Beret or toque. Makes no never mind. Painting or food prep and wine tasting. It’s all about art. Johnny Gerona heads up a list of chefs and sommeliers offering a series of tempting cooking classes and wine tastings throughout the summer through Telluride’s Ah Haa School for the Arts. All food classes will take place…
We made our first visit to the Telluride Farmer’s Market on Friday. The market as always is a great place to meet friends and shoot the breeze – as well as find organic produce and meats. But does organic matter? I found this article Hive Health Media, written by Joe Leech and thought it shed…
Wine and wafers. Standard fare at Sunday church services across the country, right? But croque madam? Sweet risotto? Craft cocktails? Not so much. Unless, of course, you happened to patronize Bar Marco, a relatively new (the place has been open about 1 1/2 years), increasingly popular eatery in Pittsburgh’s historic Strip District. The uber hip…
Last week, I talked about the start of the Gunnison Valley Farm to Table conference held last Tuesday at Western State Colorado University. I am happy to report at the end of the day the conference was a resounding success. One of the best I have ever attended. Why travel all the way to Gunnison…
Ah spring break! We sometimes forget as we disperse ourselves from the Telluride region the rest of the world goes about living a more normal existence, sticking close to home. Heading out – in the snow – this week, I am part of the Gunnison Valley Farm to Table Conference in Gunnison at Western State…
When we leave Telluride, we often encounter those who are transfixed by our existence. You get to live where? How high is that?! Traveling reminds us that our life in the mountains is unique, very unique in fact. This is particularly the case in winter, when Telluride’s mountains, weighted with new snow, seem to close…
I grew up in a house where dessert was never an after-thought. My mom, Lucy, was famous for flipping through the dessert menu first at a restaurant and asking the server to reserve a dessert before dinner even started. This was especially the case if pie was featured on the menu. Not that our household…
Last Friday, Sophia Cinnamon, our VISTA student, and I were pleased to join nearly 40 others in Montrose for the Farm to Cafeteria Conference put on by Carol Parker and the Valley Food Partnership. Elaine Brett of Slow Food Western Slope started us off with a quick overview of local food systems in the region….
For many, fall off-season is a time when we shift our focus to home. The cooling weather slows our hearts and in turn, slows the pace of our days. The fun but frenetic months of summer—all the biking, camping, hiking, traveling, and fishing that we do in a few short months—slide out of focus. Instead,…
I’m a bit obsessed about food issues – from where our food comes from, to how we regulate it, to how we prepare it, to how we eat it. Human and environmental health, justice and ethics, sustainability, economics are integrally related to food. Food is about survival. Food is about fairness. And food is pleasure….