Our committee has been hard at work planning some extraordinary events. We have something for everybody so here is a schedule of our upcoming events.
Since both the Iberian Wine Tasting and the Gardening Seminar fall on the same night and in the same section of the city, we have decided to move the second seminar back 45 minutes giving you an opportunity to attend both. For those who attend both, we will be donating their admission fee from the seminar to “Sunday Suppers” recently featured on NBC 10 News. You can view their website to learn more – sundaysuppersphilly.org
Slow Food Dinner at Noble, An American Cookery
Monday, May 16, 6:00pm | 2025 Sansom Street, Phila. PA
$45 plus tax & tip w/o wine pairings & $70 plus tax & tip w/ wine pairing. Please make your reservations by calling the restaurant 215-568-7000.
The restaurant is normally closed on Mondays but they are opening this evening for our Slow Food guests so we encourage you to make your reservation early as seating is limited.
Chef Brinn Sinnott is preparing a four course special Slow Food dinner with all locally sourced foods and will feature speaker, Casey Spacht from Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative. Casey recently wowed us at our April seminar so we are looking forward to hearing him speak again and to have his local Lancaster produce featured at this event.
Iberian Wine Tasting
Wednesday, May 18th, 5:30 pm, $25 Tickets are available by visiting the World Cafe Live website
World Café Live, Upstairs Live Room
3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, 215-222-1400
This is a walk around tasting with 30 producers from Portugal and Spain and will feature over 80 plus wines, along with cheese and tapas. You must be over 21 to attend this event.
Wednesday Seminar at the Restaurant School
Our Restaurant School Spring seminar listed below will be held at 4100 Walnut Street starting at 7 pm until 9 pm and each class is being offered at $20 per class for materials, free parking. Tickets sold on Brown Paper Tickets.
Gardening Tips from the PA Horticultural Society
The Restaurant School, 4100 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
Wednesday, May 18, 7:45 pm, $20, This is a joint event with the Society and will sell out so please reserve your ticket by going to http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/166682
This seminar is a must for any gardener and will feature Sally McCabe, one of the PA Horticultural Society’s leading educators, who is bringing one of her classes to us so we can provide a joint event offering us gardening advise on both flowers and culinary plants.
Laotian Dinner
Cafe Du Laos – 1117 South 11th Street (just below Washington Avenue), Philadelphia, PA 19147
Monday, June 20th @ 7 pm, Please make your reservations by calling 215-467-1546. You can visit their website at www.cafedulaos.com for directions and get an idea of the menu. $25 per person, (includes tip & tax)
One of our long standing members, Ross has arranged this dinner at Cafe Du Laos restaurant specializing in traditional Thai & Laotian cuisine.
Wyck House Food Festival & Symposium
Friday, June 24th and Saturday, June 25th
6025 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19144, 215-848-1690 www.wyck.org
The historic Wyck House and garden is a National Historic Landmark dating back to 1690 in the Germantown section of our city that has the oldest rose garden in the US, and offers lots of programs and education relating to horticulture and natural history. Slow Food will be represented at a table on Friday evening for the Food Festival and several outstanding speakers will be present on Saturday at the Wyck Food Symposium. We will post more details on our website, but the featured speakers will include William Woys Weaver author and food historian, Valerie Erwin owner/chef from Geechee Girl Rice Café, and Ben Watson from our Slow Food USA Biodiversity Committee.
7th Annual Good Food, Good Beer, and the Rest is History
Mark your calendars for our annual fund raiser being held at the Shambles this summer.
Saturday, July 16, 6-9pm
Location: The Shambles (Head house Square Market), 2nd & Lombard Sts, Philadelphia, PA 19176.
Tickets this year will be $25 per ticket general admission and will be going on sale soon.
This annual outdoor event is a joint fundraiser with proceeds being split between Slow Food and Farm to City. Our event this year will include a whole Pig Roast with plenty to eat including vegetarian selections and beer festival. The pigs are being locally sourced from Countrytime Farms, caterers this year include Feast Your Eyes and Healthy Bites and joined by our friends from local breweries including Philadelphia Brewing Company, Earth Bread & Brewery, Victory, and Stoudt’s.
