Event

Bringing Home Terra Madre

Slow Food and The Organic Cellar are teaming up for an evening of delicious slow food and slow wine. Sommelier Dawn Brese and Chef Linda Elbert of the Basement Table will be pairing a tasting menu with Italian wines and Italian dishes for 25 guests at a private home in Laguna Beach. Learn about organic wine making in Italy. Enjoy tasting varietals from different regions of Italy as they pair with the foods of
the region. Experience how a perfect pairing enhances both the food and the wine. Come gather around the table and enjoy this convivial evening and the 5 course tasting menu with wine pairings.

Terra Madre is a bi-annual conference coordinated by Slow Food and held in Turin, Italy. At Terra Madre food communities from around the world meet to display the extraordinary diversity throughout the continents and to unite small-scale farmers and artisans who are committed to good, clean & fair food. This year's focus is how our daily choices and the food on our plate determine the future of our environment, economy and society. The conference will address how to raise a collective voice and become active in solving problems affecting the the earth and global community.

Our Slow Food OC chair, Linda Elbert, has been selected as delegate to attend this conference. Since she is a chef, she will be attending the Master Chef series at the conference, as well as studying regional cooking on an organic farm following the conference. This event will be an opportunity to share this experience.