June 18th – Slow Food Atlanta Hosts Fifth Annual Ice Cream Social

Bring Your Own Spoon!

Slow Food Atlanta is hosting its Fifth Annual Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Social fundraiser on Saturday, June 18, at the Peachtree Road Farmers Market.  From 12:30 pm. to 2 p.m. Slow Foodies and ice cream fans alike will have the chance to taste their way through dozens of delicious homemade ice creams and sorbets from some of Atlanta’s favorite chefs and home cooks.

This year’s participating chefs come from some of Atlanta’s most well-known restaurants including Spice Market, Morelli’s, YEAH! Burger, Rosebud, Cakes & Ale, High Road Craft Ice Cream, Parish, Miller Union, Murphy’s, Canoe and Five & Ten.

All guests will get the opportunity to vote for the most delicious homemade, not-necessarily-traditional flavor.  Winning categories include “Fan Favorite,” “Favorite Classic Flavor” and “Favorite Innovative Flavor”.

Ice cream makers are asked to create an original ice cream or sorbet flavor using local, natural ingredients where possible.  Last year’s event drew in almost 200 ice cream lovers of all ages.  This year newcomers like Morelli’s, Spice Market and High Road Craft Ice Cream are sure to provide even more unique and delicious flavors.

Tickets for the event are $15 each (children ages 5-10 are $5 and children under five are free), and will earn Slow Food fans a taste of each flavor and a ballot.  Proceeds benefit the Atlanta chapter of Slow Food International and the Peachtree Road Farmers Market.

Attendance is limited, so guests are encouraged to buy their tickets early.  Tickets are available online or at the Peachtree Road Farmers Market on Saturday, June 4 and Saturday, June 11.  In the event of rain, this year’s Ice Cream Social will be moved inside to St. Philips Cathedral.

To help reduce unsightly waste, attending guests are encouraged to bring a spoon from home. $1 compostable spoons will also be for sale for those that forget their spoon.

About Slow Food Atlanta: Slow Food is a non-profit, eco-gastronomic member-supported organization founded in 1989 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.

We believe everyone has a right to enjoy good, clean and fair food. We believe the food we eat should taste good, that it should be produced in an earth-friendly manner, and that food producers should receive fair compensation for their work. We consider ourselves co-producers, because by being informed about our food production and making choices in support of good, clean and fair food, we become a part of the process.  For more information, visit www.slowfoodatlanta.org.