think i am finally almost recovered from a fun filled weekend at the aspen food and wine festival. note to self... when you drink a glass of wine at altitude, you have basically had an entire bottle already. will have to keep this in mind next year. for now will just fill you in on all of the details that have not escaped me.


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with all of the traveling i have been doing, i thought it would be fun to devote one day solely to searching each city for some of the best eats (and drinks). with help from friends on twitter, locals and chef friends i can seek out some of the dishes each city is known for, as well as some hidden treasures.
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just spent a couple of days somewhere in ny near westchester at the ge corporate center. richard blais, carla and i were all brought in as part of a ge leadership conference, filled with over 200 very successful and intelligent women. i have to say, i underestimated how much fun it would be.
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had my first experience at the nra show this weekend. for a while i had some pictures of me and some friends in the desert in az shooting some rifles, so some friends were a bit concerned when i mentioned my excitement about the upcoming nra show. i assure you there were no guns to be seen, just lots of food, drinks, and other fun restaurant stuff. like fao schwartz for industry peeps.
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it is finally time for farmers' markets all around the country. springtime is in the air and there is plenty of beautiful produce around to show it. depending on where you live and what market you are at, there are different products available throughout the spring and summer, but there are always a lot of fun things to cook with!

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