Hello and welcome to my new blog “The SLO(w) Food Experience"!

I just recently moved to San Luis Obispo, and one of the many things that struck me is the sense of community that I have experienced here. It is decidedly different from living in a huge city, and let's face it, the town is amazing from so many perspectives... educational, environmental, social, development-wise, and last but not least, food-wise!

But the thing that caught my interest from the very beginning was the Farmers' Market of San Luis Obispo, which is held every Thursday from 6pm to 9pm, on Higuera Street. There I truly started meeting the people that live around here and learned to appreciate the great opportunities, social and culinary, that such an event creates.

As such, in a way to repay them for this valuable lesson, and as a way to get to know them all better, I decided to create this blog. It's not simply a blog about food, nor is it simply a listing of places to get it. I will talk to the people that sell their products at the San Luis Obispo Farmers' Market, and discover their stories. I'll learn about their passion for their products and their creations. It is all about them, and through me, getting you to know them better.

This is a brand new adventure; a true jump into the center of things and a chance to experience culinary discoveries and share them with readers across the world. It is definitely a great opportunity to really look around at what you have within reach and realize that it was much more than you had originally imagined it would be!

This will not be a “one time thing” either. I will go back and talk to them again, I will keep a look out for new products and ideas they bring to us, and I will continue to share this with you.

So, as someone with a passion for cooking, writing, and eating and has traveled and dined in different countries, tasting everything from the very common to the unusual, it is my pleasure to write for your enjoyment!