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Wild WIld Wellfleet – July 29th

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

Slow Food Members – here is a great event to support the Wellfleet Sanctuary – take a peak at the local food and the chefs who are creating what looks like an amazing meal – Hope to see you all there in support. Here is a link to the event: www.massaudubon.org/wildwildwellfleet

An evening celebration at the Sanctuary, overlooking beautiful Wellfleet Bay

  • Sumptuous, wild-inspired tastings prepared by Cape Cod’s top chefs
  • Quality wines and handcrafted beers
  • Cast your vote for the first annualEdible Cape Cod Chef Challenge award
  • Live auction – Live music – Dessert – Dancing and more!

Tickets at $100 per person, Patron tickets at $250 per person, Sponsor tickets at $500 per person.

Sway to the early evening sounds of Crabgrass Bluegrass, while enjoying sumptuous creations inspired by local ingredients and sustainable practices, and prepared by many of Cape Cod’s most talented chefs. Quality wines and handcrafted beers will complement your experience!

Cast your vote during the Edible Cape Cod Chef Challenge, before taking part in the exciting live auction of “priceless” items, adventures and experiences. Then put on your dancing shoes for the down-home sounds of Randy and the Oak Trees.

Please don’t miss this very special wild-inspired event to benefit Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary and its important conservation and education programs.

To purchase tickets, please call Roberta Longley 508-349-2615 x109 to pay by credit card or mail your check to:

Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Attn: Roberta Longley
PO Box 236

Special thanks to the following businesses for participating in the Chefs Tasting:

Beanstock Coffee Roasters, Eastham

Blackfish, Truro

Cape Cod Beer, Hyannis

Carr Wines, Sonoma

Chef Paul’s Truffles and Catering, Brewster

Cucina D’Amore, Brewster

Feast Catering, Wellfleet

Hot Chocolate Sparrow, Orleans

Iona Seafarms, Wellfleet

Mac’s Shack, Wellfleet

Nantucket Wild Gourmet and Smokehouse

PB Boulangerie, Wellfleet

Sol, Wellfleet

Terra Luna Organic Catering, Truro

Town Center Wine and Spirits, Eastham

Twenty-eight Atlantic, Chatham

Underground Bakery, Dennis

Winslow’s Tavern, Wellfleet

Volunteers Fueled by: Burrito Bistro, Hyannis

Chefs Challenge sponsored by Edible Cape Cod Magazine

Chefs Challenge awards by: Frying Pan Gallery, Wellfleet

Logo design by: Cape Cod Public relations

Posted by Mary DeBartolo – Slow Food Cape Cod Convivium Leader

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Fresh – the movie – Join Us for a Screening, June 29th

Monday, June 7th, 2010

Join us for a “pot-Luck” of locally sourced food and a  screening /discussion of Fresh – The Movie, which celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. The film features Will Allen, one of Time’s 100 most influential people, Joel Salatin, sustainable farmer and entrepreneur, who was brought to our attention by Michael Pollan author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma who is also featured in the movie, and supermarket owner David Ball, who is stocking his stores with product from local suppliers.

When: Tuesday June 29th

TIme: 7:00 PM

Where: Main Street Gourmet – 41 Main Street, Orleans MA

What to Bring: Your own chair, something local to share in the pot luck, and your choice of beverage

Charge: Free

RSVP: email Mary at slowfoodcapecod@gmail.com or call Main Street Gourmet at 508-255-1112

Posted By Mary DeBartolo – Slow Food Cape Cod Convivium Leader

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Farm Day 2009 – Join Us October 24th 10am till 4pm

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Where: Mass Audubon Long Pasture – 345 Bone Hill Road Cummaquid

When: Sunday the 25th from 10 am till 4 pm

Preserving the Past – Sustaining the Future

Meet local Cape Codders who are sustainably producing foods and goods.

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Outstanding In The Field – Cape Cod Visit – August 20th and 21st Tickets on sale Now!!

Friday, March 20th, 2009

Happy first day of spring, not only are the birds chirping loudly today,  it is also the day that  Outstanding in the Field puts their farm to table tickets on sale. They sell out fast, so if you have an inclination to join the culinary adventure on Cape Cod, get your tickets now. Outstanding In The Field is an interesting twist – instead of bringing the food to the people, they actually bring the people to the food.  They travel in a vintage red and white bus and set up farm dinners across North America, I have been a HUGE fan of Jim Denevan, founder of this “restaurant without walls”. Such a fan in fact, that I was sending them email since last October, inviting (hounding) them to add Cape Cod to the tour. Guess what – they are coming!!

Donna Eaton from Cedar Spring Herb Farm agreed to host two nights of incredible meals in the field. Thursday night, August 20th chef Liam Luttrell-Rowland (formally of The Juice and Enzo) will be creating the feast and on Friday the 21st chef Doug Ramler, of Cape Cod Sea Grille is at the helm. Both nights will feature local Cape Cod foods from the sea and land, a 5 course, farm-style, dinner. Each course will be paired with a artisan wines. Cost per person is $200, for this culinary experience at the source. To get tickets go to Outstanding in the Field registration, they accept pay pal for payment.

Dining at the source, in some cases, the food has been harvested within inches of your seat at the table. After a tour of the farm, our celebrated chef will cook our meal as we all settle in: farmers, producers, culinary artisans, and diners sharing our food at a long linen-cloth table, set in the field. Together we explore the connection between the earth and the food on our plate, for an unforgettable experience.

Check out the web site, the photography is amazing, and you can see where the team is heading in their bus. Also, Jim has recently published a book: Outstanding in the Field, A Farm to Table Cookbook, where he shares his philosophy, and many seasonal recipes (yes, I already have a copy). Check out his website, and you will also find amazing artwork that is created right on the beach. Seeing that it is Cape Cod, Jim will be creating art on the 19th of August at Chapin Beach in Dennis. So stop and give him and the entire crew a big Slow Food Cape Cod welcome.

Hope to see you at the event, if you are interested in helping, send me a note. as we get closer to the date, I am sure we will need some extra hands to help.

Posted By: Mary DeBartolo – Slow Food Cape Cod Convivium Leader  

 

 

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Uniting Around Food To Save an Ailing Town

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

Farmer Collaboration - Pete Johnson - Vermont

We are all in the right place at the right time to support the growing local-food movement.  Read this article from the NY Times about a small town, Hardwick VT, that is heavily investing in local foods and farming in a cooperative fashion to boost their economy. “Uniting Around Food to Save an Ailing Town“, by Marian Burros, published October 7th.  Hat Tip to Barbara Burbank, a SFCC member, for sharing.

 

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“Farmer In Chief” Article by Michael Pollan – NY Times Oct. 9th

Friday, October 10th, 2008

With the Presidental election upon us, I told my mom I was undecided, and that my vote was going to the candidate who would take action on our industrialized food system. Mom laughed, and said it was not even an issue on the platform. You know, (much to my surprise),  she was right …….. as most moms are. Then a letter by Michael Pollan, addressed to Mr. President Elect, appeared in the NY Times. The letter is called Farmer in Chief , “What the next president can and should do to remake the way we grow and eat our food”.   After reading the article, I am getting ready to write my own letter, to Michael Pollan – it will go something like this – “If you ever want to run for the office, you’ve got my vote”  Hat Tip to Mark Buensalido for sharing the article.

POSTED BY: Mary DeBartolo – Slow Food Cape Cod Convivium Leader

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Working on the Slow Food Cape Cod Website

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

So excited to get our Website moving along – setting up calendar of events, membership info, updates, and links to sites that may interest you. Will be more active and posting a lot more info – so stay tuned!

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Fat jar tomato sauce

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

 

Heaven might just lie in a vat of simmering tomato sauce. Late yesterday afternoon, beneath shuddering clouds and the hazy clap of thunder, I watched the sky light up my heavy bottomed pot.

Thick, red fruit bubbled up in the flash, and the smell of rich red wine and frying fat rose up from the stove. Onion and salt, rosemary and thyme wafted into the rafters, and the storm began to quell.

By the time the rain had stopped, the sauce reached a slow, lilting simmer. The earth began to let go outside, sucking up the rain puddles and dew drops and breathing against the stark silence of the passing storm.

As the sounds of the yard began, slowly at first and then chirping and humming and swaying in earnest, again the sauce roared up. The pot burped and spat as red juice reduced to a thick, rich sauce.

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Zucchini pancakes

Friday, August 22nd, 2008




It became clear things were desperate when I began staring at the three terribly large zucchinis on my kitchen counter as potential breakfast objects. We’d eaten tens of the squashes for lunch and dinner in stir-fries, salads, breads—even desserts.

But when the morning meal rolled around, there was no choice but to continue. The plants’ leaves may be yellowing, but they show no signs of stopping. So rather than revolt, I pulled out my trusted pile of cookbooks and started paging.

The problem was, no author was this desperate. They listed casseroles and gratins, minestrones and breads. Even amidst the many listings for chocolate chip zucchini cookies I could not find an answer. So I turned instead to a new plan. Rather than hunt for a breakfast recipe already involving zucchini, I would think first of what I wanted to eat, and then devise a way of adding the squash to it…

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