The Slow Drink Tiki Celebration event Sunday, November 7 with Forbidden Island in Alameda was a smashing success!
Thanks to everyone who participated, and thanks to the Tiki Gods and Goddesses at Forbidden Island for sharing their passion for Tiki and for their hospitality. We’ll definitely do another one soon. Be sure to bookmark this website and sign-up for our mailing list to get announcements from the Slow Drink program and Slow Food East Bay.

Another great event. Slow Food Berkeley and Finlandia Vodka brought famed Finnish/American Chef Sara La Fountain to the table for a culinary experience focused on sustainability and the principles of Slow Food. The Cooking with Finlandia Vodka events were held from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Monday, July 19 at Fairmont San Francisco, located at 950 Mason Street. 100 percent of ticket sales will be donated directly to the Slow Food Berkeley.
Guests experienced four dishes created by Chef La Fountain made with local ingredients as well as a dash …

Special Edition Slow Drink event Sunday, June 6 with The Balvenie was a smashing success!
Thanks to everyone who came to the tasting, and thanks to The Balvenie for the whiskies and Lake Chalet for the fine food and hospitality.
The Official Program here.
The annotated Flickr pix are here.

Single Malt Scotch Seminar with The Balvenie – makers of hand-crafted single malt scotch and exclusive scotch sponsor of Slow Food USA
Single Malt Scotch tasting and food pairing at Oakland’s Lake Chalet with The Balvenie brand ambassador for North America, Andrew Weir. The entire …