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Informal gatherings at local-foods restaurants where members
and their guests get to know one another, have a delicious meal
and learn about the chef’s ingredients and philosophy

Red Stag Supperclub
Sunday, February 19, 5:30 p.m.

Join Slow Members and their guests for an delicious local dinner in a LEED certified (environmentally friendly) space. Chef Jason Blair came to Red Stag from the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. He’s now cooking updated classics in Northeast Minneapolis.

Menu
First Course: choice of Pork Terrine with Dragsmith Farms Greens or Brown Butter Parsnip Soup
Second Course: choice of Duck Cassoulet with House Made Sausage and Stewed Cannelloni Beans or Saffron and Squash Risotto with Stickney Hills Goat Cheese
Dessert: Cherry Spice Cake with Creme Fraiche

The dinner will cost $35, payable at the restaurant. The price includes food, tax and tip. To reserve, send a note to Dina through the contact form >>

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Poetry and Pizza
Saturday, March 10, 11 a.m.
Saint Agnes Baking Company
644 Olive Street, St. Paul

Danny “Klecko” McGleno, the master baker at Saint Agnes, belongs to a chefs’ poetry collective. His group will present a reading of poems on food from 11 a.m. to 12 noon. Afterwards, you can grab a dough ball, tomato sauce and cheese and assemble your own pizza to bake in St. Agnes’ commercial ovens. Bring any other toppings you’d like to use. Members of the St. Paul Bread Club will also be in attendance.

The event is free to Slow Food members and their guests. To reserve, send a note to Dina, with attendee names, through the contact form >>

Annual Meeting
Sunday March 18 Noon – 2:30
Broders’ Pasta Bar
50th and Penn, Minneapolis

Join us for a lunch of sandwiches, salads, cookies and bars. Learn about our events and projects of 2011 and what’s in store for 2012. Vote for next year’s board. We need a good showing of members for the meeting to be official, so please try to attend. There's no charge for the food; just come and vote! Let us know if you’d like to attend so we can plan the food and be sure we’ll make quorum. Please send a note to Dina through the contact form >>

Where the Wild Things Are
Sunday, May 20
Hazelnut Valley Farm
Lake City, MN

Our annual spring foraging dinner, this year on a beautiful farm with a hazelnut grove. Learn about foraging and what makes a healthy farm ecosystem. Enjoy a dinner designed around foraged foods with wine and beer included. Details to come. This moderately priced event sells out quickly, so reserve early once we’ve set up online reservations in March.

Big River Slow Food
With Lucia Watson of Lucia’s Restaurant
Sunday, September 23
Big River Farms,
Marine on St. Croix

Our annual benefit dinner for Minnesota Food Association’s program to train immigrant farmers in organic techniques. This year’s dinner will be directed by Lucia Watson. Other chefs to be announced.

Also coming in 2012

Check back for details, or join our mailing list by sending a note to Karen through the contact form >>

• An Evening with Lynne Rossetto Kasper. Lynne will talk on a Slow topic and we’ll enjoy a meal based on her new book, The Splendid Table’s How to Eat Weekends. November.
• Slow Food on Film: film screening and discussion
• Tastings, cooking demos
• Snail in the Park picnics: Summer series of potlucks with speakers
• Writers’ Night: Readings by local authors and food sampling. Mid-October

Previous Slow Food Minnesota Events (Click icons for details)

Photos from Writers' Night and Big River Slow Food coming soon.

Urban Chickens with Janice Cole, Snail in the Park August 14, 2011
Jenny Breen Cooks, Snail in the Park June 26, 2011	Where the Wild Things Are May 15, 2011
January 22, 2011	December 5, 2010
November 21, 2010
Big River Slow Food October 3, 2010	Sen Yai Sen Lek, February 22, 2011 Hell's Kitchen, November 7, 2010 Sapor, September 16, 2010 The Craftsman, July 20, 2010
Snail in the Park 2010: Farm to School, August 29 Composting, June 13	Youth Garden Planting Day May 22, 2010
A Foraging Dinner May 16, 2010	Snail in the Park October 18, 2009
September 13, 2009	Snail in the Park June 14 and August 16, 2009
Peace Coffee Tasting July 11, 2009	A Foraging Dinner May 17, 2009
Lynne Rossetto Kasper March 8, 2009	December 7, 2008
October 25, 2008	June 8, July 13, August 10, September 21, 2008
Wine and Cheese with Jeff Roberts July 18, 2008	May 18, 2008>
November 10, 2007	September 9, 2007
April 29, 2007	March 24, 2007. Includes exit poll.>/center>
December 17, 2006	It's All About Pie, July 23, 2006
True Brew, April 30, 2006	Wine Tasting, July 24, 2005
Help Save the Sheep, February 20, 2004