Peter Ruddock is the president of Slow Food California and co-chair of the California Ark of Taste Committee. He spends much of his time working on food policy issues, acting as the coordinator of the California Food Policy Council and implementation coordinator of...
Melanie Brown joined her multi-generational family of Bristol Bay commercial fishermen when she was 10, spending summers fishing for sockeye salmon with her great-grandparents in Bristol Bay. You can learn more about Melanie and her family’s fish head soup story...
The Summer Slow Food Box contains 4 hand-crafted items from the Slow Food Ark of Taste. It includes the highly celebrated Jimmy Red Cornmeal, Black Tepary Beans, cold pressed Benne Oil, and Chiltepín Peppers. Meet the growers and makers behind a few of the products in...
A History of Southern Food with Chef Kevin Mitchell Conversations around southern food have been met with passion and debate. Oftentimes, the holders of these traditions are overlooked. Chef Kevin Mitchell, C.E.C, C.F.S.E, M.A, examines the stories of the freed and...
“The sun is shining and the weather is sweet..” Learn how to make horchata, a delightfully refreshing cold beverage from Mexico, from scratch with Chef Regina Escalante. Regina Escalante is the chef and co-owner of Merci restaurant located in Mérida, Yucatán, México,...
Don’t know what to do with a whole fish? Fear not! Chef Evan Mallett of Black Trumpet Restaurant in Portsmouth, NH shows you how to fillet a fish cleanly, simply, and safely. You’ll learn how you can use the whole fish (think stock!) and why buying whole...
