The expressions of Slow Food conviviality
A culinary tour of Slow Food Presidia Products** in conjunction with Dante Alighieri Society at Casa Certa and Casa Del Pane (IG@casadelpanehk) was experienced with the greater Italian culture community aficionados on Wednesday, 16 November. The event was a part of the Italia GastronoMia Festival. A delicious array of artisanal food products were sampled and paired with very nice Slow…Continue Reading
SFHK Happy Hour Series
Article and photos by Diane Espley The November Slow Food Hong Kong Happy Hour get-together on Monday, 7 November 2022, was small, intimate, and very convivial event! It was organised by Walter Kern at the lovely Kee Wah Tearoom in Wan Chai, in the beautiful Grade III Historic Building, with Chef Ringo Tao in attendance. Some new, very interesting members…Continue Reading
Chinese Pastry Workshop with Samantha Tam
On 17 September 2022, a cozy group of Slow Food Hong Kong members and friends gathered in the studio of Chef Samantha Tam of Heimao Foods to learn to make Chinese pastries. Samantha, who studied pâtisserie at Le Cordon Bleu and is a founding member of Slow Food Cooks’ Alliance Hong Kong, just produced more than 4,000 of her popular…Continue Reading
From Waste to Food: Tour and Workshop with Urban Mushroom
Article and photos by Michele Wisla “There is no such thing as ‘away’. When we throw anything away, it must go somewhere.” – Annie Leonard As we started off for our afternoon tour and workshop on 28 May 2022 at Urban Mushroom, a company & farm creating sustainable local produce in Hong Kong, we took note that it’s the rainy…Continue Reading
A night of deliciousness featuring wine and food from Bra and Barolo, Piemonte Italy
Escaping the Hong Kong humidity, we were welcomed to Aria with glasses of chilled white wine from the featured vineyard* of the night. The winery, Marchesi di Barolo, pioneered the dry Barolo wines in 1814that was exclusively served in the royal courts. These wines were paired with a special menu^ created with Slow Food Ark of Taste ingredients. The event…Continue Reading
Cow Story: Online Sharing with Adelaide Lala Tam
Article by Elizabeth Zhang I recently started Michael Pollan’s “Omnivore’s Dilemma” and in the early chapters, he discusses purchasing a steer (named simply No. 534), to follow this one animal from birth to slaughter, in order to better understand the modern food production chain in the US. To borrow a quote from his writing: What grocery-store item is more silent…Continue Reading
Back to the Roots: Food & Community – A Special Terra Madre Dinner at Frank’s
Back to the Roots: Food & Community – A Special Terra Madre Dinner at Frank’s Article and photos by Jane Meijnen Terra Madre means Mother Earth. Terra = land, earth, ground, soil. Madre = mother. In Wikipedia, Terra Madre is a network of food communities launched by Slow Food and the intent is to provide small-scale farmers, breeders, fishers, and…Continue Reading
Slow Boat to Hakka: Eco-tour and Farm Visit to Lai Chi Wo
Slow Boat to Hakka: Eco-tour and Farm Visit to Lai Chi Wo Article and photos by Peter Chang (original text from his blog Diary of a Growing Boy) If there’s one thing that we haven’t done much during the two-year pandemic, it’s activities in the Great Outdoors. Unlike many friends with kids, I have been mainly staying in – initially…Continue Reading
Hack Your Snacks: Afternoon Tea Talk at Fringe Vault
Hack Your Snacks: Afternoon Tea Talk at Fringe Vault Article and photos by Michele Wisla A small, hungry group of snack enthusiasts gathered at The Fringe Club on the afternoon of Saturday 27 November 2021 to hear about (and taste) healthy options to munch on in-between meals. Our two speaker’s products went together like salt & pepper! We had gourmet…Continue Reading
Ode to Lard: Dinner at Heritage Meats
Ode to Lard: Dinner at Heritage Meats Article by Gary Suen “Eat less of the wrong meat” advocated Bennet Lee, founder of the Hong Kong-based Heritage Meats, when someone in our group asked a question about the global trend of putting less reliance on meat as our daily diet. We were at his shop in Repulse Bay as part of…Continue Reading