Dear members and friends of Slow Food,
I hope you are enjoying these beautiful fall days. Over the next few weeks, Slow Food Philadelphia will offer a series of events I hope you will find to your liking. On Saturday, October 24, you are invited to the Paradise Farms heirloom cranberry bog tour and Slow Food picnic. Mary Anne Johnson, the owner and farmer of the bogs, will be our guide and teach us all about cranberry growing. After the tour, we’ll have a picnic together on the farm. Mary Anne will provide tables and chairs, you can bring blankets and your favorite dish to share. Dry blueberries and freshly picked red and white heirloom cranberries will be available for purchase at the farm.
This is a great event for kids and grandkids and a fine opportunity to picnic with your friends. Please send me an e-mail with the number of people coming and the name(s) of the dish(es) you will bring along to the picnic (soups, appetizers, main dishes, desserts, cheeses, salumi, crudités, all things you like are welcome). Please bring along all necessary utensils (your own paper and plastic ware). While we are not going into the bogs, water and mud friendly shoes are a good idea.
We will begin the bog tour at 11:00 o’clock. The farm is in Vincetown ((NJ 08088), on 64 Mill Street, about 45 minutes away from Center City. The farm telephone is 609 859-9701.
Again, please send me your names and what you intend to bring (at least a vague description) as soon as possible so that we can coordinate a great picnic together.
Ruth Yaskin, who organized the lovely Greensgrow dinner last Wednesday, also organized this great outing for us.
On Monday, November 2, Luciana Spurio, the chef of Le Virtù, will cook a special Slow Food dinner featuring the cuisine of Abruzzo. This extensive and most generous menu will feature a wide array of typical dishes from the region. Here is Luciana’s mouthwatering description of our meal.
Antipasti:
Degustazione dei formaggi abruzzesi di Anversa degli Abruzzi: selection of unpasteurized sheep's milk cheeses and ricottas from la Porta dei Parchi, served with abruzzesi honeys and our own radicchio and onion marmalades.
Polpette di pecorino allo zafferano di Navelli: delicately fried croquettes of abruzzese pecorino and parmigiano in a sauce of saffron from the Navelli plain. This is a dish from the mountainous interior-- the Maiella, Sirente and Velino mountain ranges...
Bruschette miste: a selection of bruschette from Abruzzo's four provinces...
Pizza fritta e olive all'ascolana: yes, the olives are from Ascoli but they are also an integral part of the cucina teramana (of Teramo province), which shares are border with Ascoli and is the only other part of Italy where the tenera olive is grown.
Zuppa:
Zuppa di lenticchie di Santo Stefano di Sessanio con la pancetta nostrana: traditional soup using lentils from the medieval borgo of Santo Stefano di Sessanio (on the Campo Imperatore of the Gran Sasso mountain range), and our own cured piccante pancetta.
Primo:
Chitarra frentana al ragù del macellaio: thich cut "guitar" pasta from southern Chieti in a "butcher's" ragù with pork, chicken and lamb and meatballs of pork, beef, chicken and lamb.
Secondo:
Tacchino alla neretese: turkey from the town of Nereto in Teramo, roasted in pieces in the oven in a bath of white wine, rosemary, garlic and olive oil.
Costatelle di maiale con patate arrosto: ribs-in pancetta (pork belly) roasted in the oven with potatoes.
Dolce:
Pastry baked with lemon and almond (the perfect accompaniment to the Abruzzese dessert wine.
Together with these dishes, a finely chosen list of four regional wines is available, including a dessert wine. The price of this dinner is $45 (plus tax and tip). Special flights of wines to accompany Luciana’s delicious dishes (four wines including a dessert wine) will be available for $25.
Please call the restaurant for reservations at 215.271.5626 |
I have been a fan of chef Hari Nayak of Tiffin for a long time. With the expanded TiffinEtc.you can see chef Nayak work his magic with a great variety of Indian foods. I am happy to tell you that Slow Food will have a big party at Tiffin on Wednesday, November 18. This is a unique opportunity for you to sample the wide range of dishes and specialty drinks. The price, including food, drink, and service, is only $16 per person. You can bring your own alcoholic beverages, if you like. Please e-mail me (or call me) with the number of persons coming to the party! Tiffin is located at 710 W Girard Avenue, Tel. (215) 922-1297. Easy parking on the street.
Heritage Cranberry bogs, New Delhi Street Foods, delights from the Abruzzo region – a diverse and delicious line-up of events.
Also, there will be a screening of a really wonderful film about the change that is happening all across the US in regard to farming and food consumption. FRESH will be shown tomorrow, Wednesday, October 7, at 7:00 pm. The film will be shown at Burlap and Bean Roastery and Coffee House. Burlap and Bean roast 100% Fair Trade Certified, Organic Certified Coffee On-Site. A strong community supporter, they source many of their delicious snacks, sandwiches and salads locally. For more information.
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The Shops at Springton Pointe 204 South
Newtown Street Road
Newtown Square, PA 19073 |
Directions - Located on Route 252 (3 miles north of Route 1 and .75 miles south of Route 3) across from the Newtown Grill (formerly Alberto's). Burlap & Bean is in the shopping center with Fresco Grill, The Little Gym, and Susquehanna Bank. To use public transportation, SEPTA offers bus service to DCCC, Delaware County Community College, about a 10 minutes walk from B&B. Details can be found on the Septa website:
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If you are not going out to the Cranberry Bog, you can still celebrate local foods at the festival organized by Swarthmore COOP on Saturday, October 24, from 11 to 3. Regional farmers and producers, as well as the Mid-Atlantic Barbeque Champions will be there for sampling, tasting, and eating. For further information.
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