Get Fresh: With Slow Food RVA
A few months ago the Anderson Gallery asked me to help put together one of their summer Happy Hour events around the theme of Slow Food. Last Wednesday evening a great crowd gathered to celebrate the taste of summer, connect with area growers, and learn about sustainability, biodiversity, and Richmond’s food community— all while sampling locally-produced, seasonal foods. The line-up included:
• a performance by Richmond’s Gourd Trio
• PizzaTonight on-site selling from their mobile wood-fired pizza oven
• biodynamic and organic wine tasting with Williams Corner
• tutored salumi tastings by Olli Salumeria
• a tasting of Sagitarrio olive oil from Tuscany
• raw goat and Cow milk tasting
• Manakintowne Growers with Padrone peppers and radicchio slaw
Ashley Kistler and Traci Horne Garland |
Pete Markham cooking up some Padron peppers |
Me(Sporting the Slow Food Snail) and Kathryn Henry Choisser |
The Gourd Trio |
Pizza Tonight |
Ross from Olli Salumeria |
Jo Pendergraph from Manikantowne |