The 35th annual Telluride Wine Festival was named official qualifier for the World Food Championships. For more information, go here. Call 970-728-9790 or email wine@telluridewinefestival.com for entry information. Telluride Wine Fest’s events take place in the Towns of Telluride and Mountain Village. For tickets to Wine Fest...
Wrights Mesa’s Indian Ridge Farm & Bakery is coming alive this spring, albeit with some major changes in its operations. For the past 15 years, the farm’s one and one-half acre organic garden fed as many as 65 regional households for 20 weeks during the short...
Not sure what uni is? You are not alone. But then you are also not a foodie in the know. [caption id="attachment_57662" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Aerated uni[/caption] “Uni” is the Japanese word for sea urchin – or more specifically, sea urchin’s gonads. Once relegated to sushi bars alone, uni is...
So what’s up with the scary headlines about bacon? Should eggs AND bacon become a thing of the past to protect your health? Let's try to put all the noise in context. In October, 2015, 22 scientists from 10 countries met at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in...
What was on the menu of the very first Thanksgiving dinner? And what will you serve? The first question is easily answered by Megan Gambino of Smithsonian.com. The second, well, we offer a few choices for traditional from The Cooking Channel, all ranked by how long...
In the recent reader’s survey in Ski Magazine, (October 2015 issue), Telluride deemed best ski resort in Colorado; 4th in the West. Don't wait to book your vacation. Go here for information about ski-and-stay packages. When readers fill out the resort survey to rank the best resorts in...
I am asked nearly everyday by patients and friends alike whether or not to take vitamins and supplements. As it turns out, nutrient supplements are a double-edged sword, so it’s worth exploring the risks and benefits to help everyone decide whether and how to wield them. [caption id="attachment_54114" align="aligncenter"...
All roads lead to (and from) Telluride, this one specifically from the Telluride Wine Festival, where we met Max McCalman. (Story and interview here.) [caption id="attachment_54081" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Le District, photo courtesy of blouinartinfo.com[/caption] Max is a Really Big Cheese in the world of food and beverages A...
Telluride First Foundation’s inaugural conference in Mountain Village features Dr. Deepak Chopra as keynote speaker. Dr. T. Colin Campbell, co-author of “The China Study,” the largest investigation of nutrition every conducted, and ultra-athlete, Rich Roll, also a plant-based food advocate, among top-tier presenters. The Integrative Wellness Summit takes place Friday, September...
The goal of the trip wasn’t to gather mushrooms. We were headed to a hut to enjoy the last days of summer before school began. We were 12 people strong, 6 adults, 6 kids, loaded to the gills with chocolate, marshmallows, and graham crackers, tequila,...
