Seats are limited (did I mention this place is small?) so if interested, call soon. The cost is $75 per person, but that includes tax and gratuity. Here are the details:

Sustainable Seafood and Wine Dinner / Umami Asian Kitchen / June 22, 6:30p.m. to 9 p.m.

Chef Michael Longo has created a special menu for Slow Food that showcases sustainable seafood and seasonal spring flavors paired with wines and sakes.

Amuses Pink Champagne
Hawaiian Yellowfin tuna roll with pickled shiitakes, tobiko, wasabi aioli Murai Family, Nigori Genshu sake

Shoyu and sake glazed black cod with green tea soba noodles with bok choy and sweet chile, sea urchin butter, yuzu Belle Vallee, Pinot Gris, Oregon 2006

Roast peanut and wasabi crusted Alaskan Halibut with Chinese long beans, coconut -yellow curry sauce Girard, Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley 2007

Teriyaki glazed wild caught Alaskan Salmon with black rice, seared County Line mushrooms, dashi, edamame pesto Clos Pegasse, Chardonnay, Napa Valley 2006

Green tea ice cream

Taste of Terra Madre / Fire Food and Drink
Tonight is the last night! (sorry for the late posting)

Chef Douglas Katz of Fire is hosting a series of Slow Food Nights next week in support of Terra Madre 2008.

Katz, a 2006 Terra Madre delegate, will offer the following Taste of Terra Madre prix fixe special:

*Amish polenta cake with maple glazed bacon, grilled sweet onions and pea tendrils
*Sauteed walleye, sweet corn, green tomato and roasted pepper saute with jalapeno cream or
*Chicken thighs, sauteed greens, black eyed peas, rice and barbeque jus

*Roasted peach with candied pecans, creme fraiche ice cream and honey-lime syrup
Price: $48 prix fixe (beverage, tax and gratuity additional)

For each Taste of Terra Madre special ordered, Chef Katz will donate $10 to Slow Food Northern Ohio’s Terra Madre 2008 fund.

Slow Food members will be on hand each night with raffle tickets as well. Don’t miss your chance to win a Slow Food trip to Italy this October along with our Terra Madre delegates. Only 200 tickets will be sold and the deadline is quickly approaching on August 11!. For more information visit slowfoodnorthernohio.blogspot.com or call Linda Griffith at 216.378.9307.

Slow Food Terra Madre 2008 Event & Raffle at Lolita
Monday, August 11, 6:30-9:30pm

Chef Matt Harlan will host a very special event honoring Terra Madre 2008 delegates. Other Chefs helping out will include: Jonathon Sawyer (Bar Cento), Dion Tsevedos (Chef to Chef foods), Rocco Whalen (Farenheit), Eric Williams (Momocho), Heather Haviland (Sweet Mosaic/Lucky’s), Karen Small (Flying Fig) and Dominic Cerino and Michael Symon.

Meet the 2008 Terra Madre Delegates

Chefs:
Matt Harlan, Lolita
Jonathon Sawyer, Bar Cento & Greenhouse Tavern
Paul Minnillo, Baricelli Inn & Baricelli Cheese Company
David Uecke, Anthe’s Restaurant

Farmers:
Aaron Miller, Miller Livestock
Cindy & Terry Smith, Goatfeathers Point Farm
Abbe Turner, Lucky Penny Farm

Baker:
Adam & Jennifer Gidlow, On the Rise Bakery

Educator:
Rachel McKinney, Hershey Montessori Farm School

Pricing:
$50 per person—includes food and 1 glass of wine
$200 per person—includes food, wine and Terra Madre Raffle ticket
Credit card information will be taken over the phone and the account charged the day before.
Valet will be available for $5
Reservations will be for the first 120 people.
For reservations call Lolita at 216.771.5652

Proceeds will support Slow Food Northern Ohio’s 2008 Terra Madre delegates and programs.
Terra Madre Raffle
Tickets $125 each, only 200 tickets will be sold through August 11. This is your last chance to win a fabulous Slow Food trip to Italy.

Grand Prize: Trip for two to Turin, Italy for the Slow Food Salone del Gusto, October 2008

Other prizes will include: cooking class for ten with Iron Chef, Michael Symon, dinners with Terra Madre chefs, and more.

About Slow Food
Slow Food Northern Ohio is one of 850 Slow Food convivia worldwide. Our mission is to foster awareness and appreciation of Northern Ohio’s foods, farms and culinary traditions, new and old. We host events throughout the year that celebrate local and seasonal flavors, showcase the culinary talents of our region’s chefs, farmers and artisan producers, and strengthen connections between members of our local food community.

Slow Food, founded in 1986, is an international organization whose aim is to protect the pleasures of the table from the homogenization of modern fast food and life. Through a variety of initiatives, it promotes gastronomic culture, develops taste education, conserves agricultural biodiversity and protects traditional foods at risk of extinction. Slow Food has 80,000 members in over 100 countries.

Celebrate Bastille Day with Slow Food / Monday, July 14th / Bar Cento / 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Join us for a celebration of seasonal specialties prepared in the French tradition by Terra Madre chefs & friends including:
Jonathon Sawyer, Bar Cento
Matt Harlan, Lolita
Paul Minnillo, The Baricelli Inn
David Uecke, Anthe’s
Doug Katz, Fire
Michael Symon, Lolita and Lola
Rocco Whalen, Fahrenheit
Plus more.

The French-style feast will showcase local and seasonal ingredients, heritage meats, artisan cheeses, house-cured charcuterie and other foods produced by Terra Madre farmers and producers.

The event will also feature:
Terra Madre Raffle Kickoff
Grand Prize: Trip for two to Turin, Italy for the Slow Food Salone del Gusto, October 2008
Cooking class by Iron Chef, Michael Symon, dinners by Terra Madre chefs, and more.

Plus meet the 2008 Terra Madre delegates. $40 per person with proceeds supporting Slow Food Northern Ohio’s 2008 Terra Madre delegates and programs. Call Bar Cento at 216.344.9944 to make your reservation today.