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, …

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 …

Slow Food East Bay presents Lunch Love Community
(a gala film event)

This event has been POSTPONED until Fal 2011. Please check back for the new dates. Thank you!
Join Slow Food East Bay and The Lunch Love Community Documentary Project in celebrating the success of the Berkeley citizens who are creating a new environment for school food policy and learn how passionate and dedicated people coming together can make real change happen in their communities.

Sunday, May 1, 2011 6pm-9pm, Goldman Theater at the David Brower Center 
2150 Allston Way, …

Ever tried making your own pasta? Homemade pasta is simple and delicious, requiring only a handful of ingredients to get phenomenal results. People have made pasta at home for centuries, let’s recapture and relearn this simple skill so we can pass it on.
In this very hands-on workshop, we will learn how to make pasta from scratch.  We will make flat-sheet pasta step by step: making the dough, kneading, rolling it out, cutting, and finally cooking it.  Then, do a tasting to discover how the ingredients as well as the rolling …

Nikki Henderson from Food First on Vimeo.
Nikki Henderson of People’s Grocery in Oakland, CA speaking to an overflow audience on Friday, November 12, 2010 at the University of California, Berkeley.
You can view and  listen to the presentations of panelists, Nikki Henderson, Raj Patel and Nora McKeon at http://www.vimeo.com/foodfirst/videos
The event was co-sponsored by Food First, the Center for the Study of the Americas, the Laboratory for Agroecology UCB and Pesticide Aaction Network of North America
Panelists:
Raj Patel, Food First Policy Fellow, is researcher, activist and author of Stuffed and Starved, Food Rebellions, and The Value of Nothing
Nora McKeon is the author of The United …