Some recent paintings I did for the house.
(Repost) Farmville to Canyons Table: Food for Skiers
In case you haven’t hopped over to Ski Utah to enjoy my latest article, I wanted to share the story of my trip around Northern Utah!
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I’m not a foodie. I’m not even a good cook. So when Canyons invited me on an Artisan Farm Tour with Executive Chef John Murcko, I was skeptical that my palate was not refined enough.
But I decided to take the tour, and determine why my audience (skiers), should care where Canyons gets their food.
Let me give you some background. The Talisker Restaurants aren’t your typical mountain burger shacks. We are talking about Talisker on Main, a restaurant named best in Park City two years running; and The Farm, voted best new restaurant in the state, both by Salt Lake Magazine. Slopes, Bistro, Red Tail, I mean, too many phenomenal options to choose from!
Canyons Resort has seriously raised the bar with their on-slope dining options. How do I know?
Slide Ridge Honey
Initially the first thing I experienced was Executive Chef John Murcko’s passion. Even the car ride was a learning experience for me. Talking amongst the journalists and foodies on the trip, I learned his commitment goes beyond the food to the factual concept that what we eat matters. Not only should it be delicious, we want the best of the best.
Utah has a lot to offer. On our trip from a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) to families making cheese, raising lamb and trout, and bottling honey – it changed the way I thought about food. Everything was fresh, clean, local, and I felt this connection to the purity of the concept. I was starting to look at the food in a whole new way, the way it should be!
The contemporary mountain cuisine Chef Murcko creates is exceptional. The use of our local purveyors matters. As a skier, you should put your body, your health, and even your community first. I can’t tell you how great I felt after two days of this fresh, local food. I went home and couldn’t bring myself to eat anything out of a box. Often we rush from a few fresh powder laps to an afternoon behind a desk where we’ll end up full of unsatisfying fast food. Imagine, I thought, keeping this new mentality about eating with me this year. My body will thank me!
Yours will too. Whether you are a local or tourist, be sure to try many of the fantastic dining options we have inPark City and on the slopes of Canyons. With ever changing menus, the experience will be new, and unforgettable, every time.
Here is a link to all my photos of the journey.
Farms we visited:
Mountain Valley Trout
Willis Ranch
I look forward also to the Farmer’s Market at Canyons now. Starting next Wednesday June 6th through mid-October, 12:00pm – 6:00pm, you’ll find me hunting for fresh, local food options. Hope I see you there, or at one of the restaurants, soon!
Powderhound Cat
The End of Ski Season
My latest PCTV video.
Practicing Pinterest
Promised I’d tell you when I tried something from Pinterest. This was a “beach wave” hair style tip. You roll your hair on the curling iron backwards. It looked horrible while I did it but settled nice, ish.
What do you think?
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Freakish Success…Someday
I am afraid. And writing isn’t my job. But still I tried to show up ‘to my job’ as a writer. I rewrote my novel, the one that was more of a young girl dream, that I keep trying to make work. I am hoping that maybe I didn’t win the most recent book-publishing contest thingy I entered because it was someone else’s time.
Everything is so good for me these days I get afraid the bottom might fall out and I might lose an arm in my sleep. So it’s only fair to have one little thing that isn’t the way I want. I’m not a published author.
Mostly what’s holding me back is being so terrified of the world. Exposing my emotions about skiing for skiutah.com was harder than I ever imagined – people write shitty comments on blog posts on the internet. That’s lame. It makes me sad. Imagine if I self publish, and then people make mean comments on an even bigger forum, like amazon.com. Yikes.
I loved this TEDtalk Snippy sent me. Well, I only watched it a day later because I was bored. But THEN I loved it. I only didn’t like the lady because I was convinced Eat, Pray, Love was the book Snippy was meant to write, and that she would have killed it.
But, she’s a smart lady. Even if you aren’t a writer, listen to her thoughts. Some people are more creative than others, but I believe we all have a gift of something other than being good at a job, that we are meant to share.
It tells me that the fear and things I feel are real and normal. And I am creative. There will be people that never get that or think it’s worth it, but I can’t let THEM be the reason I don’t do something great.
Celebrity Ski Fest at Canyons
This was basically my first time on the spot, live interviewing. It was wild and fun. I could do this more…I’m sure with experience you get more comfortable. The great part with someone like me, who does totally get a little star-struck, was just how nice everyone was. Super patient, kind, expecting the interview, and happy to say hi for the camera. I guess that is the job…
Fortunately for me, PCTV thinks I’m ok and I get to do some more filming this weekend! Looking forward to new adventures as the ski season comes to an end.
Canyons Pond Skimming
Another fun event that I was super grateful to be a part of:
The Canyons resort is really stepping it up to be a major player in the ski resort world. I get to attend an incredible event this coming Saturday also, a celebrity ski fundraiser for Operation Smile.
Every year I’ve been here in Utah, the events get bigger, better, and more successful.
I’ve had friends in town from Colorado that repeatedly note, “We didn’t know this fun party atmosphere was an option here.”
I have to respond, “Go back and tell everyone you know!”
14 Resorts – One Day – Ski Utah
In case you missed it, watch the video about one of the most amazing things I’ve ever experienced.
I tried to recap it for Ski Utah here, but it was hard to put the day into words. It was crazy fun. I can’t believe, no matter how much I ski, that I could go from a beginner to accomplishing feats like this in such a short span of time. And, of course, that I ever ended up in Utah and with the best gig in town in the first place! It’s still like a dream.
Another Life
Cleaning the house I found my old business networking portfolio. Not sure how it didn’t end up all trash sooner, but this is what business cards of contacts I made in Austin looked like:
I kind of can’t imagine going back to that life.
Ready To Go!
For the 8th year running, I’ve set up a Tournament Challenge page on ESPN.com.
For the 7th year running, I forgot my password and it was a lot more work than it should have been.
So after tonight go fill out a bracket!
Let me know if you want password info.
Cat Killfoil 