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Walk This Way: Wild Food Wanders with Wolfgang Rougle

Local farmer, author and wild food advocate Wolfgang Rougle will join up with Slow Food Shasta Cascade to offer two upcoming walks open to the public in Chico’s Lower Bidwell Park in the coming weeks. PHOTO: Delicious and nutrient-rich miner’s… Continue Reading

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Celebrate Terra Madre Day with Slow Food Shasta Cascade Dec 10

Join Slow Food Shasta Cascade celebrating local food on Tuesday December 10 (Terra Madre Day!) at Enjoy the Store, 6pm. Sample food and meet some of our local farmers and producers. This short video is about Slow Food’s Terra Madre… Continue Reading

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Everything I Know About Travel I Learned the Hard Way

I’ve not traveled as much as I would have liked, but I have flown to Europe three times now, most recently Italy for Slow Food’s Terra Madre conference. Four months earlier a friend invited me to Hawaii. My  return trip to Italy resulted… Continue Reading

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Italy’s Happy Memories Lessen Travel Angst

I’m home from Italy now. For a few frustrating days I wondered whether I’d be spending Christmas in Europe. On my attempt to get home I missed four flights in 96 hours. The first missed flight was due to Hurricane Sandy, the initial… Continue Reading

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Sounds of Italy

TURIN, ITALY –  Italy is sensory. It’s a feast for the eyes to take in the ancient architecture in proximity to modern Vespas (Italian motorcycles) buzzing around as a variety of people eat and stroll and talk and eat. It’s… Continue Reading

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Turino, Day 1 – Terra Madre/Salone del Gusto

TURIN, ITALY – I lucked out when I struck up a conversation with an Italian photographer my first day of the Terra Madre/Salone del Gusto conference. I couldn’t help but admire his impressive camera lens. He didn’t give me his name, but he… Continue Reading

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Day 2 in Venice: Yes, Gondolas!

I’m one of those incredibly fortunate people who’ve visted Venice before. The first time was the fall of 1996, on my honeymoon with a guy who didn’t want to ride in a gondola because it was 1. too touristy and 2. too expensive.… Continue Reading

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California to Italy – First Stop, Venice

Goodbye, California! Hello, Italy. I’m officially on my way toward Slow Food International’s Terra Madre conference in Turin, Italy. But first I detoured via Venice to meet up with son, Joe, and daughter-in-law Marie, Czech Republic residents who are now card-carrying Slow… Continue Reading

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Field to Fork – Fork to Fig; Making Fast Friends with Slow Food

As a foodie and occasional cooking teacher, I’ve judged countless cooking contests over the years. Cookies, candies, pies, Dutch-oven cooking, barbecue, lots of chili cook-offs, a local Iron Chef competition and scores of kids’ cooking contests, which means the children’s delicacies often tasted a lot like Palmolive (wash your… Continue Reading