Mardi Gras Buffet

A delicious item of interest sent to us from Slow Food member Brook Harlan. Here's what he says:

We will be having a Mardi Gras Buffet at Rock Bridge High School this coming Tuesday,
February 24th; please see the menu that follows.

We will also be making more Andouille on a pre-order basis. Please
e-mail bharlan@columbia.k12.mo.us by Friday February 20th at 5:00 pm.

Please specify if you would like Hot or Regular and how many pounds of
each. Andouille orders can be picked up Monday or Tuesday at the Career
Center (Tuesday Sausage can be picked up between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm in
front of the planetarium during the lunch buffet). It is $5/lb and
checks can be made to CACC Culinary.

We will also have some other items all made by the Culinary Arts II and
Baking and Pastry classes for sale at the lunch.

Chicken and Andouille Gumbo - $5/qt
Kings Cakes - $10/ea
Chorizo Sausage - $5/lb
Italian Sausage - $5/lb
Beef Jerky - $2/pkg
Sliced Bacon - $2.50/pkg
Andouille - $5/lb (if we haven't run out with pre-orders)

Menu TUESDAY 2/24/09
10:50 * 1:00
Served in front of Planetarium

Cajun Sampler Meal Deal
***Chicken and Andouille Gumbo, Macque Choux, Shrimp Étouffée, Boudin
(pork and rice sausage) and Mini King Cake***
$5.00

Vegetarian Cajun Sampler Meal Deal
***Gumbo z*herbs, Macque Choux, Red Beans and Rice, Jambalaya and
Mini King Cake***
$5.00

a la carté
Chicken and Andouille Gumbo or Gumbo z*herbs
$2.50

Macque Choux
$1.50

Shrimp Étouffée
$2.50

Boudin
(pork and rice sausage)
$1.50

Vegetarian Red Beans and Rice
$1.50

Vegetarian Jambalaya
$1.50

Mini King Cake
$1.50

If you have any questions please feel free to e-mail or call us at
214-3158.

Thanks - Brook


Brook Harlan, Culinary Arts
Columbia Area Career Center
Rock Bridge High School
4303 S. Providence Rd.
Columbia, MO 65203
Ph. (573) 214-3158
Ph. (573) 214-3100
ex. 29832
Fax. (573) 214-3109

Last Sips of Summer Party

Slow Food Katy Trail members Martha Folk, Ann Mehr and Sallee Purcell get ready to sample delectable appetizers at the Last Sips of Summer party in September 2008. Sixty Slow Food members and guests toasted the end of summer with fabulous drinks, hors d' oeuvres made from locally produced food and live jazz.

We've been too busy with fundraisers, our Slow Food in Schools project at Lee School and members' events to update our nascent blog,
but stay tuned--we'll catch up some day! Meanwhile, take a look at some delicious photos taken by Michael Stonacek, a photojournalism student who documented our Feb. 7 chocolate- and wine-tasting event at the Wine Cellar & Bistro.
http://hecooksshecooks.net/2009/02/chocolate-and-wine-tasting/

Chocolate and Wine Tasting

February 7 at 7:00 p.m.
The Wine Cellar & Bistro
505 Cherry St., Columbia, Missouri

Have an early dinner at home or at a local eatery, and then come join us for a special evening. We'll be celebrating two of humankind's greatest accomplishments—turning cocoa beans into chocolate and grapes into wine.

Slow Food member Alan McClure, local artisanal chocolate maker and owner of Patric Chocolate, will sample four of his delicious creations. He'll also enlighten us about chocolate making, including a discussion of why micro, bean-to-bar dark chocolates are in a different class from mass-produced bars.

Just two years old, Patric Chocolate already has garnered accolades from many national epicureans. There are just a handful of such chocolate makers in the country, and we're so lucky to have one right here in Columbia!

After the chocolate tasting and talk, we will re-taste the chocolates with wine and port. Sommelier Sarah Cyr, co-owner of The Wine Cellar & Bistro, will discuss the pairings as she pours special selections to go with the chocolates.

Bringing the event to a delicious close will be a special Patric Chocolate dessert made by chef-owner Craig Cyr, who will chat with us about his creation.

After dessert and coffee, Alan will have all his chocolate products for sale, so you'll have to shop no further for your chocolate-lover valentine!

Don't delay. Seating is limited to 30 participants, with preference given to Slow Food members.

Slow Food members, $25 ~ non-members, $35

Contact slowfoodkatytrail@yahoo.com for more information.

Whiskey Tasting A Hit!

For those who made it to our first Slow Foods Whiskey tasting on March 21, 2008, Thank you!!!! What a fun, educational and tasty event!

Thank you again to the informative Uless Reeder from Major Brands for being our on-site whiskey expert for the evening!

Here were the different whiskies that were sampled along with the fabulous food prepared by Chef Craig Cyr at The Wine Cellar & Bistro.

Balvenie 10 yr Scotch
Glenfittic 15yr Solara Scotch
Redbreast Irish Whiskey
Canadian Club Sherry Cask
Basilhaden Small Batch Bourbon
Jim Beam Rye

Smoked Troutdale trout with ginger aoili, fried capers and cucumbers

Roasted Duck Uprise Crostinis with caramelized apples, pinenuts, raisins and shallots

Goatsbeard Wallon, Cypress Grove Humboldt Fog, Rogue River Blue, French Brie

Wild Mushroom & Brussel Sprout Ragout with morels, porcinis and parsnips

Curry Braised Lamb Shank Strudel with pepper mango salsa

Grilled Shrimp and butter poached mussel skewers with grapefruit, bourbon cream

Thanks again!
Slow Foods

March 27, 2008 2:23 PM

Heirloom Tomato Bruschetta Fest at Columbia Farmer's Market August 25, 2007