Did you miss our Annual Meeting & Potluck last Thursday?  Well you missed out — the food was wonderful, the people were fun and the energy was focused on creating a Slow Food East Bay that answers to YOUR needs and wants. A highly highly successful evening.
We had a crowd of 30 come out to Three Stone Hearth (three cheers and a big thank you for letting us use the space and providing a DELICIOUS beef borscht!) that ranged from a bakery owner from Hayward, a previous board member from …

The Return of the Tofu Making Class
Since last year’s was such a success, we’ve finagled our way into Hodo Soy’s test kitchen for another round!
Join us Tuesday, February 21st from 6:00 to 9:00pm at Hodo Soy Beanery, 2923 Adeline Street in Oakland, for an evening of tofu exploration with founder and tofu master Minh Tsai.
The night begins as we fill our tummies with a spread of Minh and Hodo Soy’s wonderful food while Minh introduces us to all things tofu.  He will discuss the fascinating story of tofu in America, …

Details are finalized for our Annual Meeting and Potluck, to be held Thursday, January 26th.  Plan to join us at Three Stone Hearth, on University Avenue in Berkeley at 6:30pm for a potluck dinner, with a meeting to follow from 7:00-8:00pm, and more time for mingling and networking afterwards.
Bring a dish to share with the group – whatever your seasonal specialty might be or some wonderful goodie from a local producer.  To supplement our feast, Three Stone Hearth chefs will be offering up one of their amazing soups.  We are …

Save the Date!  Plan to join us THURSDAY JANUARY 26th for a general meeting of the Slow Food East Bay community.  We’ll kick off at 6:30pm with a potluck meal and then roll into a more structured meeting from 7:00 to 8:00 with time for last-minute chatting until around 8:30pm.
On the agenda?  A little Slow Food background, some talk of the future of the movement…  And most importantly, discussing local plans for 2012.  What would you like to see Slow Food East Bay do this year?  How should we participate in …

Join us once again at Mariquita Farm in Hollister! Stroll along fields of organic, colorful tomatoes (and yes, we mean colorful – Cherokee Purple and maybe some Cherokee Green, Pink and Yellow Brandywine; Striped German; Beefsteak; San Marzano; and both Dry-Farmed and Irrigated Principe Borghese), pick your own haul at $0.75 per pound! But wait, there is more, this year, we will also have Padron and Friarelli Peppers for picking at $2.00 per pound, and sweet and hot peppers available for purchase. End your day at Mariquita Farm by bringing …