Northern Arizona's Mountain Living Magazine · 2007–2008
The Language of Taste
Restaurant features and culinary profiles written for Mountain Living Magazine — the chefs, the cuisines, and the stories behind Flagstaff's dining scene.
Before instructional design, before the column, there was food writing — six feature stories for Northern Arizona's Mountain Living Magazine, each one built around a restaurant, a chef, and the dish worth driving for.
The job was the same instinct that runs through everything else: get close enough to a subject to describe it honestly, then find the sentence that makes someone else want to taste it too.
Mountain Living Magazine Features
Palate · Northern Arizona's Mountain Living Magazine · 2007–2008
Palate · Mountain Living Magazine · February 2007
Putting Brix in the Mix
Chef Laura Chamberlin adds her own flair to Flagstaff cuisine at Brix Restaurant — trained at Johnson & Wales University, shaped by chefs in Colorado, and by her mother’s cooking growing up.
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Palate · Mountain Living Magazine · August 2007
The Precious Turquoise
Chef John Sharpe elevates the dining at Winslow’s Turquoise Room.
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Palate · Mountain Living Magazine · November 2007
Beyond the Limits
The demands and joys of the chefs at Pine Canyon.
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Palate · Mountain Living Magazine · April 2008
An International Flair
The ethnic flavors and simple charms of Mountain Oasis International Restaurant — built around a return visit for a bowl of pumpkin soup that never left my memory.
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Palate · Mountain Living Magazine · September 2008
Curators of Curry
Delhi Palace expands its Indian cuisine — stepping up local offerings in a Flagstaff dining scene that has grown to include ethnic restaurants across cuisines.
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Palate · Mountain Living Magazine · November 2008
(Not Just) Instant Karma
A trendy sushi restaurant finds staying power.
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