It’s Friday afternoon, our week has been filled with exciting stuff, tomorrow we have the 1st Gidsy meetup and finally the sun has come out in Berlin and filled the office with light! We’re in the best of moods here at the Gidsy HQ and want to finish this week with sharing a virtual trip to a Georgian food market, documented and posted by Helen Gravy on her great blog ‘Food Stories’.

Enjoy!

Hungry for hibiscus? Craving chrysanthemum? Today’s your lucky day!

To all you urban foragers, green thumbs & curious cooks - learn how to spice up your salads and gardens with some…edible flowers? That’s right! Here’s a handy list of 42 edible flowers that you can plant, pick & enjoy, courtesy of Tree Hugger. 

And in case you got inspired, Gidsy has partnered up with Jamie Oliver for Food Revolution Day - the perfect opportunity to teach your community all about your new-found flower friends… 

Join the revolution, and create an event for May 19th! 

We’re extremely excited to team up with Jamie Oliver and play an important role in the upcoming Food Revolution Day, happening on Saturday, May 19th.

From the very beginning of Gidsy, food has played an important role in our community. Actually, failing to find wild mushrooms was one of the sparks behind starting Gidsy 9 months ago! And since our launch in November, we’ve come a long way. Mark organizes dumpling tours in NYC, Rachel teaches amazing cooking classes in London and Sebastian can show you how to make the best Allgäuer Kässpatzen in Berlin you’ve ever had. These are just a few examples among many, many more listings.

Knowing where our food comes from, being able to grow our own produce and educating people how to cook (and enjoy doing it!) are the first steps in building a world without pink slime, high-fructose corn syrup and bland, mass-produced food. Turning our focus to small businesses, urban farming initiatives, local agriculture and knowledge-sharing can help us rethink the way we eat and live.

Join the Food Revolution
On May 19th, you can join thousands of people around the world to make a difference. On this day, individuals stand together to help change the way people eat. Through food education, skill sharing and workshops, you can help motivate others to stand up for their right to better food. And the best thing? All net funds will go towards food education through Jamie’s foundation projects in the US, UK and Australia. The money will be used to educate, empower and inspire people of all ages to make better and more-informed food choices.

Together, we can make a real impact.

If you want to get involved, you can start creating an activity around real food and healthy, active lifestyles. This is an international campaign, so anyone, anywhere can create an event for Food Revolution Day on Gidsy! And, if you’re in Berlin around May 19th - you’re free to join our Seed Funding activity, which will happen at the Gidsy HQ. Or, check out one of the many other activities that are happening on Food Revolution Day.

Join the Food Revolution 

Over the past months we have become inspired by the countless “foodie” activities that have been popping up on Gidsy! To name a few, there’s the Spring Catalan Cooking class in London, the Allgäuer Kässpatzen class in Berlin, the Dumpling Tour in NYC, the Mission District food tour in San Francisco, plus many more.

So as you can imagine, our mouths are all watering here at Gidsy HQ. We’d also love to get you involved in the Food + Gidsy revolution!

What’s your signature dish to make for friends (or for a first date), what’s your favorite recipe, what ingredients inspire you and where are some of the best places to shop for local food in your city? 

Share your tips with us by commenting on this post, leaving a link on Facebook, or send us an email! We will feature our favourites on the blog over the coming weeks…

Happy Monday, everyone! We hope you had a great weekend. 

Today we’d like to share a little interview we did with Florian, the organizer of the awesome Maltby St. Market Lock-In event, which is happening soon in London. Florian runs the successful Foodtri.ps Foodcamps and Porkcamps, where he brings people together around food. Read more to learn all about Florian, his Foodcamps and his love for celeriac…

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Every week on the blog, we’ve been sharing some of the best activities that are happening in each of our launched cities. Today, however, we wanted to focus on one of the most popular event categories: Eating & Drinking.

There have already been some amazing food-related events over the course of our tenure on the world wide web, and it’s just getting better and better. So today, dear readers, we bring you just a sampling of the mouth-watering foodie events happening on Gidsy. 

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Happy Monday, everyone! We hope you had a great weekend. 

Today we’d like to share a little interview with Mark, the organizer of the ever popular NYC Dumpling Tours. Read on to learn all about Mark, his experience with Gidsy and all things dumpling! Is anyone else hungry?…

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Last week we shared upcoming events happening in San Francisco and NYC, but this week it’s London’s turn! Since we launched there last week, there have been a number of really great events listed on Gidsy. So, if you’re looking for something to do in the Big Smoke, look no further!

If you want to get out and explore the city, check out these awesome tours:

• Harry Potter’s London 
• London’s Modern Architecture 
• Murder in the Metropolis 

In the mood for food? Look at these great events:

• The Maltby St. Market Lock-In 
• Make Your Own Chutney workshop

Are you feeling artistic and want to get your craft on? Try these cool workshops:

• Introduction to Machine Knitting workshop
• Watercolour Painting Lessons 
• Family Pewter Casting workshop

Want to get moving and shaking? Check out:

• A Taste of Tango
• Ping Pong & Speed Dating Party

As you can see, London’s buzzing with a number of great events - there’s something for everyone! If you’ve been inspired by this list and have an activity in mind, you can always create your listing over on Gidsy.