The People and Food of Slow Food Nations

By Mark Antonation

Monday, July 22, 2019 at 5:57 a.m.

Mark Antonation Ethiopan bread at a cooking workshop at Slow Food Nations. 1/38

Mark Antonation Chef/restaurateur Jennifer Jasinski with cantaloupe sorbet. 2/38

Mark Antonation Dishes waiting for hungry guests at the Colorado Fare tasting event. 3/38

Mark Antonation Maurizio Negrini of Izzio Bakery at the Grain Chain exhibit. 4/38

Mark Antonation Polidori Sausage was one of many local purveyors. 5/38

Mark Antonation Chef Josh Niernberg of Bin 707 Foodbar in Grand Junction. 6/38

Mark Antonation A chef from Stoic & Genuine tends to some smoked peaches. 7/38

Mark Antonation Chef Christian Graves gets help plating food from Citizen Rail. 8/38

Mark Antonation Slow Food Nations attendees get their food pics. 9/38

Mark Antonation Slow Food Nations attendees try to beat the Friday evening heat. 10/38

Mark Antonation Jim Pittenger of Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs serves up some refreshers on a hot weekend. 11/38

Mark Antonation Farm-fresh bites at the Colorado Fare tasting event. 12/38

Mark Antonation Boulder's Picaflor gives out samples of fermented hot sauces. 13/38

Mark Antonation Austin James Carson of Bistro Georgette serves bites of pie. 14/38

Mark Antonation Chef Matt Vawter (right) and his team from Mercantile Dining & Provision. 15/38

Mark Antonation Chefs Blake Edmunds (left) and Max MacKissock of Morin. 16/38

Mark Antonation Slow Food Nations attendees cool off with cocktails at Colorado Fare. 17/38

Mark Antonation Slavica Park (right) of Focus Points Family Resource Center enjoys samples from some of Denver's top chefs. 18/38

Mark Antonation Comida founder Rayme Rossello hands out mini-tostadas. 19/38

Mark Antonation Ginger and Baker made it to Denver from Fort Collins with delicious desserts. 20/38

Mark Antonation Things finally started to cool down a little as the sun set on Larimer Square. 21/38

Mark Antonation The Colorado Fare tasting event offered food from chefs and restaurants from all over Colorado. 22/38

Mark Antonation Author Adrian Miller and chef Kevin Mitchell talk about the influence of African Americans on the food of the U.S. 23/38

Mark Antonation Chef Pierre Thiam gives a cooking demonstration with fonio, an African grain. 24/38

Mark Antonation Chef/restaurateur Dana Rodriguez talks to Heritage Radio Network. 25/38

Mark Antonation One of the cocktail bars served Bloody Marys made with the Real Dill mix. 26/38

Mark Antonation Italian chefs turn out wood-fired pizza. 27/38

Mark Antonation Chefs Fernando Ruiz of Chama (left) and Lon Symensma of ChoLon (center) chat with the Prosper Meats team. 28/38

Mark Antonation Colorado-grown grains were one of the products highlighted at the Taste Marketplace. 29/38

Mark Antonation This will eventually become bread. 30/38

Mark Antonation Michelle Davidson gives out samples of Cooper's Small Batch Hot Sauce. 31/38

Mark Antonation Brad B Jammin's jam booth at Slow Food Nations. 32/38

Mark Antonation Date Lady specializes in sauces and syrups made from dates. 33/38

Mark Antonation Runamok Maple brought barrel-aged maple syrup from Vermont. 34/38

Mark Antonation Asher Blue cheese from Georgia's Sweet Grass Dairy. 35/38

Mark Antonation Primo jams and flavored honey are made to enhance charcuterie boards. 36/38

Mark Antonation Chefs Regina Escalante Bush (left) and Drew Beckman (right) cook coastal cuisine from Yucatan and Baja California respectively. 37/38

Mark Antonation Chef Genet Gebeye and her daughter teach participants how to make Ethiopian injera. 38/38

The People and Food of Slow Food Nations

The third annual Slow Food Nations took over Larimer Square and the surrounding downtown streets from Friday, July 19, through Sunday, July 21. Guests wandered the Tastes Marketplace for free samples from Colorado-made products and foods from around the globe, while ticket holders attended cooking demos, workshops, seminars and tastings. The culinary eyes of the world were focused on Denver for a weekend of great food.

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