Comments on: Slow Food http://tleaves.com/2004/10/14/slow-food/ Creativity x Technology Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:09:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: april http://tleaves.com/2004/10/14/slow-food/comment-page-1/#comment-661 april Tue, 19 Oct 2004 20:00:31 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=210#comment-661 Eleven's claims of using exclusively local and seasonal ingredients also seem to follow Slow Food guidelines. I do prefer the idea of other, more affordable places that offer the same promise. Aside from Regina, is there anywhere else in Pittsburgh that you know of? From what I understand, Slow Food is a bit of a political movement (organic, sustainable farming) as well as a gastronomical one (which is fine by me). There also seems to be some commonality with macrobiotics, but more in the effort to use only regional, seasonal, and unrefined foods than the metaphysical, disease-curing aspect. I think this is great, not only for encouraging local farmers to produce interesting varieties, but to remind us that fruits and veggies taste much better when they haven't been picked before ripening and shipped thousands of miles (i bemoan the sorry state of avocado and mango to be had here, although at times they're hard to resist). Plus, it encourages creativity in working with what's fresh and available. Can you tell I'm a big fan yet? Eleven’s claims of using exclusively local and seasonal ingredients also seem to follow Slow Food guidelines. I do prefer the idea of other, more affordable places that offer the same promise. Aside from Regina, is there anywhere else in Pittsburgh that you know of?

From what I understand, Slow Food is a bit of a political movement (organic, sustainable farming) as well as a gastronomical one (which is fine by me). There also seems to be some commonality with macrobiotics, but more in the effort to use only regional, seasonal, and unrefined foods than the metaphysical, disease-curing aspect.

I think this is great, not only for encouraging local farmers to produce interesting varieties, but to remind us that fruits and veggies taste much better when they haven’t been picked before ripening and shipped thousands of miles (i bemoan the sorry state of avocado and mango to be had here, although at times they’re hard to resist). Plus, it encourages creativity in working with what’s fresh and available. Can you tell I’m a big fan yet?

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