Posted by: John Lastoskie in Food on
Feb 26, 2009
I am a caterer… and I love food. What a strange choice of professions for someone who loves food.
I am serious. Restaurateurs are artists, dream chasers, schmoozers, and often talented folk who have guile and risk tolerances way beyond most sane people. Caterers are bottom line people, boring, and rational; and more than willing to reheat frozen, boxed, and canned food. There is a reason caterers and restaurateurs don’t hang out. The restaurant chef primarily cares how the food tastes, the caterer primarily cares how much it costs and if there is enough.
Here I am, a caterer who wants to serve beautiful, seasonal, local, and tasty dishes, but who also wants to make a living and refuses to reheat bagged mashed potatoes. So far, so good. The little itty bitty business I cobbled together two and a half years ago seems to have grown roots, and I think it may just do ok in the years to come, even if the bottom line is ignored more than the other guys...
Posted by: Becky St. Clair in Scenery on
Feb 23, 2009
When I first came to the Walla Walla valley, I was just starting college and had moved from the “big city” (it depends on who you ask, but I consider Boise to be big). At eighteen, I couldn’t believe I’d given up 24-hour entertainment for a farming town with one cinema and a “mall” with only three food options. I was constantly asking the locals what they did for fun. How did they entertain themselves?
Within a year, I’d answered my own questions. I was surprised to learn that Walla Walla actually had a lot to offer, and I found that on the weekends I didn’t really have trouble finding things to do.
My favourite part of this area is the scenery. True, it took a bit of adjusting to get used to seeing mile after mile of hills and fields, but once I accepted it as my “home away from home,” I started to see past the dirt and crops to what was really there: beauty.
Posted by: Catie McIntyre Walker in Wine on
Feb 16, 2009
Walla Walla loves her wine tourists, and you don’t need to be a renowned certified bon vivant foofy-foo master of the grape to enjoy the world class wines of the Walla Walla Valley. We welcome wine newbies, too. Here’s a few tips on how to make your wine tasting a relaxing and a memorable event.
First of all, check out the Walla Walla Wine Alliance web site or their brochure for the list of wineries. Keep in mind you’ll only want to visit around four to five wineries a day for the obvious reason: driving while intoxicated. Also, you need to be considerate of your palate. Palates can become very fatigued during a day of wine tasting. Wines may start tasting alike, especially when you reach your third or fourth winery.
Posted by: Sam McLeod in History, Food on
Feb 16, 2009
When Annie and I first moved to Walla Walla, our daughter Jolie was a senior at Whitman College here in town. She worked part-time as a teacher’s assistant in a local kindergarten classroom and invited me to visit her class one September day. I arrived in time for lunch, which was served at 10:30am if I remember correctly.
Joel was my guide to all things kindergarten. He had a lot to say, but went quiet as we made our way through the cafeteria line, approaching the lady serving the hamburgers. She wore clear plastic gloves and an institutional-green hairnet and asked whether we wanted onions on our burgers. That’s when Joel held up his hand to stop me from answering. He said he’d handle it.
He turned back to the lady and asked, “Are they Walla Walla Sweets?” ’Cause we only eats Walla Walla Sweets.”
Posted by: Michael Davidson in Wine, Food, Art on
Feb 15, 2009
Thanks for visiting the new Discover Walla Walla blog from Tourism Walla Walla.
You'll be hearing from a variety of knowledgeable locals about our best food and wine, incredible bike trails, the newest art galleries, cultural happenings, and other insider insight.
We hope you enjoy these secrets and surprises from our corner of the world. See you around!
~ Michael Davidson
Tourism Walla Walla
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