http://www.slowfood.ca/news.php On-line news aggregrated for the Slow Food Canada Community. en-us Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:21:33 -0500 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:21:33 -0500 webed@slowfood.ca webed@slowfood.ca http://www.slowfood.ca/news.php This is Anita Stewarts fourteenth book, the latest stage on a long journey in search of the true essence of traditional and modern Canadian cuisine and the people behind the recipes and their ingredients. In the frontispiece, she quotes Jean-Anthèlme Brillat-Savarin: ‘The state of nations depends on... Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:22:12 -0500 http://www.slowfood.ca/news.php?id=161 http://www.slowfood.ca/news.php MY peas are coming up — sugar snaps and snow peas — and the seeds I scattered out in my cold frame a month ago are now a blanket of baby greens. A few mornings ago, while weeding, I popped a tiny bok choy seedling into my mouth and let its peppery, sweet flavor explode on my tongue...... Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:19:57 -0500 http://www.slowfood.ca/news.php?id=160 http://www.slowfood.ca/news.php It was a humble carrot, still covered in dirt. And yet, the taste was electric, so unlike the dry woody offerings in grocery stores. That wondrous bite on an Annapolis Valley farm prompted Margaret Webb to do two things...... Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:52:05 -0500 http://www.slowfood.ca/news.php?id=159 http://www.slowfood.ca/news.php Berkeley Professor, journalist and author Michale Pollan is a popular man. His latest book, In Defense of Food: An eaters Manifesto is firmly lodged into The New York Times bestseller list, where its been since it came out. In Defence follows his 2006 blockbuster The Omnivores Dilemma: A Natural ... Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:59:56 -0500 http://www.slowfood.ca/news.php?id=158 http://www.slowfood.ca/news.php Located at the crossroads between Europe and Asia, between the desert and the sea, between the coastal merchants and the nomadic Bedouins, Lebanon has had a tumultuous history. Over the ages, it has been repeatedly invaded, occupied; it has served as a haven for the oppressed or more simply as a des... Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:53:28 -0500 http://www.slowfood.ca/news.php?id=157