Rachel Duboff, the chef behind the Wallingford Community Kitchen events, just dropped us a line about a special and unusual happening this month: I had the chance to spend last summer in Italy. As a going away gift a friend gave me the book, Tales of a Female Nomad. I consumed it as though it spoke directly to me. A few months later, I learned of a new book that Rita had written, Female Nomad & Friends: Tales of Breaking Fee…
Hyperlocal is the new local, and that goes for veggies as well as news. Want some produce that's even more local than you can get at the Farmers Market? Let us introduce you to Noelani Alexander, Scott Behmer and the City Grown crew. Tomorrow (Monday) from 4 - 7 pm, they're holding their first farm stand sale at their home in Wallingford (4108 Eastern Ave N). What's on sale? Carrots, beets, sweet onions, lettuce, chard, kale*, broccoli, fingerling potatoes, summer squash,…
Perche No Vino and Pasta (1319 N 49th St) will be hosting a special winemaker's dinner this coming Monday, July 18th Tuesday, July 19th, featuring Pamela Lenzi, producer of Fattoria Petroio Winery, just northeast of Florence, Italy. The $65 four-course dinner includes four wines and live music. Seating is limited, so you're encouraged to make your reservations now. Not sure if it's your thing? Take a peek at the menu and then call Perche No at (206) 547-0222 for reservations. (Perche No is a…
This Friday evening, June 17, the Wallingford Community Kitchen is tossing up several hearty summer salads for dinner. The event is open to anyone who wants to help prepare and share a meal with the group. Here's what's on the menu: Orzo Marjoram Salad Pesto Pasta Salad Savory Thai Coconut Salad Tuscan Tuna & Farro Salad Vietnamese Chicken & Cabbage Salad Time: June 17, 2011 from 5:30pm to 9pm Location: Wallingford COMMUNITY Senior Center at the Good Shepherd Center, (4649 Sunnyside…
Moss update: after the post on Wallyhood about moss, there were two more mossy articles – one in the Seattle Times, and one in the NY Times. However, we can proudly say that Wallingford residents had their fingers on the pulse (also Ciscoe, who mentioned moss in his column on the same day) because our moss articles came out first! Marina writes: Could you write a beginner's guide to growing herbs (ideally on a porch) here? Are some herbs better than…
We held our first Wallyhood Food Swap on Saturday at Chez Wallyhood on Saturday, and it was a smashing success. We had about 20 people participate, bringing (and please forgive me the ones I've forgotten): beet shallot vinaigrette, kale pesto, basil pesto, limoncello, pale ale, pickled beets, pickled string beans, stevia, infused butters, carrot onion slaw, chocolate truffles, granola, chili tequila, humus, fresh eggs, Philthy Sanchez sauce, cheesey balled goodness, sour cream, cheese cake, avocado garbanzo chocolate cake (no, really, awesome),…
The fate of the Wallingford Farmers Market remains in doubt. Whole Foods (aka "Whole Paycheck") recently capitulated to Monsanto's drive to genetically engineer pesticides into our food supply. What's a lefty, organic-food-lovin' locavore to do? Go CSA, of course! CSA's (Community Supported Agriculture) are farms or groups that will deliver (mostly) locally grown produce to you on a regular basis based on what's in season. You're not going to get strawberries in December, but that's just as well: eating local doesn't…