To the heart of good eating

To the heart of good eating

When Catharina’s started running a Meat-free Mondays menu late last year, some restaurant reviewers thought they’d gone nuts (and lentils). But the initiative (which ties into a global movement) has been a success, and now Catharina’s is once again making a quirky stand by introducing Free-range Fridays. Executive Chef Garth Almazan explains the concept, which [...]

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Fungi Foray

Fungi Foray

Father’s Day dawned gloriously with perfect mushrooming weather – a crisp, clear morning after half a week of soaking rains. More than thirty slowfooders of all ages joined us to forage for fungi at the Tokai Arboretum… here’s a review with photos, and a recipe for mushroom soup!

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Winter Mushroom Forage – Pictures

Winter Mushroom Forage – Pictures

This morning, Slow Food Mother City members (and guests) went mushroom-hunting in Tokai Forest.  We’ll be writing up a report-back soon, but for now, take a look at these pics of all the fungi action.

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Slow Food: Reconnecting with our food by Dax Villanueva

Catch Slow Food Mother City committee member, Dax at a free Lunchtime Soapbox talk at IDASA next week. He’ll be chatting about Slow Food and how we need to reconnect with our food. We need to be aware of where it comes from and how it was produced so that we can change this system.

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A wonderful day out at Backsberg

Saturday the 27th of March dawned drizzly and overcast, which was a relief after a cooking hot week. A group of us set off for Backsberg, hoping the rain would clear so we could enjoy the planned biodiversity walk with Simon Back. By the time we drove into the estate, the rain had abated, but [...]

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Honeysuckle

Honeysuckle

I always imagined mead as a rough kind of beer, something dark, brewed from hay and potatoes (or something like that), that would go well with a haunch of wild boar. So the mead tasting at Touch of Madness on Friday 23 April was a revelation.

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