Our convivium , a chapter of Slow Food USA, is part of Slow Food International, a non-profit organization which was founded by Carlo Petrini in response to the 1986 opening of a McDonalds in Rome's Piazza Spagna. The mission of Slow Food is to counteract fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world. Today, there are 80,000 members world-wide.
Slow Food is dedicated to bio-diversity (preservation of food variety) and sustainability (meeting present needs without compromising those of future generations). Slow Food works to support the small farmer, local artisans and preserves cultural food traditions.
Las Vegas is a bountiful, richly diverse locale for a Slow Food convivium. Our members share a passion for food. Our periodic events reflect our work to support local producers, restaurants and suppliers. We are dedicated to ecologically sound food production. We are committed to awakening our children to the enjoyment and health benefits of quality foods. Finally, we celebrate the return of the table as a center of pleasure and the idea of living a slower, more harmonious life.
To find out about how Slow Food Las Vegas got started and who we are, click "About Us."
Slow Food Las Vegas Hosts Cinco de Mayo Food Event
LAS VEGAS— In Mexico they are called nopal cactus. Research conducted at the University of California and the University of Sonora in Mexico demonstrated that these cacti, when consumed as a fresh vegetable, show promise in reducing heart disease and have a positive effect on individuals inflicted with Type II diabetes.
These cacti love the desert heat and don’t like much water, perfect for our hot and parched desert climate. Come join Slow Food Las Vegas on Sunday, May 3 from 1 to 4 pm at Cooperative Extension’s Lifelong Learning Center, for an event will teach you how to grow these cacti at home and how to prepare them for meals for an interesting, healthier, personal Las Vegas lifestyle.
LAS VEGAS— Slow Food-Las Vegas, the first Nevada convivium of Slow Food USA, and Molto Vegas Restaurants will be co-sponsoring an 8-course dinner with wine pairings on Tuesday, March 24th. Italian artisan producers along with local farmers will be featured in this Slow Food event.
Celebrating America's and Nevada's Wild Salmon HeritageCome taste the difference and enjoy sumptuous, troll-caught, wild Alaskan King salmon from our Pacific Northwest. Join friends who are concerned with the future of our native wild salmon resources in Nevada and the Pacific Northwest
LAS VEGAS—Slow Food-Las Vegas, the first Nevada convivium of Slow Food USA, introduced Nevada naturally bred and raised, grass fed beef to Las Vegas residents on Tuesday, June 3 at a free-form dinner function.
