winter Foraging Tour
Where: Nature Center, Makiki
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Slow Food O’ahu Annual Meeting and Potluck
SLOW FOOD O’AHU ANNUAL MEETING AND POTLUCK
We have invited Gabe Sachter-Smith to give a talk on bananas. Gabe is just starting up a banana farm on the North Shore. He will be producing both trees and fruit. He is one of the most knowledgeable banana growers in Hawaii, having completed a masters degrees from the University of Hawaii’s College of Tropical Agriculture.
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Terra Madre Dinner – Save the Date January 28
Slow Food O’ahu is pleased to announce our next Terra Madre Dinner. Although the details of the meal and pricing are not yet set, we have confirmed our date as Sunday, January 28, at town Restaurant in Kaimuki with Chef Ed Kenney.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.slowfoodoahu.org/terra-madre-dinner-save-the-date-january-28/
Slow Food O’ahu Chinatown Lunar New Year Tour and Lunch
SLOW FOOD O’AHU CHINATOWN LUNAR NEW YEAR TOUR AND LUNCH
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Culinary Swap Meet in the Planning Stages
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Slow Food Hawai’i (on the Big Island) Annual Potluck
Slow Food Hawai’i (on the Big Island) Annual Potluck
When: Sunday, October 22
2:30 p.m. meeting, 4:00 p.m. dinner
Where: Puu O Kumau Ranch, Big Island
17 mile marker Kohala Mountain Road
Permanent link to this article: https://www.slowfoodoahu.org/slow-food-hawaii-on-the-big-island-annual-potluck/
Waimea Valley Seed Exchange and Gardening Fair
Where: Waimea Valley, 59-864 Kamehameha Highway, Haleiwa, HI 96712
Permanent link to this article: https://www.slowfoodoahu.org/waimea-valley-seed-exchange-and-gardening-fair/
Eat Local Dinner at Makana Cafe
Cost: $45-$55
- Appetizers: ahi poke, grilled tako, ulu poke, pohole fern salad, ogo salad
- Main courses: kalua boar, fire roasted Molokai verson, smoked Waianae goat, coconut fried ahi, Kauai shrimp, sweet potatoes, taro, luau leaf
- Dessert: smoked ulu ice cream with ginger flowers, macadamia short bread cookies and coconut mango cream topper.
- BYOB, although non alcoholic iced Mamaki and Olena teas will be available.
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Foraging Tour- September 17, 2017
Foraging Tour- September 17, 2017
Sunday, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM HST
Near the Hawaii Nature Center
Lower Tantalus, Makiki
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Tour of Sweet Land Farm-Oahu’s Only Certified Goat Dairy- October 8, 2017
Tour of Sweet Land Farm-Oahu’s Only Certified Goat Dairy- October 8, 2017
Sweet Land Farm is Oahu’s only certified goat dairy. The Bello family purchased their land in Waialua in 2011. Emma Bello, an Leeward Community College culinary school graduate, was on her way to becoming a pastry chef when she fell in love with goats. She did a 3-month internship at Surfing Goat Dairy on Maui which turned into a full year. Following that were deeper explorations of goats, dairies, cheeses–including time in Europe and at Redwood Hill Dairy.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.slowfoodoahu.org/tour-of-sweet-land-farm-oahus-only-certified-goat-dairy-october-8-2017/
Slow Food O’ahu Culinary Tour and Potluck – June 25, 2017
Slow Food O’ahu Culinary Tour and Potluck – June 25, 2017
Ho’omaluhia Gardens, Kaneohe, 10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Ho’omaluhia Botanical Gardens means “to make a place of peace and tranquility”. Strolling or driving through these lush 400 acres in Windward O’ahu, you will truly agree that Ho’omaluhia is rightfully named a “peaceful refuge.” Opened in 1982, this garden in Kaneohe features plantings from major tropical regions around the world grouped geographically.
Please join Heidi Borhborst, our lady of the plants, who will conduct a culinary tour at Ho’omaluhia. She will discuss the plants from a culinary and edible perspective. The tour will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 25. Following the tour, there will be a potluck at noon. The event will be free for members, $5 for non-members. Those joining the potluck should also bring their own eating utensils and cutlery, re-usable of course.
Ho’omaluhia Gardens is located at 45-680 Luluku Rd., Kaneohe, 96744. There is no admission to the gardens.
To sign up, go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
Permanent link to this article: https://www.slowfoodoahu.org/slow-food-oahu-culinary-tour-and-potluck-june-25-2017/
Slow Food Book Club – June 25, 2017
PLEASE NOTE THE CORRECTION IN TIME. THE LAST NEWSLETTER STATED 11:00 A.M. BUT THE EVENT CORRECTLY STARTS AT NOON.
The next meeting will be held on June 25, 2017 from Noon to 2:00 p.m. at a home in Manoa.
To sign up go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
Permanent link to this article: https://www.slowfoodoahu.org/slow-food-book-club-june-25-2017/
Spain: Culinary Tour and Tapas – June 30, 2017 from 6:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Spain: Culinary Tour and Tapas – June 30, 2017 from 6:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Private Restaurant in Manoa, 2970 E. Manoa Rd.
Enjoy an evening learning about Spanish cuisine, accompanied by an array of delicious tapas.
Countless cultures have influenced the history of Spanish cuisine. The Phoenicians left their sauces, the Greeks introduced olive oil, and Romans, Carthaginians, and Jews integrated elements of their own cooking into that of Spain. The Moors, during their centuries of rule, impacted Spanish gastronomy most of all. They introduced fruits into the Iberian diet, as well as combinations of fruits and nuts with meats and fish. Rice – a staple of Spanish cuisine – comes straight from the Moors, as does the use of saff ron, cinnamon, and nutmeg. The discovery of the Americas resulted in the addition of more important elements to Spanish cookery. Tomatoes, potatoes, vanilla, chocolate, chili, and various beans crossed the Atlantic and are all staples of today’s Spanish kitchen.
Our culinary tour slide presentation will describe this remarkable history and will highlight many of the specialties of the different regions of Spain such as Paella from Valencia, Gazpacho from Andalusia, and wines from Rioja, as well as the famous cured hams and tapas culture found throughout the country.
Following the presentation, participants will enjoy a tapas party prepared for them by Slow Food O’ahu volunteers.
Presenter: Tom Sheeran is a Slow Food member and an instructor in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UH-Mānoa. His first visit to Spain was to watch the running of the bulls in Pamplona in 1972. He has returned many times to enjoy the history, art, culture, and especially the wonderful foods of Spain.
Tapas Menu may include:
Gazpacho
Tortilla Española(potato omelet)
Spanish Olives
Manchego cheese with membrillo (quince paste)
Marcona Almonds
Baguette toasts w various toppings; Spanish ham, tuna, etc.
Tarta de Santiago (a traditional almond cake)
‘Sangria’ punch, alcohol-free
Other options, including vegetarian items
The cost is $35 for members; $45 for non-members. BYOB (Spanish wine preferred). Capacity is limited to 35 people. To sign up, go to:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
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Slow Food O’ahu Chinatown Tour – Sunday, April 23
Slow Food O’ahu Chinatown Tour – Sunday, April 23
Meet in Chinatown 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Explore the history, culture, and food traditions of Honolulu’s Chinatown. Shop its markets to learn about seafood, fresh produce, and traditional foods. Visit bakeries, noodle factories, specialty shops, temples and historic sites. Sample local foods such as poke, roast pork, look funn noodles, and tropical fruits. Bring your shopping bags with you so you can buy fresh produce, noodles, and specialty products.
Following the 2-hour walking tour we will enjoy lunch together at one of Chinatown’s finest restaurants. The 5-course family-style Chinese menu will include fresh Kaua’i-raised prawns. Meal cost is included in the tour price. Please alert us in advance of any food restrictions.
Meeting location and parking suggestions will be emailed to ticket-holders 48 hours before the tour.
Please note: We keep this tour size limited to 8 to insure an intimate experience and avoid blocking already crowded sidewalks and markets, but we also need to set a minimum of 5 participants for this event in order to assure that our volunteer tour leaders’ efforts are used to good advantage. If we don’t fill the minimum, we will offer full refunds and alert ticket holders to other upcoming tours. Thanks for your understanding.
Ticket are $55 for members; $65 for non-members and includes lunch. To sign up, go to:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
Permanent link to this article: https://www.slowfoodoahu.org/slow-food-oahu-chinatown-tour-sunday-april-23/
Slow Food Book Club – May 7, 2017
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O’ahu Foraging Adventure Saturday January 28, 2017
O’ahu Foraging Adventure Saturday January 28, 2017
Near the Hawaii Nature Center 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
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New Years Romp in Chinatown – Friday, January 20, 2017 – FREE MEMBERS ONLY
New Years Romp in Chinatown – Friday, January 20, 2017 – FREE MEMBERS ONLY
Chinatown, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
To sign up, go to:
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Terra Madre Day Dinner – December 10, 2016
Terra Madre Day Dinner – December 10, 2016
Kaimuki Superette, 3458 Waialae Ave
5:30 sitting or 7:30 sitting
Slow Food O’ahu and Ed Kenney invite you to enjoy a special Terra Madre dinner featuring Hawaii’s Ark of Taste foods on December 10, 2016 at the Kaimuki Superette. We will host two sittings, each one limited to 25 diners. Our menu will feature such items as wild boar, imu cooked kulolo, native Hawaiian bananas, Kona coffee, Manulele Rum (made from native Hawaiian sugar cane), Okinawan mandarins, ulu, mauna lauloa kalo, poi, traditional Hawaiian salt and more. We will continue to update this writeup as the menu takes shape. Although we will have rum to go with dessert and freshly brewed beer from Lanikai Brewery, we also invite you to BYOB–no corkage charge. There will be table service for all.
We will host two sittings, each one limited to 25 diners. The sittings will be at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. There will be table service for all. The cost is $55 for members and $65 for non-members.
To sign up, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
(What’s so special about Terra Madre Day and Dinner? See the article below from Martha Cheng, one of our three delegates to Terra Madre – along with Charlie Reppun and Nat Bletter, to learn why Slow Food O’ahu supports Terra Madre)
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Save the Date – Slow Food O’ahu Annual Meeting – FREE
Save the Date – Slow Food O’ahu Annual Meeting – FREE
January 15, 2017 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.slowfoodoahu.org/slow-food-oahu-annual-meeting-2/
Slow Food O’ahu to Start Book Club
Save the Date: Slow Food O’ahu to Start Book Club
First Meeting February 19, 2017 in Manoa
Slow Food Oahu will begin the New Year in books, and always, food. We are forming a book club for lovers of food and literature and will begin our year with Ruth Reichl’s Tender at the Bone in February. Book Club gatherings will meet quarterly on Sunday at the house of various host.
For Tender at the Bone, a memoir of “growing up at the table” we invite participants to bring a dish that helped you to “make sense of the world” as Reichl puts it. A childhood dish, comfort recipe, or perhaps even an experiment from the book… bring an appetite for conversation and culinary adventure!
Here’s a preview of the book that we have chosen to inaugurate our Club:
Our inaugural meeting will beheld on Sunday, February 19, 2017 in Manoa. Future locations will vary. Look for a sign-up in our next newsletter on EventBrite if you are interested in attending our first meeting. In the meantime, you just might want to purchase the book for a holiday present to yourself. You’ll have 3 months to read the book.
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Green Rows Farm, Waimanalo Tour – Saturday, November 5, 9:00 a.m. – Noon
Green Rows Farm, Waimanalo Tour – Saturday, November 5, 9:00 a.m. – Noon
41-756 Mahailua Street, Waimanalo, HI 96795
Experience and enjoy a November Saturdaymorning at Green Rows Farm, nestled on the slopes of the Ko’olau in beautiful Waimanalo. The farm is managed and cared for by Sean Anderson and a group of young farmers all dedicated to regenerative practices, excited by O’ahu’s local food movement, and enthusiastic about getting dirty, having fun, and growing delicious food. Sean will give a special tour of the farm for Slow Food O`ahu.
Following the tour, we’ll all enjoy a very “Green” brunch. Bring a dish to share with the group, and be sure to bring your own plate, cup, napkin, and utensils.
The cost is $15 for members; $20 for non-members. To register, go to:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
Permanent link to this article: https://www.slowfoodoahu.org/green-rows-farm-waimanalo-tour-saturday-november-5-900-a-m-noon/
Slow Food O’ahu Fall Chinatown Tour – Sunday November 13
Our well-received Chinatown tour led by Tom Sheeran is back for a fall tour. Explore the history, culture, and food traditions of Honolulu’s Chinatown. Shop its markets to learn about seafood, fresh produce, and traditional foods. Visit bakeries, noodle factories, specialty shops, temples and historic sites. Sample local foods such as poke, roast pork, look funn noodles, and tropical fruits. Bring your shopping bags with you so you can buy fresh produce, noodles, and specialty products.
Following the tour we will enjoy lunch together at one of Chinatown’s finest restaurants. The 5-course family-style Chinese menu will include fresh local Kaua’i Prawns. Meal cost is included in the tour price. Please alert us in advance of any food restrictions.
The meeting
Tom Sheeran leading a tour
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location and parking suggestions will be emailed to ticket-holders 48 hours before the tour. Please note: We keep this tour size limited to 8 to ensure an intimate experience and avoid blocking already crowded sidewalks and markets, but we also need to set a minimum of 5 participants for this event in order to assure that our volunteer tour leaders’ efforts are used to good advantage. If we don’t fill the minimum, we will offer full refunds and alert ticket holders to other upcoming tours. Thanks for your understanding.
The cost is $55 for members and $65 for non-members, which includes the price of tastings along the tour as well as lunch. To register, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
Permanent link to this article: https://www.slowfoodoahu.org/slow-food-oahu-fall-chinatown-tour-sunday-november-13/
Eating the Invasives Dinner – Sunday, August 21
Eating the Invasives Dinner – Sunday, August 21
5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. 2970 East Manoa Rd.
“Eating the Invasives” – Is that the title of a new movie? No, it’s the theme of the next Slow Food O’ahu dinner. An “invasive species” is a plant, fungus, or animal species that is not native to a specific location (an introduced species), and which has a tendency to spread to a degree believed to cause damage to the environment, human economy or human health. So how does this relate to eating and Slow Food? Simply put, we are hoping to eat and help the environment at the same time. While environmental organizations work to eradicate invasive species in many ways – our contribution is to offer eating as one solution.
Slow Food ‘Oahu is pleased to present an evening of fine dining, featuring Hawaii’s invasive flora and fauna. We will feature a variety of treats including fishes, crab, limu, feral pig and tropical fruit. Our chefs include David Caldiero of town, Andrew Pressler of Grondin, Nat Bletter of Madre Chocolate, Martha Cheng, food writer and former pastry chef at Alan Wong’s, Doug Young, artist, pig hunter and cook extraordinaire. Our sources include Paepae o He’eia, Local I’a, Fresher.com, Fattoria Giuli, Whole Foods and more.
Seating is limited to 45 people, the capacity of the restaurant.
We are offering both open seating with buffet service and reserved tables of four which will include table service. Tickets for the open seating are $35 for members and $45 for non-members. If you wish to have a reserve table for four, the price is $200 for a Slow Food member and $250 for a non-member. The entire event is BYOB for alcohol.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
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Slow Suppers at Home – Two Summer Choices
An “Eggsellent Dinner” – Waikiki private home, August 6, 2016
A “Tapas Dinner” – Mililani Mauka private home, August 13, 2016
beginning at 6:00 p.m. at both homes
The Slow Suppers at Home encourage local members in different parts of the island to get to know their fellow members, and welcoming Slow Food members from other parts of the world who might happen visiting the islands. And of course, to celebrate our local farmers, producers, and their bounty. Most of all, we want to have fun. If you wish to host a dinner, please contact David Bangert at dbangert@hawaii.edu. See below for the two available dinners for registration.
“A Tapas Dinner” – August 13, 2016
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Goat Cheese Making Class (Two days) – July 9 – 10, 2016
Goat Cheese Making Class (Two days) – July 9 – 10, 2016
Manoa house 10:30 a.m. – Noon each day
In this two-day workshop, participants will learn the basics of fresh cheese making, as well as the nature and differences of various milk, cultures and coagulants. We will make two fresh cheeses: chevre and ricotta, using local goat’s milk. Our instructor, Eliza Lathrop, is a teacher and urban farmer, who has been making cheeses at home for four years. She works primarily with goat milk from her two Nigerian Dwarf Dairy goats, and experiments with both fresh and aged cheeses.
On day one, we will explore various kinds of milk, tasting for the differences produced by different animal breeds, and processing methods. Participants will prep milk for chevre, and make a fresh ricotta to taste and take with them.
On day two, participants will finish the processing of their chevre, and taste finished sheep and goat’s milk cheeses.
Participants will leave with recipe for ricotta and chevre, as well as their own finished cheese. Each participant needs to bring with them a pot large enough to easily hold 8 cups of milk, mixing spoon, and colander.
The class size is limited to 9 participants. Tickets are $50 for Slow Food members; $70 for non-members.
Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
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Spring Urban Foraging – May 8, 2016 from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Spring Urban Foraging – May 8, 2016 from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Makiki Tantalus Area (near the Hawaii Nature Center)
Join us for one of our favorite regularly scheduled tours led by Dr. Nat Bletter of Madre Chocolate. Nat will take you on a foraging adventure in Makiki, where you will make amazing discoveries about wild edible plants you may have been snubbing as weeds, some of which may be in your own backyard. Learn about the incredible plant life in Makiki, and taste a variety of plants, and flowers, fruit and seeds. As we learned from Sunny Savage, author of Wild Food Plants of Hawaii, expanding your diet by including wild plants helps add to your gut’s biodiversity! AND you may kokua and eradicate invasives by gathering and eating them!
At the end of the tour, Nat will put together a lovely wild plant salad to be enjoyed by all. Bring a fork and plate, and plastic bags for what you gather. Be sure to wear sun, and/or rain protection and bring water.
See you in Makiki! Go just beyond the Hawaii Nature Center (2131 Makiki Hts. Rd.). We’ll meet at the lower gate.
The cost is $15 for members, $20 for non-members. To register, go to http://www.eventbrite.com/o/
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Slow Food O’ahu Chinatown Tour – April 24 9:30 to 1:00 p.m.
Slow Food O’ahu Chinatown Tour – April 24 9:30 to 1:00 p.m.
Chinatown near the Maunakea Marketplace
Join us on our exciting Slow Food Chinatown Tour. Explore the history, culture, and food traditions of Honolulu’s Chinatown. Shop its markets to learn about seafood, fresh produce, and traditional foods. Visit bakeries, noodle factories, specialty shops, temples and historic sites. Sample local foods such as poke, roast pork, look funn noodles, and tropical fruits. Bring your shopping bags with you so you can buy fresh produce, noodles, and specialty products.
Following the tour we will enjoy lunch together at one of Chinatown’s finest restaurants. The 5-course family-style menu cost is included in the tour price. Please alert us in advance of any food restrictions.
Tom Sheeran leading the last Chinatown Tour with participants
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The meeting location and parking suggestions will be emailed to ticket-holders 48 hours before the tour. Please note: We keep this tour size limited to 8 to ensure an intimate experience and avoid blocking already crowded sidewalks and markets, but we also need to set a minimum of 5 participants for this event in order to assure that our volunteer tour leaders’ efforts are used to good advantage. If we don’t fill the minimum, we will offer full refunds and alert ticket holders to other upcoming tours. Thanks for your understanding.
The cost is $55 for members and $65 for non-members, which includes the price of tastings along the tour as well as lunch. To register, go tohttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/
Permanent link to this article: https://www.slowfoodoahu.org/slow-food-oahu-chinatown-tour-april-24-930-to-100-p-m/
Slow Food O’ahu sponsors another Moloka’i Beef Order in April
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Beyond Chardonnay, Exploring the Wines of the Loire Valley – Sunday, February 28
Beyond Chardonnay, Exploring the Wines of the Loire Valley – Sunday, February 28
Private home in Maunawili, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Slow Food ‘Oahu invites you to an informal tasting of wines from the Loire Valley and pupu potluck. From Muscadet on the Atlantic to Sancerre and Pouilly-sur-Loire in north central France, this cool-climate region produces a variety of food-friendly wines characterized by their minerality, freshness, zesty acidity, and good value. Leading our tasting will be Barbara Chu, former owner and wine director of Indigo Restaurant. During her years as a wine buyer and creator of the wine list, she favored responsibly farmed, food-friendly wines produced by small, family owned wineries that expressed the unique terroir of a region. She encourages people to go beyond the mass produced, big name wines, and instead to explore lesser known regions and varietals. For this tasting she will be selecting 5 wines from the Loire’s main grape varieties– Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Cabernet Franc, and Melon de Bourgogne.
Guests should bring a tasty pupu that complements the wine.
The cost for the event is $15 for members and $20 for non Slow Food members. Sign up early, as the event will be limited to 10 people. The location in Maunawili will be announced to participants 48 hours prior to the tasting.
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Slow Food Winter Foraging Tour – Saturday, February 27
Slow Food Winter Foraging Tour – Saturday, February 27
Makiki 2:00 p.m.
Join us for one of our favorite regularly scheduled tours led by Dr. Nat Bletter of Madre Chocolate. Nat will take you on a foraging adventure in Makiki, where you will make amazing discoveries about wild edible plants you may have been snubbing as weeds, some of which may be in your own backyard. Learn about the incredible plant life in Makiki, and taste a variety of plants, and flowers, fruit and seeds. As we learned from Sunny Savage, author of Wild Food Plants of Hawaii, expanding your diet by including wild plants helps add to your gut’s biodiversity! AND you may kokua and eradicate invasives by gathering and eating them!
At the end of the tour, Nat will put together a lovely wild plant salad to be enjoyed by all. Bring a fork and plate, and plastic bags for what you gather.
Be sure to wear sun, and/or rain protection and bring water.
See you in Makiki! Go just beyond the Hawaii Nature Center (2131 Makiki Hts. Rd.). We’ll meet at the lower gate.
The cost is $15 for members; $20 for non-members. To register, go to:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
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Slow Food O’ahu Annual Meeting and Potluck
Slow Food O’ahu Annual Meeting and Potluck
Sunday, January 10, 2016 FREE
3989 Diamond Head Rd., Honolulu, HI 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Please join us for our Annual Meeting to re-cap the events of 2015 and begin 2016. As is our tradition, we gather for a wonderful lunch on Sunday in January (this year on January 10) for an opportunity to share food, food policy, and plan for 2016. Slow Food member events are known for some of the BEST local food potlucks.
In addition to our lunch and re-cap of events, we will have a speaker, Hunter Heavillin, who will speak on “Permaculture in Hawai’i”. For those who may have heard of the term “permaculture”, this is the opportunity to learn. Hunter has spent the past few years between Hawaii and Haiti teaching and con
Hunter Heavillin
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Huntsulting on projects running the gamut from disaster response ecological sanitation to homeless shelter design. He holds degrees in Agroforestry and Sustainable Community Development and has a focus on small island developing states and the application of permaculture to disaster risk reduction and response. Hunter is the lead designer of Pono Permaculture, a Hawaii-based Permaculture consultancy and planning team and is currently consulting with the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools’ school sustainability program.
The meeting will be held in a classroom on the grounds of The Arc in Hawai’i at 3989 Diamond Head Road near the intersection of 22nd Avenue and Diamond Head Road (Note: It is the same location as last year). Look for our sign once you turn into the parking lot for directions to the classroom.
Although the event is free, please RSVP https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
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Hawaii Shochu Company Tour – January 23, 2016
Hawaii Shochu Company Tour – January 23, 2016
66-542 Haleiwa Rd., Haleiwa 1:00 p.m.
Feasting well is about more than just plates of scrumptious food – it is also about THE DRINK! Slow Food O’ahu would like to invite its members to a real slow drink experience.Hawaiian SHOCHU Company is opening its doors to Slow Food O’ahu members for a rare tour of their facilities in Haleiwa. Ken Hirata is finally distilling his own shochu out of sweet potatoes in Haleiwa. Hawai’i, it turns out, is a great place to make sweet potato shochu, thanks to the temperate weather and abundance of locally grown, starchy, not-too-watery sweet potatoes.
Shochu is not well known outside of Japan, but for about a decade now, shochu consumption there has overtaken sake. Learn how this wonderful spirit is produced right here on our island with locally available ingredients. Speak with the producer, Ken Hirata, and ask all the burning questions you kept in the vault about distillation just for this occasion. We’ll have an opportunity to taste the unique qualities of locally made shochu. Bring some fixings to share your favorite cocktail recipes.
For background information on shochu and the company, check out two articles by Martha Cheng in Honolulu Magazine, a 2013 article and 2014 article.
The cost is $15 and includes tastings. The tour is limited to only 8 people. Reserve your place athttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/
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Slow Food Farm Tour and Dinner at Kahumana Farms – January 30, 4:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Slow Food Farm Tour and Dinner at Kahumana Farms – January 30, 4:00 – 8:00 p.m.
86-660 Lualualei Homestead Road, Wai’anae, HI 96792
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A Tour of O’ahu’s only Oyster Farm – October 17
A Tour of O’ahu’s only Oyster Farm – October 17
Kualoa Ranch Moli’i Fishpond, Windward Oahu, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 a.m.
Kualoa Ranch is hoping to spearhead a local movement of oyster farming and harvesting.Hawaiʻi imports nearly 400,000 oysters per year – and Kualoa wants to change that by growing our food and cultivating everything we can from our land.Growing oysters for consumption has been a four-year-long project for Kualoa Ranch. A lot of that time was spent waiting for the Department of Health to build its shellfish certification lab and train staff on standards.
Check out the following video on You Tube or the article in Honolulu Magazine, “Why We’re Excited About Hawaiʻi Grown Oysters from Kualoa Ranch” by Martha Cheng to learn more.
There is NO COST to attend the tour but you MUST BE A SLOW FOOD MEMBER. This event is limited to 20 people. Please stop by the Kualoa Ranch Visitor’s Center either before or after the event, where you may purchase the bounties of Kualoa, including their oysters, shrimp, fish and beef, as well as have lunch. If you wish to purchase oysters, go to their website and place an order ahead of time.
To register, go to http://www.eventbrite.com/e/
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Slow Food Chinatown Tour – October 25
Slow Food Chinatown Tour – October 25
Chinatown, 9:30 a.m. – lunch
After a short hiatus, we are once again offering our Slow Food Chinatown Tour on October 25, 2015. After the 2 hour tour, you will enjoy a fabulous lunch at a restaurant in Chinatown.
The cost is $50 for members; $60 for non-members and includes lunch. Registration is limited to 8 people. To register, go to http://www.eventbrite.com/e/
We encourage you to attend this tour, as this will probably be the last tour we offer in 2015, as the holiday season approaches.
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Seed Exchange and Gardening Fair – November 7, 2015
Seed Exchange and Gardening Fair – November 7, 2015
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