Comments on: Weekend Wine & Dine http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/06/05/weekend-wine-dine/ Culinary Rants & Raves from Bay Area Foodies and Professionals Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:41:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tana http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/06/05/weekend-wine-dine/comment-page-1/#comment-1699 Tana Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:11:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/06/05/weekend-wine-dine/#comment-1699 Amy: I wasn't saying never to eat or drink anything local. Not at all. I drink tea with sugar every morning of my life, and neither come from around here. <br/><br/>I just think that for Slow Food to produce such a lavish event, and ONLY serve Italian wines, is a little doo-wacka-doo, given the high quality of local wines available in your beautiful city. <br/><br/>That's all I meant. I'm sure a good time will be had by all. Amy: I wasn’t saying never to eat or drink anything local. Not at all. I drink tea with sugar every morning of my life, and neither come from around here.

I just think that for Slow Food to produce such a lavish event, and ONLY serve Italian wines, is a little doo-wacka-doo, given the high quality of local wines available in your beautiful city.

That’s all I meant. I’m sure a good time will be had by all.

]]> By: Amy Sherman http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/06/05/weekend-wine-dine/comment-page-1/#comment-1698 Amy Sherman Wed, 06 Jun 2007 21:53:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/06/05/weekend-wine-dine/#comment-1698 I think Slow and Local are two different things. It is a mistake to think that all Slow food must be local. I just don't believe that's sustainable. Do you want wine makers to only make enough to sell in their region? Do you never want to drink Champagne unless you are in the Champagne region of France? Never eat Parmigiano Reggiano unless you are in Parma? Some may choose to live that way, but not me! I think Slow and Local are two different things. It is a mistake to think that all Slow food must be local. I just don’t believe that’s sustainable. Do you want wine makers to only make enough to sell in their region? Do you never want to drink Champagne unless you are in the Champagne region of France? Never eat Parmigiano Reggiano unless you are in Parma? Some may choose to live that way, but not me!

]]> By: Tana Butler http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/06/05/weekend-wine-dine/comment-page-1/#comment-1697 Tana Butler Wed, 06 Jun 2007 20:11:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/06/05/weekend-wine-dine/#comment-1697 I had plenty to say about Carlo Petrini, including some later-modified and heated comments to him by the "Surfing Farmer" that Petrini outright libeled in the book. <br/><br/>As far as this event goes, I think it's a sacrilege and a crime to serve only Italian wines (think "carbon footprint") when San Francisco is surrounded for hundred of miles with some of the best vineyards and wineries in the world. I can't get behind that.<br/><br/>I know Carlo Petrini has done a world of good bringing people's attention to the problems with fast food consciousness, but I am not renewing my membership to Slow Food because no one in that organization has taken responsibility for his libel, and to my knowledge, no one has apologized to Surfing Farmer for the lies. I had plenty to say about Carlo Petrini, including some later-modified and heated comments to him by the “Surfing Farmer” that Petrini outright libeled in the book.

As far as this event goes, I think it’s a sacrilege and a crime to serve only Italian wines (think “carbon footprint”) when San Francisco is surrounded for hundred of miles with some of the best vineyards and wineries in the world. I can’t get behind that.

I know Carlo Petrini has done a world of good bringing people’s attention to the problems with fast food consciousness, but I am not renewing my membership to Slow Food because no one in that organization has taken responsibility for his libel, and to my knowledge, no one has apologized to Surfing Farmer for the lies.

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