For Immediate Release

November 3, 2014

Contact: Tracey Leverty, 804-305-0601

Celebrate Good, Clean, Fair Food at Graze on Grace!

Join us for the first annual GRAZE on Grace (www.grazerva.com) food festival, which aims to promote the amazing locally-owned restaurants and food producers that make Richmond, Virginia a great place to live and visit, while highlighting an exciting and growing part of downtown. The inaugural GRAZE on Grace event promises to entertain and satiate an expected crowd of 5,000 with over twenty-five restaurants and at least that many specialty food providers. Hosted by Downtown Neighborhood Association, GRAZE on Grace benefits FeedMore and Slow Food, and is the second happening of a roving food series where close-to-home food advocates are the focal point.

A Fine Fall Feast

The event takes place on Sunday, November 9 from 12-5pm and occupies four blocks on Grace from 4th to 7th Streets. Admission to this fall harvest is free and for just $3 per sample, the public can taste signature dishes from over 20+ of Richmond's finest sustainable restaurants. The event will also offer fresh Virginia produce, meats, cheeses, herbs, artisan breads and confections straight from local organic farms and specialty food providers. Wines will be poured by Tap 26, and all local brews provided by Taste the Local program from Brown Distributing. A music stage featuring Notch 9, The Atkinson's and East of Afton will round out the day and entertain in between small plates.

Participating restaurants include Amour Wine Bistro, Aziza's on Main, Boka Kantina, Coco Bans, Comfort, Edible Education, Kitchen Thyme, Ginger Thai, India K'Raja, Lehja, Lola's/Butler's Unique Catering, Mezzanine, Mosaic, New York Deli, Pasture, Pig & Pearl, Pizza Tonight ,Rappahannock, The Savory Grain, Slideways Mobile Bistro, Sophistocated Soire�s and Thirst & Main Gastropub.

As a part of Slow Food's efforts to provide educational, thought-provoking and award winning screening's focused on food, we are proud to partner with The Apple Cart to bring you Dog Days, that tells the story of an entrepreneur who takes a leap of faith to build partnerships with local mobile food vendors in D.C. to enable them to offer healthier and more diverse options to their customers. More atwww.dogdaysfilm.com

Slow Food RVA will also host the Lexicon of Sustainability Pop Up Show, brought to you by Origins Farm. Both the film and LOS Show will be in the main parish hall at Centenary United Methodist Church.