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Down to Her (Southern) Roots: Chef Lisa Dupar Talks Hometown Cooking
The Pomegranate Bistro owner and chef will host FareStart's Guest Chef Night on June 30
Sponsored by FareStart Chef Lisa Dupar would be content with a plate of fried chicken and a glass of champagne. “I was raised in the South, and my grandparents had an oyster bed on Edisto Island [in South Carolina],” she says. “Our family culture was to cook, eat, talk about food, fish, crab, shrimp and…
12 Fashion Finds Worth the Trip to Vancouver
Trek north for luxe goods galore at downtown Vancouver's CF Pacific Centre
Sponsored by CF Pacific Centre With the U.S. dollar holding strong over Canadian currency—one Canadian dollar equals .75 cents in American currency—and a slew of high-profile store openings, there has never been a better time to trek north for a little retail therapy. Last September, Seattle-based luxury department store Nordstrom opened its sleek 230,000-square-foot flagship…
Chef Jerry Traunfeld Discusses his Inspiration and Desire to Give Back
The owner of Poppy tells us about his past and his involvement with FareStart
Sponsored by FareStart Chef Jerry Traunfeld has been cooking since he was just a kid. Inspired by the famous Julia Child and her mastery of the kitchen, the culinary arts have been a part of his life ever since. In high school, while most of us were busy socializing, being drama queens or kings, playing sports…
Chef Megan Coombes Talks Sausages and Culinary Triumphs
Altstadt's executive chef explains her passion for cooking and involvement with FareStart
Sponsored by FareStart Aldstadt’s executive chef Megan Coombes didn’t always plan on a carreer in the kitchen. In fact, before enrolling at The French Culinary Institute (now the International Culinary Center) in New York City about four years ago, Coombes studied International Relations and Economics in college and started working in nonprofit development and marketing…
Chefs Roy Breiman and Mark Bodinet Talk Travel and Personal Journeys
The culinary director and executive chef at Copperleaf Restaurant share experiences and offer wisdom
Sponsored by FareStart Chefs Roy Breiman and Mark Bodinet have been around the culinary block. Breiman, a California native, lived in the Bay Area, New York City and France before settling in the Pacific Northwest, and he has traveled extensively throughout Europe and Asia. Bodinet is a West Coast native who’s worked in Arizona, Martha’s Vineyard and…
Photos from FareStart’s 23rd Annual Great Food, Better Lives Gala Auction
The event raised more than $1.2 million to support the organization's culinary programs
Nearly 600 guests gathered on October 4 for FareStart’s 23rd Annual Great Food, Better Lives Gala Auction at the Skybridge at the Washington State Convention Center. It was a grand evening bringing together FareStart’s Board of Directors, auction committee, event sponsors, hospitality partners, donors, guests and volunteers who helped raise more than $1.2 million to…
Chef Bill Ranniger Talks Seafood and Sustainability
The executive chef of Duke's Chowder House will be leading FareStart's Guest Chef Night on Nov 19
Sponsored by FareStart Chef “Wild” Bill Ranniger is no stranger to seafood. He grew up catching, cooking, and eating “wild” seafood from a very young age, spending many summers at his family’s cabin fishing, clamming, swimming, and gathering oysters to avoid a lack of electricity and an outhouse infested with raccoons. Duke’s Chowder House executive…
SkyCity’s Jeff Maxfield Talks Local Ingredients & Fatherhood
Try Chef Jeff Maxfield's dishes at FareStart's Guest Chef Night on October 8
Sponsored by FareStart Jeff Maxfield has had his hands in the culinary arts from an early age, learning to shuck oysters at Hood Canal with his grandfather and making his mom elaborate breakfasts. “I used to take my mom’s breakfast order in bed and make her French toast and sourdough pancakes from a 30-year-old sourdough starter…
Go See (and Hear!) Newport’s Sea Lions
Have a close encounter with the kings of the bayfront
Sponsored by Newport, Oregon I can barely hear Bob Ward and Stan Pickens, co-chairs of the Newport Sea Lion Docks Foundation, over the thunderous barking, howling and moaning. Are we in a haunted house? A dog kennel? No, it’s a warm, blue-sky fall morning in Newport, Ore., and we’re checking in with the rowdy sea…
Chef Holly Smith Talks Travel and Her Last Meal on Earth
The Cafe Juanita owner explains her passion for cooking and involvement with FareStart
Sponsored by Farestart At some point in our lives we come to a fork in the road—we must make a potentially life-changing decision about which path to follow on our journey to become what we aspire to be. It’s hard to know if we made the correct choice. And some of us are too scared…
Challenge Yourself at Mudderella Whistler
The energizing, arduous and muddy adventure event hits Whistler, B.C., for the first time
Sponsored by Tourism Whistler Have you ever wanted to crawl through super narrow tunnels while covered in mud? Or trampoline onto a cargo net then climb up a wall and shoot down a slippery slide into a muddy pool? Of course you have. Grab your best gal and guy pals (and an outfit you don’t…
FareStart’s Matthew Lasof talks Motivation & Chicken Fried Steak
This Texas-born executive chef shares what it's like to run the FareStart kitchen
Sponsored by FareStart The first dish chef Matthew Lasof ever mastered was spaghetti Bolognese. “[I] was preparing it for my family by age 10,” he says. Since October of last year, Lasof has been the executive chef at FareStart. Originally from Texas, his four decades-long restaurant industry career includes 10 years in New Orleans working…
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