Regardless of our cultural background or religious beliefs, all of us have cherished food traditions that are the center of our holiday celebrations.  To honor those customs and to showcase the old-world quality of Buffalo’s best-loved foods, the Broadway Market will be presenting a public cooking demonstration on Saturday, December 13 featuring the traditional Polish meal (Wigilia) served on Christmas Eve.

The tasting includes samples of a selection of Wigilia foods, including mushroom soup, pierogi and the traditional Christmas wafers (oplatek). The wafers will be available for individual purchase.

Wigilia (pronounced: “vyg-ILY-uh”), comes from the Latin word vigilare, “to watch”, and means literally Eve.  This meatless meal is also known as the vigil, as Catholics await the birth of Christ.  Whether you would like to reconnect with your heritage, or want to learn about a custom that is not part of your family’s tradition, the Broadway Market has been an important part of holiday meals for generations in our community.

Cooking demonstration conducted by Slow Food Member Sandy Starks. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Friends of the Broadway Market for efforts to restore the market. Father Anslum Chalupka from Corpus Christi will be at the demonstration to bless the oplatki.

Also joining the event is Amy Smardz from the Adam Mickiewicz Library and Dramatic Circle who will talk about Polish Holiday traditions.
Price: $19 per person
Slow Food member price: $16
SAVE $3!
Tickets may be purchased online by visiting Brown Paper Tickets.

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Slow Food USA has launched a new website that is more approachable and offers easy access to everything you could ever want to know about Slow Food.  Check it out!

In the last few weeks, Slow Food USA has also elected its first President.  On October 15th, Joshua Viertel will take the reigns of our organization on a national level, leading us toward our increasingly brighter future as champions of good, clean and fair food.  The President’s role will be to bolster strategic and capacity-building leadership within the organization.  According to Slow Food USA, “Josh has already made significant contributions to the sustainable food movement as a teacher, farmer, and activist, and most recently as co-director of the Yale Sustainable Food Project.“  You can read more about Josh and the hiring process here.

Finally, stay tuned for information about Slow Food USA’s newly developed Strategic Plan.  How it will effect our organization on both a national and local level should be very interesting.  Once it is available in a downloadable format, we’ll offer it to you here, on the Slow Food Buffalo website.

Until then–happy eating!

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The Slow Food movement is a thriving international organization dedicated to preserving the craft, culture, and traditions that surround the production of artisanal food and drink throughout the world. Slow Food stands in stark contrast to the homogeneity presented by our “Fast Food” society. Slow Food has dedicated itself to the promotion and preservation of quality products produced by local agricultural and culinary craftsmen.

Local chapters are to encourage the continuation of local food and drink traditions; to safeguard regional agricultural heritage against environmental degradation; to help consumers find fresh, healthy food at a reasonable price; to educate young people about the value of food; and to research and promote gastronomic pleasure with a “smiling, tolerant style.”

Slow Food Buffalo is a chapter of enthusiastic individuals joined together with the common purpose of pursuing the Slow way of life in the Western New York area. Slow Food Buffalo’s goals and ambitions include:

· Highlighting the diverse and rich food traditions of Western New York in order to discover local roots and how they connect us as individuals and a region to the wider world.

· Identifying and supporting local growers, food artisans, and purveyors in order to expand the wealth of quality food selections available in Western New York.

· Participating in the reparation of Western New York’s “broken food chain.”

· Becoming a focal point for the development of a food community that brings the people behind the diverse food related businesses in Western New York together in a “convivial” atmosphere in which to share their combined talents and experience.

· Developing and promoting events that reflect the Slow Food philosophy and the local products that exemplify Slow Food’s ideals.

It is our hope that in pursuing these goals Slow Food Buffalo will help raise awareness—both locally and throughout the world–of the wonderful quality of life to be enjoyed in Western New York. We invite anyone who shares these values and ambitions to join us in our celebration.

Please visit our membership page to join Slow Food Buffalo.

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