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Tasting the Food & Wine Classic

Great day at the Food & Wine classic today. We were able to start it off with the Wonderful world of eggs hosted by Jacques & Claudine Pepin, which was fun.  Meeting Jacques the day before showed a glimpse of the light heartedness that made his cooking demo quite entertaining.  The back and forth between him and his daughter reminded me of a classic comedy duo.  I left inspired to try a few of the eggcellent creations, just need to track down the recipes and I’ll share.

The second Grand Tasting of the day was nice as it was less crowded than the first and easier to mingle with the producers.  The slight rain & temperature drop earlier in the day kept some away, I’m sure.  It’s easy to be overwhelmed with the offering of goodies in the tasting tent but a few things stood out.  Didn’t really focus in any particular direction during the tastings.  We just roamed around trying a little bit of everything.  A few things did stand out, one of which was Rob’s MTN GIN served up by the Boulder Distillery.  I found it to be a smooth & mellow gin.

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