There’s Something in the Air
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Friday, April 9th, 2010, 12:38 PM
And I mean that in a good way.
The sun, breeze, and spirit here in Santa Monica, CA is totally uplifting.
Our west coast launch was housed in the Martin Luther King Jr auditorium at the city of Santa Monica’s public library to a packed crowd. We chose to partner with the city because of its leadership in stepping up to sign the Cool Foods pledge, a campaign being run by the Center for Food Safety, to encourage individuals, restaurants, and local governments to take a stand for sustainable foods and reducing food-related emissions.
After the program, we got to nibble on local foods from Fig Restaurant and meet some of the fantastic local foods heroes, including the force behind the Santa Monica farmers market, the author of the Santa Monica farmers market cookbook, and the leader of the 800+ person Slow Food chapter.
Kate was particularly star-struck by the host of the former Food Network show, Too Hot Tamales who took us back to her yummy Mexican restaurant Border Grill for margaritas and guacamole.
Yes, the food was delicious, but the highlight of the night was being honored by a fork: Councilmember Kevin McKeown reminded the audience of the power of our forks, and passed one on to me.
Book Tour Day 1: So far, the babe is a trooper, the food is fabulous, the on-the-ground work is inspiring.
April 13th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
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Anna