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Weekly Roundup, May 8th
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If you were like us, you missed out on the Sante potluck. All I can say is that my knees were about twice the size after Bloomsday. For those of us who didn’t make it, here’s a quick recap from EatSpokane.org:
On Sunday May 3, 2009 a group of Spokane area chefs, food producers, food distributors and other interested parties met to continue discussions on how best to facilitate the use of local products in Spokane area restaurants and beyond. The meeting was hosted by Jeremy and Kate Hansen, the owners of Sante restaurant located in the Liberty Building, downtown Spokane. Jeremy welcomed all the participants, who shared a potluck dinner and explained that this meeting is a follow-up to a similar conversation that was conducted at the Chef's Summit, at Quilisascut Farm in the late winter of 2009. The purpose of this meeting was to further identify and address the various challenges that make it difficult for local chefs to use local products on a regular basis. The following is a brief summary of the discussion. For more information about this meeting or similar matters please contact Jeremy Hansen at JLHansen3@SanteSpokane.com or go to www.eatspokane.org to join the google group discussion already in progress.
Jump over to the Google Group for more.
User review of the week comes from Ray for Olive It Cafe. We seriously dig the place, and think you should run up there right now and check it out. Really. It’s awesome.
Also, is it just me, or is it unfair that Biden has to pay for the burgers?
The meat bracket results!
In like a lion, out like a lamb…
Yes, we had grand plans for our meat bracket contest, and then kind of just forgot about it. Whoops! Anyway, 13 of you participated, and instead of wasting time, let’s just have a look at the winners:
- Beef Steak (3)
- Lamb (2)
- Salmon (2)
- Rabbit (1)
- Prosciutto (1)
- Sausage (1)
- Veal (1)
- Ground Beef (1)
- Pulled Pork (1)
The classic beef steak is the winner! Not too shocking; beef is certainly a versatile dish and. when done properly, it’s pretty dang tasty. My personal pick was lamb, and I was surprised to see veal and pulled pork making it all the way through. Not surprised in a bad way, just surprised.
So yeah. The winner then? I have no idea how we should pick one, but am open to suggestions.
DOMA and the world's largest fair trade coffee break
The always dashing Ben Delaney forwarded this press release from our favorite coffee roaster, DOMA:
Post Falls, ID (Friday, May 8, 2009) – Americans across the country will gather in unison on Friday & Saturday, May 8 & 9, to surpass last year's largest Fair Trade coffee break to support the growing popularity of Fair Trade in the United States. DOMA Coffee Roasting Company will take part by hosting a FREE Fair Trade Coffee Break to help highlight the benefit of Fair Trade to farmers, producers, consumers and the environment.
Hey, how bad can that actually be? This will take place Friday, May 8, 2009, 9:00 am-11:00 am, at 6240 E Seltice Way in Post Falls. And even if Fair Trade isn’t your cup of tea (wa-hey!) you can always go for the coffee! You might just learn something too.