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When Kat and I arrived at the Portland airport on Thursday morning, long before the sun would rise, we were nearly giddy as we passed through security, ecstatic that our adventure to the New York City Wine & Food Festival had finally arrived.
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Chef Tom Colicchio is more than just a pretty face. Most often recognized due to his stint as judge on Bravo’s Top Chef, Colicchio doesn’t just sit behind a table and critique ill-fated dishes delivered by nerve-wracked cheftestants every day.
While I wasn’t able to stay up late enough to catch the live action, Chef…
In early 2007, only four years into the life of our catering business, we saw…