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Published on Wednesday, Oct 29, 2008
The inaugural Northeast Ohio Food Congress will take place Nov. 7 and 8 at Hiram College in Hiram.
Delegates from 14 counties will participate, and the public is invited to attend the keynote speaker sessions each day.
The goal of the event is to develop regional collaboration and planning around the future of Northeast Ohio's local food system.
Keynote speakers are Wayne Roberts from the Toronto Food Policy Coalition at 7 p.m. Nov. 7, and David Kline, Amish organic farmer and publisher of Farming magazine, at 8:15 a.m. Nov. 8.
The event is being hosted by the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Food Policy Coalition in conjunction with Crown Point Ecology Center, the Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Conservancy, the New Agrarian Center, the Ohio Department of Agriculture, Hiram College, the Center for Health Promotion Research at Case Western Reserve University, and the OSU Extension.
For a complete schedule and information, visit http://www.neofoodcongress.org.
Bowing to Japanese art
The Canton Museum of Art is hosting the Essence of Japan, a party on Nov. 6 to introduce the upcoming Japanese art exhibit Kimono.
The event will include a sake tasting with master sake sommelier Beau Timken, a sushi tasting, appetizers and entertainment.
Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door. It runs 6 to 8 p.m. at the Cultural Center for the Arts, 1001 Market Ave. N., Canton.
Call 330-453-7666 or visit http://www.kimonoexhibit.com.
Kimono, which features the work of Japanese kimono artist Itchiku Kubota, opens Feb. 8.
Life's unpredictable . . .
. . . So you had better eat dessert first.
Girl Scouts of North East Ohio is holding its 13th annual Dessert First fundraiser on Nov. 8 at the Sheraton Suites in Cuyahoga Falls.
Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. with dessert, of course.
Guests will get to sample desserts by 16 area chefs, who will make their creations using Girl Scout cookies. Dinner follows.
The event is black tie optional, and includes a live auction, a silent auction and live jazz.
Tickets are $100 per person or $800 per table.
For reservations or more information, call Angie Smith at 330-864-9933, Ext. 124.
That's wine, not baseball
Mark your calendar for Nov. 7 and 8 for the annual Heinen's/WVIZ World Series of Wine to benefit local public television channel WVIZ/PBS.
The weekend includes nine wine events. The three grand tastings are Friday from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., and Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. and 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Terrace Club at Progressive Field. Tickets are $75 per tasting.
More than 400 wines from 150 wineries will be offered, along with an ample selection of hors d'oeuvres. Patrons can talk with visiting winemakers, winery owners and representatives about their offerings.
Guests will also receive a souvenir crystal wine glass and tasting program.
In addition, there will be a series of wine tasting seminars at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel on Saturday beginning at 2 p.m. A seminar on the wines and foods of Spain is scheduled at the Viking Store in Legacy Village in Lyndhurst at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Seminars are $50 to $100 per event.
For tickets or more information visit http://www.wviz.org or call 888-281-9463.
International eats
The College of Wooster is hosting its annual Flavours of the World dinner on Nov. 12, to celebrate International Education Week.
The smorgasbord dinner will feature food from China, Zimbabwe, Ghana, India and Egypt, and will be hosted by Wooster's Ambassadors, five international students chosen to represent their countries for a year on campus.
This year's event will be at Kittredge Hall, 535 E. Wayne Ave.
Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. The menu includes Zimbabwean vegetable and peanut stew, Ghanaian Jollof rice (chicken and rice), Egyptian om ali (bread and butter pudding), Chinese egg rolls and scallop soup, and Indian masala paneer muteer (peas and cheese). There also will be beverages from each country.
The ambassadors will provide entertainment and answer questions about the culture of their homelands.
Tickets are $35 and can be purchased at the Wooster Inn, 801 E. Wayne Ave., or by calling 330-263-2660. The suggested dress code is ''smart casual,'' but international garb is also encouraged. For more information, contact Nicola Kille at 330-263-2074.
Here's the beef
Chef Scott Popovic, corporate chef for the Certified Angus Beef brand, based in Wooster, is just back from a command performance at the James Beard House in New York for the Great Steak Celebration.
Popovic was celebrating the 30th anniversary of the beef brand, and led six guest chefs in the prepared six-course meal with beef in every course, including dessert.
The brand was founded in 1978 by a group of Ohio Angus cattlemen and has since grown to include 35,000 rancher members of the American Angus Association.
The James Beard House is a renowned performance space for visiting chefs in New York.
Restaurant Week begins
Cleveland Independents, a consortium of independently owned restaurants throughout Northeast Ohio, will kick off Restaurant Week — actually two weeks — Sunday through next Friday, and again from Nov. 9-14.
Member restaurants will offer three-course lunches and dinners for a fixed price.
For a list of participating restaurants, visit http://www.clevelandindependents.com.
Lisa A. Abraham can be reached at 330-996-3737 or labraham@thebeaconjournal.com.
The inaugural Northeast Ohio Food Congress will take place Nov. 7 and 8 at Hiram College in Hiram.
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