| Booze and Sustainable Foods |
| Friday, 18 June 2010 16:04 | |||
 Louisville, Kentucky, June 2010 – Finlandia® Vodka is sponsoring a benefit for Slow Food USA featuring Finnish/American chef Sara La Fountain to bring to the table a culinary experience focused on sustainability and “slow food” principles.
“Chef La Fountain’s Finnish heritage shows itself in her distinctive cooking style, as well as in how she incorporates sustainability practices into every facet of her culinary repertoire,” said Paul Tuell, director for Finlandia Vodka in North America. “Her epicurean principles are a perfect match with for the slow food movement and Finlandia Vodka.” Guests will experience four dishes created by Chef La Fountain made with local ingredients as well as a dash of Finlandia Vodka Classic, or one of its flavors, in each recipe during the Cooking with Finlandia Vodka program. In addition, to complement the fare, Finlandia’s global brand champion, Pekka Pellinen, will pair a Finlandia Vodka cocktail with each dish. The Cooking with Finlandia Vodka events will be held from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts in the following cities: • Fairmont Turnberry Isle in Miami July 10 • Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park July 13 • Fairmont Dallas July 16 Admission is $50 a person and 100 percent of ticket sales will be donated directly to Slow Food USA, a charity that seeks to create dramatic and lasting change in the food system. Tickets can be purchased through the Slow Food USA website at www.slowfoodusa.org/finlandia. Seating is limited to 100 people per event so purchase your tickets today. All guests must be 21 years of age or older. For more information about Cooking with Finlandia Vodka, please contact David Page at 502-774-7701. Slow Food USA is a non-profit organization working to create a just and sustainable food system. Slow Food USA has 225 volunteer-led chapters across the country, representing more than 160,000 members and advocates. The organization creates youth programs to bring the values of eating local, sustainable and just food to schools and campuses; preserves and promotes vanishing foods and food traditions; and advocates for food and farming policy that is good for the public, good for farmers and workers, and good for the planet. Finlandia Vodka is a product with a global reputation for its unique Nordic heritage and its crystalline natural spring water, a legacy of the Ice Age. Finlandia’s unparalleled quality can be attributed to only the finest natural ingredients: pure glacial spring water and six-row barley, which offers the highest quality starch and the lowest possible content of natural oils, delivering a crisp, clean taste. With over 60 distinctive hotels, including the iconic Fairmont San Francisco and Fairmont Peace Hotel, Shanghai, and more in development, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is a global hospitality brand known for its warm and engaging service and culturally rich experiences. Located in coveted worldwide destinations, their collections of classic hotels imbue a sense of heritage, sophistication, and social importance, and are often considered destinations in and of themselves. Fairmont is also committed to responsible tourism and is an industry leader in sustainable hotel management with its award-winning Green Partnership program. Fairmont is owned by FRHI Holdings Limited, a leading global hotel company with 95 hotels under the Fairmont, Raffles, and Swissôtel brands. The company also manages Fairmont and Raffles branded residences, estates and luxury private residence club properties. For more information or reservations, please call 1-800-441-1414 or visit www.fairmont.com. SOURCE: Finlandia Vodka
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