Friends: tonight I am speaking with my favorite neighborhood cheesemonger, Anne Saxelby about the business of Slow Food. Here's the invite:
SLOW U :THE BUSINESS OF LOCAL
Join successful, "slow", entrepreneurs,
ANNE SAXELBY, of SAXELBY CHEESEMONGERS, who sells only regionally produced farmstead and artisan cheese and
RICK FIELD, of RICK'S PICKS, who pickles only produce grown in our region.
Anne and Rick will talk about why they got into and how they became successful in the businesses of purveying and producing local food. There will be a Q&A period accompanied by Anne's excellent cheese and Rick's superlative pickles, all washed down by locally brewed beer.
WHEN:
Tuesday, April 29th 6p - 8p
WHERE:
Neighborhood Preservation Center
232 East 11th Street
(btwn. 2nd and 3rd Aves.)
Manhattan
TICKETS:
$20 - Slow Food Members
$30 - Non-members
Available ONLY at
www.brownpapertickets.com
SLOW U - The Business of Local
SLOW U is an educational program of Slow Food NYC, the local chapter of Slow Food USA, a national, not-for-profit association dedicated to achieving a Good, Clean, and Fair food system, where food is REAL and delicious, where it is produced sustainably and humanely, and where producers are compensated fairly and each eater has access to good, clean food.
Visit www.slowfoodnyc.org.