In my sailing days I was sometimes asked: "What do you do all day?" My questioner was asking about my time in port; there was an assumption I was "busy" when at sea. But at anchor...
[caption id="attachment_21627" align="alignright" width="218" caption="Crowd Above"][/caption] It's sensory overload of the very best kind: the robust pairing of culinary and visual arts happening under one celestial roof. The Telluride Festival of the Arts takes place Friday, August 17 (starting at noon) – Sunday, August 19 (ends at...
Between tax returns and food ingredients, it seems hiding information is the order of the day. Massive “life science” corporations like Monsanto and DuPont, multinational food corporations like Pepsico and ConAgra, and biotechnology and grocery trade organizations like the Grocery Manufacturers Association are fighting against a...
Editor’s Note: In Kristin Holbrook’s absence, Telluride local Daisy Barth rocks as her assistant for the weekly blog on fashion trends and tips. The most practical accessory, the handbag, dates back at least five millennia. While we can’t say for sure that no mountain man would...
The trumpet sounded at a special media luncheon on July 12, when it was announced that Hotel Madeline Telluride, Mountain Village, was now officially part of the The Leading Hotels of the World group. What exactly does that mean? Just remember what rising tides do to...
I’ve read that in a healthy marriage you’re not supposed to keep “score". So I don’t. But, every now and then, I’m prone to take a little “inventory”. And after “reflecting” upon the summer, it came to my attention that my husband, Jake, got a...
Featuring a remarkable encounter with a Pacific harbor seal The ability of animals and humans to communicate has evolved over eons as an adaptation to facilitate species’ survival. Although humans have mastered a complex auditory language to artfully communicate with each other, we still lack the...
Editor's Note: The following recipe continues a bi-monthly series of recipes from the kitchen of Chef Erich Owen, classically trained and oh so popular executive chef (since 2008) of the Chop House at the New Sheridan Hotel. Awarded the 2011 Four Diamond Hotel rating, the New...
