Peoples Republic of South Devon

Slow Mo…

July 14th, 2006

Any organisation that has homegenization and gastronomic in its raison d’etre and finishes with the word ‘extinction‘ has me reaching for the 22-year-old tawny port. That apart, the Slow Food Movement has some good ideas and is gaining headway (albeit at a snail’s pace, snarf) in the world.

Slow Food, you ask, what’s that? The opposite of brain food, you dim-witted buffoon! (Geddit?) In a nutshell, it’s kinda for propa food (notice how I sound like Jamie Oliver?) and sitting down to a meal and all that and against those fast food things and standardised taste.

So what’s turned the people’s republic’s Mordor-like gaze on the slow food people? Two reasons really. The new Slow Food market down at Exeter Quay on every third Saturday in the month (count them up and mark them in your diary, you’ll be sorry!). The next one is on July 15, then August 19, September 16, October 21.

And the second reason, well, Shute Farm, Kingsteignton, those of the great elderflower cordial recipe (since tasting it I have afternoon tea with cucumber sandwiches and butter on my cuffs from the hot muffins Algernon), has been invited to the Turin get together - just one of the five UK firms.

Slowly, tell everyone.

Posted by Cptn

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