Food for the Next Generation: An Inside Look at YV Tech’s Culinary Program
March 5, 2010 by admin
By Sean Fitzgerald
Nestled comfortably just east of State Fair Park is a young and quickly growing culinary arts school. Even in the sleepy winter weather, the main dining hall at Yakima Valley Technical Skills Center is bright and spacious. Lit up by a towering glass wall, the new building highlights the dining area, just to the right of the main entrance. A beautiful view is in every direction.
In its first year at the new location, YV Tech’s Culinary Program is already home to more than 50 high school students. As tourism in the Yakima Valley grows, YV Tech is quietly filling a need by educating young people in culinary arts.
Behind the dining area, the learning begins. Commanding a kitchen full of youthful, exubarant and easily distracted students is no cakewalk, but Ned Walsh, head chef and owner of Yakima’s 901 Pasta, has complete control.
Sip into Spring
March 5, 2010 by Robin Salts Beckett
By Robin Beckett
Photos by Sara Gettys
Roll out the barrels, Yakima…it’s time for some wine-tasting fun.
Around here, we don’t often need a good excuse to taste good wine. There are plenty of those: our proximity to some of the finest wines in the region if not the nation; the friendliness of local tasting-room staffs; the fact that it’s Friday.
But if you need a better excuse, Spring Barrel Tasting is mere weeks away. Come April 23-25, Valley wineries will offer samples of their newest vintages — sometimes straight from the barrel.
Dine Out: A Look Behind the Kitchen Doors
March 5, 2010 by Heather Caro
Dine Out: A Look Behind the Kitchen Doors
Have you ever heard, “There’s no place to eat around here?” If that were the case, we wouldn’t have had such a challenge trying to choose five restaurants to feature in our Food and Wine edition. Rest assured Yakima, there are plenty of terrific restaurants all over the city…but here are five we wanted to get to know.
A Taste for Wine – and Adventure
March 5, 2010 by Heather Caro
A Taste for Wine – and Adventure
By Heather Caro
Interested in savoring local sage-steppe scenery with wineglass in hand? Intrepid wine lovers might enjoy a visit to TRY – Tasting Room Yakima in Naches.
From wildlife viewing and a picnic lunch to mountain biking and rock climbing, visitors here have much to choose from to satisfy a taste for adventure as well as fine wine. The sweetest treats from TRY – aside from vintages featured from Wilridge Winery, Naches Heights Vineyard, Harlequin Wine Cellars and Mountain Dome – are the many outdoor delights available on site.
The Eccentricity of Chocolate: Boehms
January 8, 2010 by Heather Caro
Julius Boehms' personal photos momentos and eclectic art collection are displayed throughout the Edelweiss Chalet. Photo by Justin Howard
By Heather Caro
Photos by Justin Howard
Nestled near the lush green foothills of Issaquah, Boehms Candies has been creating the now world-famous chocolate treats for more than 50 years. Though Yakima is lucky enough to have its own Boehms retail store, candy makers and history buffs alike may find a tour of the factory grounds delightful.
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Deep Fried Turkey
November 10, 2009 by admin
Satisfy your taste for the unusual with a recipe for Deep Fried Turkey this Thanksgiving.
Turkey two ways in the Yakima Valley
November 4, 2009 by Heather Caro
Turkey Two Ways in the Yakima Valley
Make your turkey a different way this Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving Day is often a busy affair for wineries throughout the valley as they prepare for hundreds of guests over Thanksgiving in Wine Country Weekend. Somehow, they all find time to celebrate the bounty of the season in their own – if sometimes nontraditional – way, with family and friends. Read more
A Cup of Joe
November 2, 2009 by Robin Salts Beckett
More than a Cup of Joe
Photos by Andy Sawyer
Inside Le Cup coffee shop in Yakima, Wash.
Local coffee shops offer more than just your morning cup
Don’t be fooled by its diminutive size – Le Cup packs a lot more into its storefront than your favorite soy latte. Keri Roehl, who opened Le Cup earlier this year on Front Street, makes brown-bag lunches, English Muffin breakfast sandwiches, and a popular Saturday morning breakfast that changes each week (anyone for a blueberry and bacon waffle?). Read more
What the Holiday Kneads
November 2, 2009 by Christina McCarthy
What the Holiday Kneads
Photos by Chad Bremerman
Making bread during the holidays is a great family activity.
Close your eyes and picture the perfect holiday home. Imagine the decorations, twinkling lights or flickering candles, your favorite holiday music floating in the air, interrupted by bursts of laughter from children happy with the knowledge they have no school to attend for the next few days. Read more
Thanksgiving in Wine Country
October 27, 2009 by Heather Caro
If ever there was a holiday built upon tradition, it is Thanksgiving. For generations, family and friends have gathered annually to give thanks for their collective blessings. Each year, a grand meal is painstakingly planned, then labored over in kitchens across the country. Finally, after many hours, a table is set and loved ones dine together on a feast of flavors, which is claimed to be unsurpassed by any meal prepared in family memory. And then they watch football. Read more