Author: By TERESA J. FARNEY
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ON FOOD: Dueling chefs face-off at Colorado State Fair
They came prepared to duel. The home cooks and professional chefs who were teamed up to go knife-to-knife for bragging rights in the Dueling Cooks Challenge at the Colorado State Fair Aug. 26. This was year 10 for the highly competitive contest. The chefs pair up with cooks chosen from winners of the various cooking,…
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Buying sustainable fish isn’t daunting as it seems
Buying fish is not easy, especially as we continue to hear that the oceans are showing signs of distress and that the sustainability of certain marine life is in question. This awareness came front and center when the Monterey Bay Aquarium released its first Seafood Watch pocket guide in 1999. It was a color-coded sustainability…
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TERESA’S PICK: Summit Social Hours
Who doesn’t like the sound of ice being shaken for a cocktail? Even better is hearing that music with a Picante Pomegranate CocktailCQ in the shaker created by Summit lead bartender Dennis SchulerCQ. Check it out at Summit Lounge, 1 Lake Circle Ave. at the BroadmoorCQ. Summit Social Hours are 5-6:30 p.m. and 9-10 p.m.…
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Fresh baked pies by Jackie Conway served at Stir coffee shop
Remember Pie-Eyed Pies bakery? Didn’t think so. The store that specialized in all-things pie was opened in 2002 by Debbie and Jim Conway – the same family that owned the Conway Red Top hamburger emporium for years here. Like most Colorado Springs local business champions, I was saddened when the burger store closed. But, I…
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Have lunch and help women’s heath
The Go Red for Women Luncheon and Education Day is at the Antlers Hilton Hotel, 4 S. Cascade Ave., at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 14. There will be health screenings, interactive booths, educational breakouts and a silent auction. The luncheon is noon-2 p.m. and costs $125 per person. An after-party cocktail event follows from 2-4 p.m.…
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KVOR Table Talk Guests for Aug. 25
“KVOR Table Talk” Guests for Saturday’s show on 740AM noon to 1 p.m.
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TT It’s Quesadilla Days at Spencer’s where you can try out green chilies
Head to Spencer’s Lawn and Garden Center, 1430 S. Tejon St. and 4720 Center Valley Dr., in Fountain forgreen chile sampling at Quesadilla Days. It runs10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. The roasters will be cranking out batches of all the varieties of green pods sold at the market. Chilies are chopped and toasted between tortillas for…
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ON FOOD: Girl Scout cookies make the meal
One thing is for certain: The Thin Mint Dinner will be anything but a cookie-cutter banquet meal. For starters the three-course menu will feature Girl Scout cookies in each course including cocktails, appetizers and entrees. And each dish will adhere to the Girl Scout healthy-eating mission. Plus there will be wine and beer pairing guided…
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Springs woman’s cupcakes rule in TV showdown
It was a war Jane Vasterling didn’t initially want to be in — but a war she won. The owner of Little London Cake Shoppe, 620 S. 25th St., and her baker, Reuben Russell, won $10,000 on an episode of Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars” that aired Sunday. Food Network started calling Vasterling months ago to…