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Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice As the nights continue to get cooler and the days grow shorter, we’re welcomed each morning by crisp air and that familiar smell of fall as it permeates the valley, it is the clear signal that winter is on the way and the holiday season is near. Ever since I was young I’ve loved this time of year, the excitement and anticipation of winter snow and ski season, new “to me” gear from the ski swap, connecting with family and friends over big meals where everyone pitches in, giving back to the community, and of course baking… a lot of baking. It's always been a season to reflect as well as look forward and appreciate the love and support that surrounds me. In this season of giving thanks, we often find ourselves reflecting on the many blessings in our lives. The spirit of Thanksgiving encourages the conscious expression of gratitude. Its focus is spending time with those that you love and encourages giving back in a meaningful way. Reminding us of the importance of being present, enjoying the ride and appreciating those around us that have helped us along in our journey, and taking stock of what truly matters. We’ll never be content if we look outside ourselves and at our possessions or titles to determine if we are fulfilled. True contentment comes from within and from fulfilling who we were made to be. Our November issue is dedicated to stories of gathering, gratefulness and giving back to our community. We are so thankful for the residents and businesses in our community who support so many wonderful organizations and help make our city the vibrant community that it is. We are especially thankful for our advertising partners who help bring this magazine to your doorsteps each month. They are part of our vision and purpose of bringing inspiring stories and the good news of the community directly to you. This holiday season as we prepare to gather with our loved ones, and in the true spirit of thanksgiving, let’s set time aside to consider what truly makes life meaningful and stop to reflect on those blessings. Cheers, MAGGIE HEBRON, PUBLISHER @BOZEMANCIT YLIFEST YLE

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Lifestyle Letter

City Scene

Business Monthly

Chef ’s Selection FO O D + B EV E R AG E

Must See LI FE + C U LT U R E

Hosting Tips HO ME + DES I GN

Seasonal Setups HO ME + DESIG N

Culinary Creations FO O D + B E V E R AG E

Events

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16 A History of Safety and Service

Our local heroes at the American Legion promote safety and awareness for Montana Drivers.

20 Gather

Setting the fall table

30 A Festive Pairing

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Teen Theater: The Addams Family Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a man from a respectable family. Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Everything will change on the fateful night at dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents. Directed by Jaelyn Silvey & Kate Britton. November 3rd and 4th at 7pm, Verge Theater, 111 S Grand Ave, suite 107, Bozeman. www.vergetheater.com

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Story Mansion String Jam As a group, we will pick our favorite songs and fill the mansion with music! This is an Acoustic String Jam featuring bluegrass, fiddle, and all around acoustic roots. Whether a beginner or advanced player, come with your guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, dobro or bass. All including children are welcome. No alcohol allowed. Second, Fourth Wednesday through December 27th, 7pm at The Story Mansion, 811 S Wilson, Bozeman. www.friendsofthestory.org

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Jesus Christ Superstar This production won the 2017 Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival garnering unprecedented reviews and accolades. Lyrics and music by Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony winners Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Set against the backdrop of an extraordinary series of events during the final weeks in the life of Jesus Christ as seen through the eyes of Judas. November 28th, 7pm at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman. www.brickbreeden.com

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ARTICLE BY KATIE THOMAS

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Bozeman has seen a lot of Asian restaurants come and go over the years. Anyone remember Smiler’s? Fast Looie’s? New Asia Kitchen? Thai Isan in Belgrade? If you remember Wong’s, you’ve lived here a long time. None of those places are still standing, but today there are several options for Asian food in our community. The most recent addition is Shan, and a spectacular addition it is! Situated in the space that used to hold Lot G in the Cannery District at 109 East Oak Street, Shan was opened by owners Jarrett Wrisley and Candice Lin in April of 2023. The word around town is that it’s a Thai and Chinese restaurant, but Shan considers its cuisine to be a specific reflection of the owners’ culinary experiences – particularly in Beijing, Sichuan, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Bangkok.

Originally from Pennsylvania, Wrisley followed his wanderlust to Beijing after college. He began cooking and writing in Chengdu, China, and then met his future wife, Candice, in Shanghai. They moved to Thailand in 2008 and opened their first restaurant, Soul food Mahanakorn, in Bangkok in 2010. Next came Appia Trattoria in 2012, then Soul Food 555 and Peppina in Bangkok, and Soul Food Thai in Hong Kong, in 2017. The COVID pandemic hit them hard, and despite closing most of their restaurants, Wrisley managed to write and publish his cookbook, Roads to Rome, in 2020. He and Lin hit the U.S. road in the summer of 2021 with their 4-year-old son in search of new adventures and landed in Bozeman. “When I was creating the concept for this restaurant, I was looking for commonalities in the food that’s available here and cuisines I know how to cook,” explains Wrisley. “My first experience cooking in China was at the terminus of the Himalayan plateau, and I learned that Asian food is deeply regional – and all food is affected by two major things, in my experience: climate and landscape.” Indeed, Shan is the Chinese character for ‘mountain.’ “So when I moved to Montana, I was thinking about how the climate and landscape shape the food that’s available here, and how that intersected with the cuisines that I understood and knew how to cook from Asia.” What might some dishes of this cuisine include? The menu divides its plates into the categories of snacks, curries and stews, BBQ , noodles, wok, and dessert. The other day, a few curious patrons started out with the deliciously crispy Thai beef jerky and the CONTINUED >

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zesty tiger-skin peppers, followed by the creamy chicken khao soi (curry) and juicy Lanzhou beef noodles. “The cuisine of Sichuan is really reliant on a lot of fermented bean pastes, soy sauces and dried chilis, and there’s a lot of beef and pork,” Wrisley says. To accompany these elements, the orange house wine was recommended; stated Wrisley, “Orange wines work well with curries and spicy stir fries because they have more heft than a white, but less of the tannic wallop of a very dry red, which tends to make food spicier.” Coconut and pandan ‘Tres Leches’ (a light, milky sponge cake) completed the meal – for that day, at least. It may seem a surprising draw in our Bozeman mountain town, but Wrisley and Lin are on to something. “As a sort of culinary anthropologist, I’ve studied how food cultures come together for a long time. I care about the origins of things; I’m trying to cook with respect and reverence for these cuisines the best way that I can,” explains Wrisley. “The most important thing for me was to create a restaurant with a very particular sense of place that felt like it belonged here in this community, and I hope that we’ve done that. That’s what I wake up and try to do every day. I feel really lucky that I found the right place to do this.”

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“My first experience cooking in China was at the terminus of the Himalayan plateau, and I learned that Asian food is deeply regional – and all food is affected by two major things, in my experience: climate and landscape.” — Jarrett Wrisley

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A HISTORY OF SAFETY AND SERVICE

ARTICLE BY MALA SHEA

OUR LOCAL HEROES AT THE AMERICAN LEGION PROMOTE SAFETY AND AWARENESS FOR MONTANA DRIVERS.

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With long winter months ahead of us, we want to share this article to bring awareness for caution and safe driving as you see the white crosses along the roadside. The Montana American Legion White Cross Highway Fatality Marker program was born in January of 1953 after 6 lives were lost over Labor Day weekend near Missoula in 1952. This unique idea of marking fatal traffic accident sites with a white cross was thought of by Floyd Earheart, a member of Hellgate Post #27. The White Cross Safety program started out as a county and later became a district project for the Missoula American Legion Post. Louis Babb was the Assistant Adjutant of the Department of Montana during that time and appeared before the Montana Highway Commission and convinced them to adopt the White Cross Safety Program statewide. Since then, most of the 132 Montana American Legion Posts participate in the program. However, this safety program was not acknowledged in writing until a Letter of Instruction was signed by the Director of MDOT, David A. Galt on November 5th, 2001.

On January of 2007 the Director of MDOT, Jim Lynch, was instrumental in getting the American Legion Highway Fatality Marker Program included on the 2007-2008 Official Montana Highway Map, as well as approving the construction and installation of 5’ by 13’ highway signs on all 25 highway entrances to Montana. These blue and white signs state that the White Marker Program is maintained by the American Legion of Montana. The name of the program changed from the White Cross to the Fatality Marker Program in 2007. The American Legion Fatality Marker Program is operated under strict policies and procedures rooted in Montana Law and Montana Department of Transportation (MDOT) with regulations that dictate placement, offsets, color and sheen of the marker, and type of post. There are over 3,000 fatality markers state-wide while Bozeman American Legion Post #14 is currently maintaining 133 Fatality Markers sharing borders of responsibility with American Legion Posts in Livingston, Belgrade, Manhattan, Big Sky, and Ennis. This program is not supported in any way by the State, County or Local government with material, installation, or maintenance. Only financed and operated by the American Legion as a public service organization for any victim of a traffic fatality at no charge. The funds for the program come from donations and from fundraisers such as bingo nights at your local American Legion Post. Fatality Markers are made in Montana and donated by J.E. Soares, Inc., a Belgrade fabricator, and laser engraving is donated by “Personalize It” here in Bozeman. For nearly 70 years, these white crosses have reminded passing motorists of the dangers of the road, as it represents a place where a person lost

his/her life. Seeing the white crosses at sites of fatal traffic accidents affects us all to one degree or another, they stimulate reverence, sorrow, sympathy, curiosity, and caution. These markers serve as a public service message to “Please Drive Carefully” These Fatality Markers should not be confused with memorials. While MDOT is sympathetic to families who have lost loved ones at these accident sites, decorations placed on the markers obstruct visibility and defeat the purpose of this safety program which can lead to abandonment of the site. Areas around Bozeman where extra caution should be exercised while driving are: I-90 between 19th Street Exit 305 and the Main Street Exit 309, there have been 16 fatalities in that four mile span; Norris Road between Norris and Black’s Ford had 18 fatalities; US 191 between Four Corners and Mile Marker 70, there have been 2 deaths per mile with five Fatality Markers between Mile Marker 70 and 71. If you believe that a Fatality Marker should be placed somewhere at your loved one’s accident site, call American Legion Post #14 in Bozeman at 406-586-8400 with contact information and details for them to honor your request. The coordinator in Bozeman is Greg Harbac, a career US Marine who has been involved for CONTINUED > NOVEMB ER 2 0 2 3 | C I TYL I FE STYL E . C OM / BOZ E M A N

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over 20 years. He works with a team of fellow Veterans and Sons and Daughters of Veterans that include Gil Parker and Jeff Cade, US Navy; Jim Dahlin and Bud Seivert, US Air Force; and David Temkin, US Army; Levi Waller and Laura Alley, US Marines. The team routinely attends to each Fatality Marker at least once a year and often twice a year. This team has erected Fatality Markers solemnly with as few as one or two members and have had family and friend groups of nearly 2 dozen join at the placement of a marker. If you are a Veteran or son/ daughter of a Veteran who wishes to join this program, there are meetings on the second Thursday of each month upstairs at the Post on Main Street in Bozeman at 6PM. A Montana Highway Commission Chairman once said of the American Legion Fatality Marker Program, “One of the finest projects I’ve ever seen undertaken by an organization”. If you are interested in donating to this “501 © 3” worthy cause, please mail a check to American Legion Post #14 Fatality Marker Program, PO Box 936, Bozeman, MT 59771.

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Whether you’re hosting Thanksgiving or an autumn dinner party, setting a festive table creates the perfect cozy atmosphere. Improvise and use what you have around the house for adding elements to the table. Candlesticks, vases, little pumpkins and gourds, or fall decor you have on hand can make a great centerpiece. Add fresh flowers or dried foliage for that extra layer of texture and color.

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Are you planning to dine al fresco this fall? Create an earthy, fall garden party on the porch by using natural, organic elements, greenery and flowers. To make a statement, create a floral chandelier by hanging flowers upside down above the table using fishing wire (if your space allows). The centerpiece that runs down the length of this table consists of fresh eucalyptus with gold candlesticks and a ceramic pumpkin vase filled with flowers placed on top a tree trunk charger. Adding small pumpkins and fresh flowers along the center gives a little extra character. Instead of going with the classic white plate, enjoy a pop of color at your outdoor fall garden party with a blue place setting as a nod to the sky. Adding a cloth napkin and cloth placemat is a great way to add texture and more autumn color to your table. If the weather doesn’t cooperate on your day, bring the outdoors in with a lovely indoor garden party dressed up in fall foliage.

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Falling For Neutrals SEASONAL DECOR TIPS FOR KEEPING IT SIMPLE I love decorating for the holiday season, but it gets tough if trying to keep a home decor airy, light and neutral. My home is full of neutrals, such as linen, khaki, white and gray, so decorating for the holidays can be tricky with the bright and bold themes on display at the stores. Here are tips regarding how to achieve a festive look without going overboard.

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LESS IS MORE First, whenever decorating for the holiday season, I clear what's possible to make room for what's coming. I eliminate decor pieces that are displayed year-round to avoid adding clutter to rooms. Giving decor pieces or floral arrangements their own space to shine can pull the room together and make it feel very designed.

or evergreen branches with pine cones to fill vases. Add a battery-operated strand of lights and you’re looking just like a designer home magazine spread.

GO COZY Swapping out usual throw pillows and throw blankets for plushy, cuddly materials and seasonal prints are another simple way to add holiday spirit without being so literal. Opting for neutral plaids, cable knits, or sherpa materials add that feeling of fall and winter.

CATER TO ALL THE SENSES Don’t forget about the smell! Stocking up on candles that smell like the season is the last missing piece for a holiday vibe. The total sensory feeling of the holidays is what really brings a home to life, whether it's pumpkin spice burning for Thanksgiving or a fresh pine and cedar for Christmas.

STICK TO THE PALETTE As best as possible, I try to stick to each of the color palettes in my room. When it’s time to bring out pumpkins or holiday Santas, I stick to white and neutral or add in color pops of gold and silver to keep everything flowing. If I start to add too many primary colors, it ends up looking like a mash-up gone astray.

CELEBRATE MEMORIES The holidays are often bursting with family traditions and memories, and decor can reflect that, too. I have many items handed down over the years that I like admiring, but if they aren’t quite right for my room, there are options to bring the spirit of them to life. Framed holiday family photos in a black and white filter are an excellent way to tie in your history of celebrating in a subtle way.

LOOK TO NATURE Some of my favorite items to use for holiday decor come from a simple nature walk. Using actual items you find, or just getting inspiration from the outdoors is a great way to bring sights of the season indoors. For fall, elements such as branches, leaves and neutral gourds match with everything. For winter, I love using sticks with berries

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a festive pairing The age-old question, “What wine goes with turkey?” is answered. ARTICLE BY MARY ABEL

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It’s a question heard every year about this time: “What are the best wines to serve with Thanksgiving dinner?” “In my early days in the wine business, the answer was pretty cut and dried because it was all based on the assumption that you had a turkey that came out of the oven that was dry, and so you’re almost guaranteed to need something with a little bit of sweetness to it to help balance that out,” James Lewis says. James is a sommelier who has been in the wine business for more than 26 years. “I’d recommend a sweet or off-dry Riesling or Gewürztraminer. Something that will help with that dry meat that you’re about to choke down.” But now, with all the ways people are preparing the big bird, he says that conversation has become a lot more interesting and fun. “People are frying turkeys, which come out really moist and delicious. They’re smoking turkeys and they’re doing them on the grill,” James says. “Now, when I’m asked that question, I always ask how the turkey is going to be cooked because any given preparation is going to call for something a little bit different. “If you’re deep frying it, it’s going to come out very moist with a fair bit of fat, so you need something that’s going to cut through that. So you can go with a dry white, you can do a dry Riesling, or you could try a French Chardonnay, which typically doesn’t have that big, rich mouthfeel that California Chardonnay would have. It’s crisper and cleaner with high acidity.” For those who prefer red wines, James says that a fried or smoked turkey can handle something a bit bolder and full-bodied. “Try something like a Pinot Noir. It’s not at all heavyhanded. When I’m talking about red wines, and

I talk about heavy-handed or big—Cabernet is big and full-bodied. I call it the linebacker of the wine world. Then you’ve got Pinot Noir, which is more about balance and elegance. So, if Cabernet is a linebacker, Pinot Noir would be the ballerina. They’re both athletes, but with different approaches to athletics, so they have different approaches to your palate. Cabernet is big, dry, and highly tannic, so you might serve a Cabernet or Malbec if you’re having a steak for Thanksgiving, but you wouldn’t want to do that with a turkey. “With a turkey,” James continues, “you want something that’s going to have a little more acidity, less tannins, and medium body; not that big mouth-filling richness. You can do a Beaujolais or an old-world Italian Sangiovese, which tends to be a very food-friendly wine.” Somewhere in between might be a soft, flirty rosé. And rosé wine seems to be having a moment. “Rosé was always thought of as a summer wine, but people are now drinking it year-round. It’s an excellent choice to go with turkey.” What about bubbles? “I almost hesitate to answer that because it’s kind of the easy answer. You can drink Champagne or sparkling with anything because of that really bright acidity. Especially if you have a fried bird, a Prosecco or sparkling wine is going to cut right through that fattiness and balance it out really nicely.” If you’re hosting a tableful of friends and family this year, James says it’s easy to bring together a collection of wines that will please the crowd. “If you do one bottle of sparkling, whether it’s white or rosé, a bottle of dry white, a bottle of rosé, and a bottle of medium-bodied red, you’ve got something to cover just about anybody’s preference.”

“If you do one bottle of sparkling, whether it’s white or rosé, a bottle of dry white, a bottle of rosé, and a bottle of medium-bodied red, you’ve got something to cover just about anybody’s preference.”

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What if I’m serving ham this year? “Lots of people have ham for Thanksgiving, right? It’s very traditional to pair ham and Pinot. But again, you can get creative. You can do a Grenache, you can do a Beaujolais…really, any of those medium-bodied reds will be delicious. “

What about dessert? “If you’re having pumpkin pie for dessert, I would go with something like a tawny port. The spiciness of the pie combined with that kind of nuttiness and caramel notes of a tawny port? Lovely. And it would work with an apple pie as well.”

How much should I spend on a bottle of wine? “That’s kind of an impossible question to answer because wine is so incredibly subjective. That said, I’m a firm believer that there is an absolute ocean of delicious wine in that $15–$25 retail price point. If you go to your wine shop and tell them you’re looking for a nice off-dry Riesling for around 20 bucks, they should be able to find you something that’ll work really well. There’s no reason to break the bank.” James Lewis is a sommelier who has been in the wine business for more than 26 years, and he and his wife Nancie own Crush Wine Bar in Castle Rock Colorado.

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BSF 55TH ANNUAL SKI SWAP GALLATIN COUN TY FAIR G R OU NDS , 9 0 1 N B L AC K, B OZE MA N Buy & sell winter gear. November 4th: 10 am - 6 pm: Come buy skis, boards, boots, outdoor clothing, and ski waxing. November 5th: 10 am - 2 pm, 2 pm - 5 pm: Unsold Item Pick-up. Admission: $5 on Saturday. $2 on Sunday. (12 & under are free.) Free admission after noon on Sunday! Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 N Black, Bozeman. www.bridgerskifoundation.org

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5:00 PM One of the most anticipated downtown events of the season creating a fun night for folks who want to do a little pre-holiday shopping, enjoy dinner and drinks specials, and spend quality time with friends! Thursday night the week before Thanksgiving for a fun holiday shopping experience! November 16, 2023 @ 5:00pm 8:00pm. www.downtownbozeman.org

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16th Annual Huffing For Stuffing

600 WEST KAGY BOULEVARD, B OZE MA N | 8 :0 0 A M Huffing For Stuffing has provided over half a million dollars in funding to our local food bank! Thanksgiving morning at the Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman. All abilities are welcome. Join a 10K, 5K, or Kids' Run on Thanksgiving 8am – 12pm to support your neighbors in need. Cost is $30, www.huffingforstuffing.com

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H AYN ES PAVILION | 7:30 PM Come cheer on our local hockey team during their home games through November at Haynes Pavilion: November 3rd , 10th and 11th Bozeman Icedogs vs. Butte Irish, November 17th, and 18th they play. Gillette Wild, and November 24th Icedogs against Helena Bighorns. All games start at 7:30pm. Tickets range from $5 -$10. www.bozemanicedogs.com

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GALLATIN COUN TY FAIR G R OU NDS , 9 0 1 N B L AC K, B OZE MA N | 9 :0 0 A M The Gallatin Valley Farmers’ Market: The Holiday Edition is November 25th from 9 am to 3 pm at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds. Many homemade, home grown, and hand crafted products available straight from the hearts of Bozeman’s best for one-of-a-kind gift giving options.. Please visit www.gallatinvalleyfarmersmarket.com

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Small Business Saturday is a day dedicated to supporting small businesses on one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year. On November 25th, Saturday after Thanksgiving, we’re asking residents to shop small at their favorite downtown stores and help support our local economy. For more information about the nationally advertised event, please visit www.smallbusinesssaturday.com

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