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Local Food Week Calendar September 10-16, 2006 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10"Savor, Sip & Socialize" Six Penn Kitchen, 6 Penn Avenue, 5:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m., $15Bring your food-loving friends to this Local Food Week kick-off. A"happy hour" gathering with beer, wine and hors d'oeuvres. No reservation necessary. "Eating Well While Doing Good" -Dine out at select restaurants featuring locally grown food. For restaurants and times, please see the list at the bottom of the page.MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11"Farm Fanfare" East Liberty Farmers' Market, 3:30-7:30 p.m., Penn Circle WestWhile you're buying your locally grown groceries, stop by the PASA table for inspiration from Derek Stevens, chef at Casbah, or engage Will Clower, author of The French Don't Diet Plan, on the virtues of real food-butter, cream, chocolate and fresh fruits and vegetables. Enjoy the music and listen to some "food fiction."
MONDAY, September 11CAFE' SCIENTIFIQUE "What to Eat: Organic, Sustainable, Local?" Penn Brewery, 800 Vinial Street, 7:00 p.m.Join the local chapter of Cafe' Scientifique (an international organization promoting an interest in science) for a brief talk and lots of questions and answers with Penn State professor and PASA board member Mary Barbercheck. Dr. Barbercheck is conducting research on the effects of different agricultural practices, particularly as it relates to the soil food web. For more info: www.cafescipgh.org This is an informal gathering over dinner. Dutch treat-you pay for your own beer and food. No reservation necessary. TUESDAY, September 12"Fixing Our Broken Food System in Western PA" Schenley Park Visitor Center, 12 noonLunch & learn with David Eson, director of Western PA programs for PASA. So why should we buy locally and what is PASA doing to make it easier for farmers and consumers to intersect? The Cafe' menu will feature some local flavors. No charge to listen and ask questions. Buy Your Own Lunch. No reservation necessary. TUESDAY, September 12"What's for dinner?" Southside Farmers' Market, 18th & Carson Streets, 4:30 p.m., $85Peruse the produce at the southside farmers' market with Sweetwater Cooking's Gaynor Grant, then head to her school on Carson Street to prepare a meal with the day's harvest. For more information and to register: 412-325-2703/ www.sweetwatercooking.com WEDNESDAY, September 13"PASA Appreciation Day" Whole Foods Market, 5880 Centre Ave., East Liberty8:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. Store hours 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. PASA Activities Need a 3-liter tin of "365 Brand" extra virgin olive oil, the best price on Brown Cow yogurt or some nitrite-free bacon? Shop today at Pittsburgh's indispensable Whole Foods Market and five percent of sales benefit PASA's programs. From 4:00 to 7:00 pm, join PASA and Whole Foods for cooking demonstrations, local farm products and children's activities. WEDNESDAY, September 13"Family Day" Mt. Lebanon Farmers' Market, Washington Rd. near Cochran (United Lutheran Church parking lot), 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.We can't prove it, but we think kids are much more likely to eat their vegetables and try new ones when they pick them out themselves and see the farmers who grew them. Bring family and friends for special activities at this great community gathering place. THURSDAY, September 14"Hike and Eat Locally" Schenley Park, 6:30-8:30 p.m., $12/members; $15/non-membersTake a hike. A lovely, after-work, late-summer hike with Venture Outdoors and then enjoy a light catered supper from the Cafe' at Phipps. To register and for more information www.ventureoutdoors.com/412-255-0564 FRIDAY, September 15"Women on the Agricultural Edge-an Urban Farm Tour" Mildred's Daughters Urban Farm, Stanton Heights11:00 a.m., $5 contribution to Grow Pittsburgh Come meet Barb Kline, a farm pioneer on the slopes of Pittsburgh's Stanton Heights, where you will tour her farm, be inspired by her vision and determination, and learn more about Grow Pittsburgh. Light refreshments. Reservation/directions: bkline@growpittsburgh.org FRIDAY, September 15"Farmers' Market Fiesta" Oakland Farmer's Market, one block off Forbes between Atwood and Meyran 3:30-5:00 p.m.Meet the chefs from Mad Mex and enjoy the mariachi music at this small, but lively farmers' market in the heart of Pittsburgh's most international neighborhood. FRIDAY, September 15"One Tomato, Two Tomato, Three Tomato, Four, Five Tomato, Six Tomato, Seven Tomato...MORE!" PASA's Fall Harvest Dinner, Carnegie Science Center6:30p.m. reception, 7 p.m. dinner, $75/$100 If you do just one thing to celebrate LOCAL FOOD WEEK, come to this fabulous feast of a dinner. You will be amazed and delighted by the bounty of local food flavors. With Parkhurst Dining Services (a division of Eat'n Park Corp., a company with a mandate to buy locally). Proceeds benefit PASA. Our guarantee: this is the most painless way you will ever give money. For reservations: 412-697-0411 or online at www.pasafarming.org. SATURDAY, September 16"Every Week is Local Food Week" At Farmers @ Firehouse Market2216 Penn Avenue/The Strip, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Blackberry Meadows, Circle B Farm, Goose Creek Gardens, Farabaugh Farm and Next Life Farm join Slow Food Pittsburgh at this gem of a market for special food tastings. Spend enough time with these people, and you will never eat in your car or in front of the TV again! More details closer to the date at www.slowfoodpgh.org SATURDAY, September 16"Good and Local: Berries, Cheese, Teas, Jam, Wine..." McGinnis Sisters, 4311 Northern Pike, Monroeville, 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.There are some local products you will only find at McGinnis Sisters, a company that has long sought out the best in local foods. Come taste the products and meet the producers including Brunton Dairy, Pittsburgh Tealer, Sand Hill Berries, and many more, as McGinnis Sisters celebrates LOCAL FOOD WEEK. www.mcginnis-sisters.com "Eating Well While Doing Good" Restaurant ListShow your support of the regional farm network by dining at these restaurants that buy locally grown food. Several of them are featuring special menu items for LOCAL FOOD WEEK:Cafe' Zao 649 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, 412-325-7007www.pgharts.org/venues/cafezao.aspx Sunday - 4pm to 8pm Hoffstot's 533 Allegheny Avenue, Oakmont, PA 15139, (412) 828-8555www.hoffstots.com Sunday - 1pm to 9pm Lucca 317 S Craig St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, (412) 682-3310Sunday hours: 4:30pm to 9pm? The Original Fish Market Liberty Center Downtown Pittsburgh, 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 1-877-EAT-FISHwww.originalfishmarket.com Sunday hours: 4pm - 1am Lidia's 1400 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, 412-552-0150pittsburgh.lidiasitaly.com/index2.htm Sunday - 11am to 2:30pm and 5pm to 8pm Casbah 229 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206,412-661-5656 www.bigburrito.com/casbah Sunday hours: 5pm to 9pm Eleven 1150 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222,412-201-5656 www.bigburrito.com/eleven Sunday hours: 5pm to 9pm Kaya 2000 Smallman Street, Strip District, Pittsburgh, PA15222, 412-261-6565 www.bigburrito.com/kaya Sunday hours: 12pm to 9pm Soba 5847 Ellsworth Avenue, Shadyside, PA, 412-362-5656http://www.bigburrito.com/soba Sunday hours: 5pm to 10pm Sonoma Grille 947 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 14222, 412-697-1336www.thesonomagrille.com Sunday hours - 11am to 10pm Phipps Conservatory One Schenley Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, 412-622-6914 http://www.phipps.conservatory.org/dinephipps.htm Sunday hours: 9:30am to 5:00 pm Cafe' at the Frick 7227 Reynolds St.Pittsburgh, PA 15208 412-371-0600 www.frickart.org Sunday - 11am to 5pm |
