Last weekend, Grampa’s Honey took part in the “Feast in the Field” event organized by Colorado Proud. The event paired food producer’s in the state with chefs from Denver who made a dish using the ingredients provided by the food producer. Grampa’s Honey got paired with Chef JP Krause of Westin Hotel (Downtown Denver).

Chef JP made a polish dish of a fruit Galaretka – or “jelly” in English. The galaretka itself had two sides, one with a cranberry base, and the other with an apples base. Chef JP used our Tamarisk Honey on one side, and the White Honey and Desert Wildflower on the other side.

Here’s a video of Chef JP explaining what he made:

I have to apologize to JP, I kept calling him PJ all day and did it again in the video despite my best efforts to get it right.

Below are some pictures from the event:

This month we got featured in the Cooking Light magazine! And not just a mention, they took a gorgeous photograph of our Tamarisk Honey, and  we won the annual Cooking Light “Taste Test Awards 2011” , within the “Artisanal Category“.

As you can image, we couldn’t be happier for the national recognition and it only validates what we knew all along: that based on the terroir alone, small-batch, varietal honeys deliver complex and distinct flavors worth celebrating!

Thank you Cooking Light! And thank you to Jenn Garbee, we couldn’t have done it without you!

Here’s what the page looks like:

On the opposite page, they had the Artisan Cheese Awards, and the whole two page spread couldn’t have been more perfect given our recent interest in honey and cheese pairings.

Here’s what the opposite page looks like:

Go get a copy!

This Thursday, Grampa’s Honey will be doing a honey tasting at the Mizel Museum in Denver. Below are the details.

The World of Bees and Honey

Thursday, September 15

5:30 to 7:30 pm

The new season of Salon Nights begins with The World of Bees and Honey, a presentation about beekeeping and honey making, followed by a honey tasting. Just in time for Rosh Hashana (the Jewish New Year). Yum!

Norm Klapper, Coloradoan and Israeli beekeeper, will open the evening with a discussion about the art and science of beekeeping and the importance of bees.

Next we’ll taste Grampa’s Gourmet Honey, raw varietal honeys from the San Luis Valley.

Click here to learn more and to register for this sweet Salon Night!

This weekend, in addition to our farmer’s markets in Denver, Grampa’s Honey will be at the Local Foods Festival in the Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield. Come and say hi!

Local Foods Festival

Below is more information about the event from the organizer’s website:

The exciting second annual fundraising event will highlight local, fresh, sustainable foods and products, focusing on Colorado’s agricultural heritage and culinary diversity. It will take place on Saturday, September 10, 2011 and Sunday, September 11, 2011 from 11:00am to 4:00pm both days.

The Local Foods Festival provides a fun, energetic, and inspiring atmosphere for families to learn more about Colorado food resources. Producers of local fruits/vegetables, meat, prepared foods, culinary gifts, and other items will be featured; as well as chefs from local restaurants and area farmers.

If that doesn’t sound tasty enough, the Local Foods Festival will coincide with the opening of the very popular Botanic Gardens Corn Maze, the largest of its kind in the country.

Bring the family and make a day of it!

We are nurturing some fun-filled activities and events including:

• A farmer’s market of approximately 50 vendors featuring local food, produce and homegrown gifts
• Samplings from local restaurants and chefs at the market
• A chili cook-off, featuring amateur chefs and local professional chefs
• An exclusive VIP evening event, Rhinestone Rodeo, where casual style never looked so glamorous
• A series of educational events focusing on how to prepare foods using fresh ingredients
• And much, much, more! Great events are cropping up all the time.