Posts Tagged ‘ slow food ’

Tours for foodies

Jun 4th, 2009 | By Vera | Category: Travel and Places

Just read about a farm tour in Asheville this summer and thought it sounded great. For 20 bucks, you get to visit 38 farms and partake in things like yarn making, milking cows, or tapping for maple syrup. And there’s plenty of tasty things to try on the way like fresh bread, honey, and produce from an [...]



Pisces love

Mar 26th, 2009 | By Vera | Category: Travel and Places

What better place to celebrate my birthday in SoCal than with a Pisces Party theme at Sea Rocket Bistro - a sustainable, local foods restaurant with a down-to-earth vibe in San Diego’s artsy neighborhood?
Owners Dennis and Elena greeted us with champagne and prepared a three course dinner that ended with some amazing chocolate pudding!
What I [...]



Veggie Gardens growin’

Sep 28th, 2008 | By Vera | Category: Green Living

San Francisco made a big statement with its new veggie garden, planted right in front of City Hall, and a highlight to many seeing it for the first time at Slow Food Nation. Tickets to lectures and an exclusive 50,000 square foot tasting pavillion made it possible to hold the public event there for free, [...]