Slow Food London

Do you like Parmesan? We do! Italian artisan cheese tasting Thursday 20 June 19:00

Patridges, Slow Food London and Emilia Ltd invite you to taste an incredible selection of Italy's most loved artisanal products. The chair of Slow Food London, Shane Holland, is also speaking.

On the night expect a range of:

Organic Parmesan: the king of Italian products. A style of cheese that speaks for itself and famous world-over. The Parmesan to be tasted is one of the very best examples.

Bruna Alpina Parmesan Cheese: an astonishingly good Parmesan but made only with milk from the Bruna Alpina cow. The milk imparts an even richer flavour with herbal notes in the cheese.   

Formaggio di Fossa (Pecorino Cheese): a very traditional sheep (ewe's) cheese, seasoned for 3 months in the Fossa, Fosse are subterranean holes that occur naturally in the landscape in the areas where the cheese is made, and they are the source of Pecorino di Fossa’s complex flavour and aroma.

Vaccino Cheese in Beeswax: A richly flavoured cow's milk cheese,  sealed with bees wax to preserve the moisture and the incredible quality of the cheese. 

Mora Romagnola ham: Only the very best animals of this ancient breed ever become hams, which in turn are cured for at least 2 years. It has an intense aroma and a long-lasting, delicate, yet savoury taste, with a smoky after-taste.

The tasting will be paired with:
Prosecco White Wine
San Giovese Organic Red wine

Incredibly, each ticket holder will be entered into a draw to win a trip to Italy for themselves and a guest, to meet some of the artisanal producers in Emilia Romagna. The draw is kindly sponsored by Emilia Ltd.

Venue

Partridges, 2-5 Duke of York Square
King's Road
SW3 4LX London

Tickets: £19 / £12 members / £9 Slow Food Youth Network members

Organic olive oil, wine and honey evening at Rossodisera Thursday 11 April

From our friends Slow Food Norwich:

An evening tasting Le Marche at  Rossodisera restaurant 17:30 - 20:30

A Buffet supper of typical Le Marche cold meats, salami and cheeses, including two glasses of wine £25 Inclusive.
Free tastings include:
Wines from Cantina Colle Ripani, a Le Marche fine wine producer
A selection of organic and biodynamic olive oils from Le Marche
together with rare organic honeys.

Book via the restaurant on 020 7240 3683 or info@sibillafoods.com.

Rossodisera restaurant
5 Monmouth Street
London WC2H 9DA

Brewing the revolution: discussion and beer Monday 4 March 18:30

Join us, come taste beers and learn about the revolution that's brewing in London. There are artisan beer companies springing up, open source beer companies, and a renewed appreciation for the finer things in life.

Slow Food Youth Network would like to bring together, local and small scale, beer and ale producers and pub owners, who are willing to explain how their drinks are brewed and why they are different from other industrialised beverages by exploring social, cultural and environmental factors.

Camra, London Fields Brewery, and City Farmers will talk you through what makes a great beer, and answer your questions.

IT'S FREE BECAUSE IT'S FRIENDLY! Please bring your favourite beer or some food to share with everyone else!

Free registration  http://slowbeer.eventbrite.com/

NB. Over 18s only.

Cider from the Orchards of Suburbia - Discover how it’s made at London Glider Monday 25 March 18:30

Exclusive Slow Food London opportunity to visit London’s only commercial cider maker using unwanted fruit.

According to John Burgess, ‘glider’ is Welsh rhyming slang for cider.

A wonderful visit to London Glider Cider in Woodford Green Monday evening March 25.  Beginning in 2010, this innovative producer uses fruit from East London and suburban gardens that would otherwise go to waste. It is collected by London Glider for processing.  Its operations conform exactly to Slow Food principles of local provenance and concern for the environment. It even ensures that residue pulp is given to a local farmer as animal feed.

Cider makers are husband and wife, Peter Newton and Rochelle Schwartz, and close friend, John Burgess.  They’ll explain the making of the cider – pulping, fermenting, blending and maturing. As a special treat, the actual blending of differing raw ciders to produce the 2012 vintage dry or medium dry cider will be demonstrated. London Glider will for the first time be producing perry and its blending will also be shown.

London Glider cider has achieved acclaim in just 24 months. It’s won awards at festivals and is now stocked by renowned London pubs and restaurants such as Craft Beer Company in Clerkenwell – CAMRA’s City Pub of 2012!

Plus - tastings of previous vintage London Glider dry and medium dry cider

Booking is essential as numbers are strictly limited. £12  members and £15 non-members.

How to book

1. with email and an online bank transfer

• Send an email giving all relevant details of your booking to bookings@slowfoodlondon.com

• Transfer the money via online or phone banking to Slow Food London Convivium, The Cooperative Bank, Sort Code: 08-92-99 A/c No: 65139411

2. to book by cheque

Post a covering note with a cheque made out to Slow Food London, to Slow Food London, Bill Green, 15 Cleveleys Road, London, E5 9JW.

London Glider Cider
59 Kings Avenue
Woodford Green
IG8 0JF
5-10 minute walk from Woodford Tube station on the Central line

https://twitter.com/thedeciders

Contact: Bill Green, 0208 806 6517. Email chumnic@talktalk.net On March 25 contact mobile 07796 818835.

Slow Food Youth Network UK with free films Monday 17 December 19:00

The Slow Food Youth Network aka SFYN is a network of young people from all over the world, who are part of the Slow Food Movement.

Join us for this event, where we will screen two short documentaries about the issues that young farmers are facing in the EU. A discussion and eat-In will follow, where everyone will share food, drinks and ideas.

From Amsterdam to Australia, young people are coming together to find innovative and engaging ways to share Slow Food philosophy, and unite behind a common ideal of making good, clean and fair food accessible to everybody.

The Slow Food Youth Network UK aims to encourage the active involvement of young people in political and social action that will help the UK establish a healthier enviroment for the production and enjoyment of food. We aim to engage young people in taking an active role in creating the healthy food communities that we need for the future.

This is a FREE event. Please bring some food and drink to share with everyone!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Monday 17 December 19:00
Wayra 10 Capper Street Camden WC1E 6JA

Join us for some Terra Madre & Christmas cheer Monday 10 December 19:00

Come celebrate Terre Madre day Monday 10 December with the Committee of Slow Food London, 7pm until 9pm at Market Quarter, Elizabeth St, SW1.  No need to book, simply join us.

Terre Madre is the Slow Food global celebration of food heritage, and food diversity. Events take place worldwide on the same day: everywhere from the smallest village to the biggest cities, and events are planned on every continent.

Our event in London combines wonderful artisan products, from London's favourite larder, Market Quarter, with an inclusive glass of wine from their fantastic range of wine  and spirits.

Tickets are priced at £10.00 with the proceeds being given to Slow Food London's project fund.

Market Quarter
36 Elizabeth Street Belgravia, London SW1W 9NZ 
Nearest tube Victoria or Sloane Square