As a purveyor and advocate for good, quality food, I cannot but care deeply about the issue of food security. Food security has to do with the conditions of food supply and individuals' access to it. For many of us who take food for granted, food supply may seem relatively straightforward. But it is not. It's a complex issue which touches on sustainable economic development, health, the environment, and trade.
This Sunday's FED will feature Jesse Ash -- one of the creative minds behind Greener Media, an award-winning, multimedia production company based in New York City. His company is driven by the idea that good storytelling can become a powerful tool to educate and inspire action. They create videos with some amazing non-profit organizations, tech startups, and Fortune 500 companies.
We are going to be fortunate enough to see a special screening of one of his short films, "Man in the Maze," which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. It won the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Short Film Competition and has been screened at: Yale University's Environmental Film Fest, SF Food and Farm Film Fest, SF Green Film Fest, and Guth Gafa Fest (Ireland). In the coming months, it will be screened in Turkey and Australia.
To complement the topic at hand, the menu for the evening will consist of local, sustainable, and seasonal cuisine. And here it is:
Appetizers
Winter beet and pear salad with maple candied pecans and balsamic citrus dressing
Roasted butternut squash with wild rice
Egyptian style battered cauliflower
Soup
Carrot ginger coconut soup
Main Course
Rich mushroom pot pie
Vegetarian stuffed cabbage rolls
Butternut squash lasagna with kale and caramelized onion
Chana masala with turnips
Dessert
Artisanal apple pie with pecan crust
RSVP here!
This Sunday's FED will feature Jesse Ash -- one of the creative minds behind Greener Media, an award-winning, multimedia production company based in New York City. His company is driven by the idea that good storytelling can become a powerful tool to educate and inspire action. They create videos with some amazing non-profit organizations, tech startups, and Fortune 500 companies.
We are going to be fortunate enough to see a special screening of one of his short films, "Man in the Maze," which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. It won the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Short Film Competition and has been screened at: Yale University's Environmental Film Fest, SF Food and Farm Film Fest, SF Green Film Fest, and Guth Gafa Fest (Ireland). In the coming months, it will be screened in Turkey and Australia.
To complement the topic at hand, the menu for the evening will consist of local, sustainable, and seasonal cuisine. And here it is:
Appetizers
Winter beet and pear salad with maple candied pecans and balsamic citrus dressing
Roasted butternut squash with wild rice
Egyptian style battered cauliflower
Soup
Carrot ginger coconut soup
Main Course
Rich mushroom pot pie
Vegetarian stuffed cabbage rolls
Butternut squash lasagna with kale and caramelized onion
Chana masala with turnips
Dessert
Artisanal apple pie with pecan crust
RSVP here!