Category: Interviews and Profiles
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People of Craft Beer: Sloane Dominick, Kansas City, Missouri
Sloane Dominick got her dream job at Kansas City Bier Company in Kansas City, Missouri, on February 14, better known as Valentine’s Day. Less than four months later, she worried about how a major life change might affect her career. Previously, Dominick worked as a beverage manager at World Market but sought a change. “I…
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Kansas City Originals
Between July 2011 and December 2012, I photographed 19 chefs and restaurant owners and wrote profiles about them for KC Originals. During that period, I also photographed numerous dishes with accompanying recipes for the web site. The brief profiles explore the subject’s culinary background, training, influences, and philosophy. The purpose is to inform diners about…
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Raquel Pelzel, Cookbook Author and Former Senior Food Editor for Tasting Table
Raquel Pelzel is an award-winning food writer and has written and collaborated on more than a dozen cookbooks. Her work has appeared in Saveur, The Wall Street Journal, Cook’s Illustrated, Fine Cooking, and many others. At the time of the inteview, she was senior food editor for Tasting Table. She writes the blog raqinthekitchen.com. Sofia…
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Judith Fertig and Karen Adler, authors of The Gardener and the Grill
Self-titled BBQ Queens and prolific cookbook authors Judith Fertig and Karen Adler will release The Gardener and the Grill for publication (Running Press) in late April 2012. In this interview, they discuss their latest cookbook and share recipes such as Grilled Peach Halves with Lemon Balm Gremolata. The Gardener and the Grill is a grilling…
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Sofia Perez: What Constitutes Good Food Writing?
What constitutes good food writing? As a food writer for several publications, and as someone with some professional cooking experience, I’ve been thinking about this topic recently. I have invited several food writers such as Sofia Perez, editor-at-large for Saveur, to share their thoughts in this limited-run series of posts. It seems like everyone is…
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Jason Burton, Beverage Marketer at The Lab
Jason Burton has built a career around his knowledge of beverages from fine spirits to craft beers, from single-origin coffee to cocktail trends. His firm The Lab is behind the original recipes at frozen cocktail purveyor Snow and Company as well as the multi-city event dubbed the Caffeine Crawl.
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Home in the Northland Fueling Growth at Gary Crossley Ford
Todd and Ryan Crossley Build on Their Father’s Legacy: Fueling Growth at Gary Crossley Ford Home in the Northland, February/March 2012 Words: Pete Dulin | Photos: Brad Austin Brothers Todd, 38, and Ryan, 34, have similar facial features and eyes. Physically, they maintain a muscular build from their days as athletes at Liberty High School.…
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A Thirst for Tea Knowledge Leads to Asia
January 31, 2012 – PETE DULIN, Special to The Star. Two Kansas City tea entrepreneurs travel to Asia to steep themselves in ways to grow, process and serve an ancient beverage.
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The Global Orphan Project
Cover Story: Mike & Beth Fox Uplifting Spirits: The Global Orphan Project Home in the Northland Magazine, December 2011/January 2012 Words: Pete Dulin | Photos: Contributed by The Global Orphan Project Sometimes, the basic needs of people separated by time, geography, and resources converge in a remarkable fashion. The story of the Global Orphan Project,…
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Bonjwing Lee, co-author of bluestem, the cookbook
Food writer (Ulterior Epicure) and photographer Bonjwing Lee co-authored bluestem, the cookbook, with bluestem restaurant co-owners and chefs Colby and Megan Garrelts. The cookbook, published by Andrews McMeel, will be released in November 2011. Below, Lee answers questions about the development of the cookbook and his role. After the interview, look for information on upcoming…