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Slow Food weekend commencing on Thursday 31st of July:
"au menu":
- Slow dinner on Canary warf, slow (short) sleep locally, 6:00a:m on the 1st August for a visit of the Billingsgate Fish market - still time to book
- Slow Food London Market on the South Bank (open until the Sunday)
- Beef farm visit (Wykham Farm, Oxfordshire) on Sunday 3rd August a:m - still time to book
For the end of the summer, BBQ at the Summertown Wine Cafe to kick off a new season of our Slow Food Book Club - see details under the book club section, do let us know if you can make it -
Many more bubbling in our copper kettle, will let you know in due time!
Booking is also open for the Olive oil tasting and the Sloe Gin Making workshop and the long-awaited Trip to Moldova.
Do check your diaries and start signing up. If you'd like to use the sign up forms, but don't have a log in, use the Contact Form to request one.
Should you have any fancy,any ideas, any causes you want us to defend and support, pls click on the link!: leader@slowfood-oxon.org.uk
Next event
- Sun 7th Sep
What is Slow Food Oxon?
We are one of nearly 1,000 Convivia (local chapters) of Slow Food International, which was founded in 1986 in Italy. Slow Food has grown into an international network with members and convivia all over the world.
our visit to the Billingsgate Fish Market in London by Ian Brid
BILLINGSGATE FISH MARKET
Oxford sausage - should it go into the Ark of Taste?
we had the BBQ wonderfully orchestrated by Ian and Ruth:
3 sausages, 2 butchers and 1 Ian, 3 recipes, 3 different appearances, 3 remarquably different taste and texture
worth saving: definitely, especially now that you can find veal that meets animal welfare requirements!
please share your knowledge on the matter: the butcher that still does it, the recipes you've heard of, the restaurants that would serve it...
Celebrate MFK Fisher - BBQ and readings at the Summertown wine coffee, 27/08/08, 7:30pm
The next book club meeting combines a discussion of MFK Fisher's The Gastronomical Me with the Summertown Wine Café's Summer Barbecue, featuring a selection of BBQ meats and salads for £10. We look forward to seeing new and old book club members for a relaxed and informative meeting. The BBQ is optional for those without a big appetite.
