Brunch at Hu Kitchen

****UPDATE******: There will NOT be a reserved section upstairs because this is the restaurant's busiest time. Please respect the business and owner by making a purchase while you are there. We need to also be mindful to give up spaces to people who have purchased food and need tables. Thank you in advance for your cooperation and I look forward to seeing all of you! 

Hey everyone!! Hope you are all doing well. I'm going to be in NYC for a friend's wedding and wanted to take advantage of the time I'll be there to have a Paleo event!! (and also because I'm having Hu Kitchen withdrawals here in Miami!!)

I hope a bunch of you will be able to make it 🙂 look forward to catching up!!

*Also, a very happy birthday to the group's founder, John Durant*

-Dani

**Please don't hesitate to message me with ideas or requests for meet-ups so I can create the events!**

Loop Lunch @ Burrito Beach!

A get-together in the loop for lunch is well overdo! Now that it's warming up, and the weather is calling us out to play, no excuses!

I hope this is a convenient location for all in the area!

Can't wait to see you!

Matt was SO kind to scope out the area today and mentioned it was a bit crowded and limited seating. Which may look like a great lunch spot (will definitely check it out myself in the near future), we want to make sure we can all eat somewhere that has room for our entire group. Let's do Burrito Beach this time around and brainstorm alternative spots for next time around!

See everyone tomorrow!!

The Minimalists 2014 Book Tour

They are scheduled to come to Chicago as part of their next book tour! Be sure to RSVP on their site also. www.themins.com/tour

Dinner at Harvest Grille

Note: This is at the FOUNTAINVIEW location.

I've heard awesome things about this place. It's been a little while since our last meetup so let's grab some dinner!

Look forward to seeing you, RSVP as early as possible so I can get an idea for making reservations!

Self-Care Working Group

This will be a paid event ($20) to implement a consulting service in a group setting. Outstanding contributions from attendees will be appreciated with a free pass to a subsequent meeting. Practitioners, too. Topics will include lifestyle, nutrition, supplements, diet, sleep, quantified-self technology, self-empowerment and any topic from any of my past Dialog Dinners hosted by Joni Sare, or blogs from <a>www.Project Wellbeing.com.</a>

Three dates per month: the second Monday, the third Sundayand/or the fourth Thursday.  Pick one that is most convenient, or attend all three.  The Sunday is for longer time and easier transportation.  I hope this is flexible enough that at least one date will work for you. If none of these work, please let me know.

This is intended to be a working group, where progress over time is part of the process.  

To ensure a safe environment, all participants will be asked to sign a confidentiality agreement that binds them against discussing any other person's health issues and meeting comments.

There is no requirement for implementation.  You can sit and listen for informational purposes only, if that is what you wish.

If you do not know me and would like a general introduction, watch “Nutrients for Better Mental Performance” on the Google TechTalk Channel on YouTube.  Or just type “Steve Fowkes” at the YouTube prompt and select something else.

Monthly Support Group/Book Discussion (book title coming)

The monthly meeting is more than a book group.

Even if you haven't read the book, please join your fellow paleo people as we explore the world of food, agriculture, sustainability, and paleo living.

All are welcome. As always we look forward to seeing you. This month's book is:
(coming soon)

proposed titles
The Whole Soy Story by Kaayla T. Daniel 

We meet in the study room (assuming we've booked it).

Free street parking on Sundays.

If you haven't yet, join in the discussion here:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/115751761806267/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/seattle.wapf/

crosspost: Tour a Raw Goat Milk Dairy!

RSVP for real here: http://www.meetup.com/Seattle-Urban-Homesteaders/events/175912042/

The cost is $20 per family. Please RSVP to [masked], as space is limited!

Left Foot Farm is hosting the first Family Farm Tour of the year on Saturday, April 26! The tour will include a stop at our chicken coops, where children can collect eggs and pet the chickens, and the adults can look at the chicken houses and learn about the management of the flock. Next stop: baby goats! Our Nigerian Dwarf Goats are playful and friendly, love to be held and are always a big hit with visitors. At the milking station, you can watch as an intern demonstrates how to milk a doe, and then you can try it for yourself. Nigerian Dwarf Goats are excellent backyard goats and even better milkers for their high butterfat content. We also have two alpacas, who are always curious to meet new people, so take the opportunity to pet them, feel a sample of their fiber, and look them in the eye. Our guardian dog Princess is having babies sometime before April 15, so we will have plenty of adorable puppies to play with! Finally, take a tour of our garden and pick a bag of fresh veggies and greens to bring home! We are a licensed Grade A Raw Dairy, so feel free to take a sample of the milk, try a bit of chevre, and even buy a cheese-making kit to make it at home! We encourage you to bring a lunch and stay for a picnic in the garden area when the tour has finished.

author: James Cole Drawing on Our History Fishing Vessels of the PacNW & Alaska

more info here: http://www2.bookstore.washington.edu/_events/events_cal.taf?evmonth=05&evyear=2014&eventid=2014030417451100

OK, not completely on target for our group but where do you think all that Paleo salmon (etc) comes from? From this.

For the past 50 years, author James Cole has designed, built and repaired fishing vessels throughout the Seattle area. Working as a naval architect, he also became a specialist in research-based paintings and drawings of fishing vessels at work. And this spring we are excited to welcome Cole to share his expertise at a discussion and signing of his new book of drawings, illustrations, interviews and descriptions detailing the evolution of fishing vessel design that is unique to the Pacific Northwest, from native fishing canoes all the way to the modern fishing fleets of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.

James A. ColeJames A. Cole was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington, and graduated from the University of Washington in 1957 after serving in the Coast Guard during the Korean War. He entered the marine industry as a marine designer at Philip F. Spaulding & Associates, Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Over his 56-year career, Jim Cole has been employed at the offices of four naval architecture firms and in the engineering departments of four shipyards in the Puget Sound area. Jim Cole is a past president and honorary life member of the Puget Sound Historical Society of Seattle, has received the King Neptune Award from the Fisheries Committee of the Norwegian Commercial Club of Ballard, Washington, and has been named a fellow of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.

author: The Kitchen Counter Cooking School by Kathleen Flinn

more info here:
http://www2.bookstore.washington.edu/_events/events_cal.taf?evmonth=05&evyear=2014&eventid=2014031408481300

After graduating from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, writer Kathleen Flinn returned with no idea what to do next, until one day at a supermarket she watched a woman loading her cart with ultraprocessed foods. Flinn's “chefternal” instinct kicked in: she persuaded the stranger to reload with fresh foods, offering her simple recipes for healthy, easy meals.
The Kitchen Counter Cooking School includes practical, healthy tips that boost readers' culinary self-confidence, strategies to get the most from their grocery dollars, and simple recipes that get readers cooking.

No Image AvailableKathleen Flinn is the author of The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry, a memoir with recipes about leaving her corporate life to study at the venerable Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and falling in love along the way. Her next book is The Kitchen Counter Cooking School: How a Few Simple Lessons Transformed Nine Culinary Novices Into Fearless Home Cooks (Viking/Penguin 2011). A long-time writer, her work appeared in dozens of publications, including the Chicago Sun-Times, Smithsonian, Men's Fitness, the Globe & Mail (Canada) and USA Today. She serves as the chair of the Food Writers, Editors & Publishers section for the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP). She is at work on two additional books and teaches both cooking and food writing Seattle.

event: PNWCA for a three-day cider tasting festival

more info here: http://www.pnwca.com/festival/

ALERT the dates & times programmed here are approximate. Here's the plan:
Friday from 3-10pm
Saturday from 1-10pm
Sunday from 1-6pm Join PNWCA for a three-day cider tasting festival Friday, June 6 – Sunday, June 8, held at Seattle Cider Company’s tasting room – The Woods – in SoDo!

Open to the public and featuring an estimated 25 ciders on tap, this exciting new event gives Seattle-area cider lovers the chance to enjoy specialty and limited edition ciders from producers throughout Washington, Oregon, Montana and Canada.

As part of the festival, each cider or tasting flight purchased will be accompanied by a voting slip, allowing for one vote per purchase. The cider with the most votes at the end of the festival will be awarded the People Choice Award, to be announced Monday, June 9 via PNWCA.com and PNWCA social media.

The Woods will be open Friday from 3-10pm, Saturday from 1-10pm and Sunday from 1-6pm for the event, with food available from popular food truck Where Ya at Matt all three days. Tastings flights and pints will be available. Representatives from participating cideries will be present at various times throughout the event.

Stay tuned for more information and a list of cideries, to be announced April 11!