Parker, CO October 2018

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FORGING A NEW PATH NEW RESTAURANTS STIR UP LOCAL FLAVOR

FALL HARVEST ROAD TRIP

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“In Their Own World” Exhibition and Sale of new works of wildlife in their own world.

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LIFESTYLE LETTER

OCTOBER 2018 PUBLISHER

Jeni Fleck | Jeni.Fleck@LifestylePubs.com Joan Dameron | JoanDameron@LifestylePubs.com EDITORIAL COORDINATOR

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F is for Foodie

Sonja Nix, Jennifer Starbuck CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

Brian Johnson, Nicolette Martin

"F" IS FOR "FOODIE," A PERSON WITH A PARTICULAR INTEREST IN FOOD. Someone who's always up for trying new places and has a refined but adventurous palate. "F" is for "fall fun," too.

And this month at Parker Lifestyle, we're exploring what is happening right here at home with food, fun and adventure. Get behind the scenes with Parker Garage’s Chef Duy Pham and his cutting-edge obsession as he crafts hand-forged knives and handles.

Take a sneak peek at what is coming early next summer at West End on Mainstreet— keeping it local on all levels with a boutique hotel and restaurants that will elevate Parker's food and beverage choices.

Pile the kids in the car and venture up the road to Ya Ya Farm and Orchard, where an array of tasty apple treats can be purchased—apple cider doughnuts, anyone?

October is all about pumpkins, too, and here you can pick yours right off the vine.

Barker Days might have marked the official end of summer, but the autumnal days

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of October bring us chili cooking on the stove, seasonal fruits, veggies and pumpkin spice, well, pretty much everything. As we celebrate football season, some warmweather relief and shorter days moving toward the end of the year, don’t forget to make your last trips to the Parker Farmers Market and enjoy fall’s bounty.

Happy October, Parker.

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INSIDE THE ISSUE OCTOBER 2018

FEATURES 14 Bringing It All Home Local Developer Hopes to Shake Up Parker Restaurant Scene with Fresh Seafood, Ranch-to-Table Fare

18 Forging a New Path Chef Duy Pham of Parker Garage Turns DIY Project into Knife-Making Obsession and Business Venture

24 YA YA Farm & Orchard The Perfect Place to Pick Your Own Fall Fruit and Revel in the Season’s Sweet Rewards

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34 Plant-Based Kitchenista Kelley Williamson Finds Better Health through New Way of Cooking

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DEPARTMENTS 4

Lifestyle Letter

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Good Times

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Culinary Creations

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City Scene

24 Road Trip 29 Realty Report 30 Lifestyle Calendar 34 Local’s Choice

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DCL Presents: Craig Johnson Douglas County Libraries hosted author Craig Johnson and more than 400 of his fans at the Lone Tree Arts Center on Sept. 5. The best-selling author of the Longmire mystery series and Netflix TV series featuring Sheriff Walt Longmire charmed the audience with

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delightful stories and personalized book signings.

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1. Craig Johnson has a flair for the West. | 2. Guests arrive for DCL’s author event with Craig Johnson. | 3. Johnson’s other books were sold at the event as well. | 4. The author personally greets guests and signs books. | 5. Fans fill the auditorium for Johnson’s talk. | 6. Fans meet the author in person.

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Plant-Based Health and Wellness Summit The Plant-Based Health and Wellness Summit, held Aug. 18-19 at the PACE Center, was envisioned by founders Jerry Casados and Kelley Williamson to empower individuals to take control of their health. The theme of the summit was about living a healthy lifestyle with the emphasis on four major

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components of a healthy lifestyle: diet/nutrition, stress relief, love/support and movement.

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1. Jerry Casados with Jon McMahon and Don Smith | 2. Founders Jerry Casados and Kelley Williamson | 3. Dr. Rosane Oliveira, DVM, PhD, signs books for fans. | 4. Jerry Casados with John Pierre, plant-based converts Don Smith and his wife, Ellen Olsen | 5. Jerry Casados with Dr. Reiner Kremer and his wife, Alice | 6. Cathy Fisher doing a cooking demo.

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GOOD TIMES

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CULINARY CREATIONS

SPOOK TAILS DO THE MONSTER MASH WITH THESE FALL-FOCUSED COCKTAILS PERFECT FOR HALLOWEEN FESTIVITIES PHOTOGRAPHY NICOLETTE MARTIN

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CANDY CORN BOURBON

TOASTED MALLOW

+ 2 ounces bourbon (Bulleit)

Combine all ingredients in a

+ 1.5 ounces vodka (Tito’s)

Combine all ingredients except for

+ 1/2 ounce brown sugar

shaker tin. Muddle the candy

+ 1.5 ounces Godiva

the graham crackers and marsh-

chocolate liqueur

mallows in a shaker tin. Add ice

& cinnamon syrup

corns inside the shaker tin, add

+ 2 dashes of orange bitters

ice and shake vigorously until

+ 1/2 ounce Frangelico liqueur

and shake vigorously until suffi-

+ 5 candy corns

sufficiently chilled and blend-

+ Graham crackers

ciently chilled and blended. Crush

ed. Strain through a fine mesh

+ Marshmallows

graham crackers in a plastic bag

strainer in an old fashioned glass

to make a fine powder. Coat half of

over a large ice cube. Garnish

a martini glass with your crushed

with a piece of candy corn on top

graham crackers and strain your

of the ice cube and enjoy!

cocktail into the coated martini glass. Layer the top of the drink with marshmallows and toast

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ARTICLE JENNIFER STARBUCK

bringing it all home

CITY SCENE

LOCAL DEVELOPER HOPES TO SHAKE UP PARKER RESTAURANT SCENE WITH FRESH SEAFOOD, RANCH-TO-TABLE FARE

WHEN YOU LOVE YOUR TOWN, IT’S HARD TO GET MOTIVATED TO FIGHT INTERSTATE 25 TRAFFIC ON A FRIDAY EVENING JUST TO GO OUT FOR A SPECIAL DINNER. That’s part of the motivation behind developer Mike May’s multi-restaurant and boutique hotel project, called West End on Mainstreet, that just broke ground in the summer. The CEO of Mars Development in Parker says he wants to bring something unique to the dining scene in the town he calls home and keep residents spending their money locally—and he wouldn’t mind making Parker a restaurant destination, either.

“I’ve been here for 32 years, so I love this town,” says the former Parker Town Councilman and Colorado State Representative. “People can come downtown and choose from several restaurants and not have to go to the Tech Center.”

West End on Mainstreet’s signature restaurant, Rick’s Steak and Seafood, will feature Colorado ranch-to-table beef, fresh seafood that will be flown in daily and other ingredients sourced from local farms.

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“I WANT TO BUILD A RESTAURANT WHERE THE FOOD IS FRESH, A SCRATCH KITCHEN, AND WE’RE WORKING WITH LOCAL FARMERS.” — PAMELA BRIER, OWNER OF WEST MAIN TAPROOM AND GRILL

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CITY SCENE

(CON TI N U ED)

“WE’RE ALL COMMITTED TO IT BEING A SIGNATURE LOCAL EXPERIENCE, INSTEAD OF A CHAIN-STORE EXPERIENCE.” — MIKE MAY, CEO OF MARS DEVELOPMENT

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Mike says Martini’s on the Half Shell oyster and piano bar will bring a little Casablanca feel to Parker that doesn’t currently exist.

The piano bar will offer flown-in-daily oysters and craft cocktails and wines, as well as mountain views from its patio.

West End on Mainstreet will also feature

Beauty Balance Elegance

The Upper Deck, an upscale sports bar with TVs and fire-pit seating on its expansive outdoor deck; Doug’s Diner, serving breakfast and lunch; and West Main Taproom and Grill.

Restaurateur Pamela Brier says her West Main Taproom and Grill will offer 54 Colorado brews on tap and Coloradomade spirits. She owns restaurants and a catering company in Omaha, Neb., and says she’s been thinking of the Parker gastropub concept since she moved to the town more than a year ago.

“My big thing is partnering with local vendors,” she says. “I want to build a restaurant where the food is fresh, a scratch kitchen, and we’re working with local farmers.”

The project, located on Stage Run Road, in between Twentymile and Dransfeldt roads, will include a high-end 51-room hotel called the Laszlo Hotel and is expected to open summer 2019.

Mike has been building hotels in Colorado and several other states for many years, so he says it feels good to bring something unique and locally driven to his hometown.

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“It’s been six years in the making. It’s been a long time trying to get it right and making certain we have all the components together and in the right spot. We’re all committed to it being a signature local experience, instead of a chain-store experience.”

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Forging a New Path

ARTICLE JENNIFER STARBUCK | PHOTOGRAPHY BRIAN JOHNSON

CHEF DUY PHAM OF PARKER GARAGE TURNS DIY PROJECT INTO KNIFE-MAKING OBSESSION AND BUSINESS VENTURE

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PARKER GARAGE CHEF DUY PHAM IS SOMETHING OF A LOCAL CELEBRITY. After 25 years of making headlines in the restaurant scene in Colorado, he’s used to talking to local media about his creative dishes and new restaurant concepts.

But on a recent Thursday, just as the Parker Garage lunch shift is starting to bustle, he’s happy to sit down awhile to show off his new love. He proudly displays two Japanese knives with the custom handles he made for two cooks he knows. As he sips his coffee, Duy quietly says he stayed up way too late the night before to finish them.

Cooking, Duy says, is his first love. But custom-making handles and learning how to forge knives are his new obsession.

It all started about a year ago when Duy needed to replace worn-out handles on several beloved Japanese kitchen knives, some of which he’s used since he started cooking professionally 28 years ago. After figuring out the price tag for new handles, he opted for some DIY. “Instead of the thousands of dollars it would take to replace them, I took that money and went to Home Depot to buy the equipment I needed to make my own,” Duy says. “The first few handles, out of all honesty, were horrible. But I kept at it.”

His DIY venture soon turned into a quest to learn all he could about handle making, bladesmithing and collecting. Cook friends began to notice and asked him to make them custom handles.

Just weeks after his first crude handle making, Duy spent a week apprenticing with renowned bladesmith Murray Carter of Carter Cutlery in Hillsboro, Ore. Under Murray’s tutelage, Duy learned to forge his own blades using Japanese techniques and carbon steel and earned a journeyman knife maker certificate.

Murray says Duy stuck out to him as an eager student who was already well-honed in using his eyes to perfect the blade, something Murray says is not easy to teach or learn but is critical in forging steel into a work of art and utility.

And the chef and the bladesmith, who trained for 18 years in Japan, were able to teach each other lessons.

“As I taught him how to use his eyes in bladesmithing, every day for lunch we’d travel to different restaurants, and he opened my eyes to different cuisine,” Murray says.

After his class in Oregon, Duy threw himself into his new craft. He sold his two-bedroom condo and bought a five-bedroom, three-cargarage in Parker just to have enough workshop space to work on his knives. He’s long suffered from insomnia, so it’s easy to just go downstairs to work on a project in the middle of the night if he wants.

The result has been D. Pham Blades, the company Duy started with his Parker Garage partner, restaurateur Brent Walker. He now has almost 3,000 followers on Instagram, where he often hosts auctions for knives that start well over $1,000. He says handle orders have been pouring in from all over the world.

“I’m a one-man sweatshop,” Duy says, laughing.

He prides himself on his quick turnaround on knife handles, his personal response to every customer inquiry and his ability to create well-functioning tools of the kitchen trade.

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FORGING A NEW PATH

(CON TI N U ED)

Some of Duy's custom-made knife handles, attached to Japanese blades

“There’s a connection with other chefs and me. I’m not just a woodworker. I’ve been a chef for so long, and I know the right knife matters. How does it feel? How does it work?” he says.

Up to this point, Duy has been solely working on knife handles, but this fall, he plans to pick up the bladesmithing to fill some orders from

“For me, it’s more challenging to be a bladesmith. I’m already where I want to be as a chef,” he says.

He displays his work on a wall at Parker Garage, where he frequently gets commissions from patrons who see his work there, and his knives will play a prominent role at Foraged.

people in the knife community who have fallen in love with his work.

Duy says the two main types in the knife world are cooks and col-

Duy is still involved in overseeing the Parker Garage kitchen and

lectors, both of whom are trusting you with big-money items when

is busy planning the opening of his new restaurant, Foraged, in

they send you blades to work on.

Denver’s LoDo. But he plans to take on more of a corporate chef

“The knife community is very connected, and trust is a big fac-

role in his restaurants, designing the food concepts, and leading and

tor. I’m very much a part of that now,” Duy says. “I built a dream

training executive chefs, so he can focus more on his knife business.

knife-handle making resume in a very short amount of time.”

Find Duy’s latest creations on Instagram @dphamblades.

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“THERE’S A CONNECTION WITH OTHER CHEFS AND ME. I’M NOT JUST A WOODWORKER. I’VE BEEN A CHEF FOR SO LONG, AND I KNOW THE RIGHT KNIFE MATTERS. HOW DOES IT FEEL? HOW DOES IT WORK?”

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ROAD TRIP

ARTICLE SONJA NIX

THE PERFECT PLACE TO PICK YOUR OWN FALL FRUIT AND REVEL IN THE SEASON’S SWEET REWARDS PHOTOGRAPHY BRIAN JOHNSON

ya ya

farm & orchard

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ROAD TRIP

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TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS YEAR'S BUMPER APPLE CROP

BY PLANNING A ROAD TRIP TO YA YA FARM & ORCHARD IN LONGMONT. Just an hour and a half north of Parker, you’ll find the perfect food-inspired day trip at this charming throwback to when the region was predominately farms and orchards.

The orchard sits on the original eight acres where Percy Goss first planted apple trees in 1896. In 2003, YA YA Farm was born, preserving Percy's original orchard then planting new apple tree varieties and opening as a pick-your-own orchard in 2006. The picking season runs from the beginning of July for cherries through the end of October for some apple varietals and pumpkins. Dependent on the season, there are 128 apple varietals, cherries, peaches, plums, pears and pumpkins. You can even create your own bouquet from the beautiful cut-flower garden and harvest your own vegetables.

A visit to YA YA Farm & Orchard offers many activities for the entire family. In addition to picking, they offer hayrides and “adopt an apple tree”. Kids can feed Dolly and Dude, the farm’s recently rescued miniature burros, who want to greet you like golden retrievers. There are turkeys, chickens and peacocks, as well as the commanding Percheron draft horses, Crystal and Sweetie Pie, who love apple and carrot treats. In fact, YA YA is another word cowboys use for “giddy up” and harkens back to the days before the apple orchards when Percheron horses lived here.

The Farm Stand, a recently built barn constructed from the remnants of three local barns and the floor of an old house in Longmont, holds many treasures to take home with you. The products in the shop are all made from the produce grown on the orchard. Apple cider, fruit pies, apple butter, applesauce, pumpkin butter, honey and even sarsaparilla are just a few of the treats you will find.

YA YA also hosts weddings, corporate events, farm-to-table dinners and Johnny Appleseed School. The wedding ceremony site is surrounded by fruit trees, with Longs Peak in the background and the Flatirons in the distance. A private flower garden for the use of the couple to create their own bouquets is available.

“IN FACT, YA YA IS ANOTHER WORD COWBOYS USE FOR “GIDDY UP” AND HARKENS BACK TO THE DAYS BEFORE THE APPLE ORCHARDS WHEN PERCHERON HORSES LIVED HERE.”

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6914 Ute Highway, Longmont, Colorado, 303.485.5585, YAYAFarmAndOrchard.com

ATTRACTIONS AT YA YA FARM & ORCHARD //01 The Pumpkin Patch, where you can pick your pumpkins off the vines, will open the first weekend in October.

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Farm Stand Faves: apple cider doughnuts, apple salsa, lavender applesauce, and, of course, apple cider.

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Check out the grafted apple tree, where two different varietals of apples grow on one tree.

Grafting took place to help preserve a very old, dying tree.

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Anything McIntosh, specifically the Zestars, which are a touch more tart than the Honeycrisp, and hit your palate in a complex and pleasing way.

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The orchid farm in the greenhouse, where the much-maligned wasp, while not a honey producer, is an important pollinator. The orchids grown at YA YA are only pollinated by wasps.

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REALTY REPORT

PARKER

NEIGHBORHOOD

REALTY REPORT

ORIGINAL PRICE

SOLD PRICE

%SOLD/ORIG

DOM

BDRMS

BATHS

Weatherstone

$1,080,000.00

$1,050,000.00

97%

6

5

5

Backcountry

$1,085,000.00

$1,072,000.00

99%

14

4

4

Castle Pines Village

$1,090,000.00

$1,090,000.00

100%

5

3

4

Diamond Ridge Estates

$1,175,000.00

$1,100,000.00

94%

4

6

5

Daniels Ridge

$1,190,000.00

$1,115,000.00

94%

66

3

4

Backcountry

$1,150,000.00

$1,125,000.00

98%

37

7

6

The Timbers at the Pinery

$1,300,000.00

$1,125,000.00

87%

22

4

6

Castle Pines Village

$1,287,000.00

$1,150,000.00

89%

47

3

4

Backcountry

$1,240,000.00

$1,170,000.00

94%

91

5

5

Diamond Ridge Estates

$1,385,000.00

$1,200,000.00

87%

235

7

6

Haystack Acres

$1,450,000.00

$1,200,000.00

83%

60

6

7

Deerfield

$1,299,000.00

$1,200,000.00

92%

19

5

5

The Timbers at the Pinery

$1,399,900.00

$1,200,000.00

86%

133

5

6

Castle Pines Village

$1,325,000.00

$1,275,000.00

96%

46

6

6

Heritage Hills

$1,495,000.00

$1,375,000.00

92%

40

3

4

Ravenna

$1,579,000.00

$1,475,000.00

93%

0

4

5

Roxborough Park

$1,600,000.00

$1,530,000.00

96%

32

6

6

Timbers at The Pinery

$1,595,000.00

$1,595,000.00

100%

1

4

6

Timbers at the Pinery

$1,627,518.00

$1,627,518.00

100%

0

4

4

Heritage Hills

$1,805,271.00

$1,805,271.00

100%

0

7

8

Castle Pines

$1,990,000.00

$1,925,670.00

97%

138

6

10

BackCountry; Highlands Ranch

$2,606,173.00

$2,763,202.00

106%

0

4

6

Larkspur

$7,500,000.00

$6,750,000.00

90%

236

4

7

This information was compiled from REColorado database based on luxury sales ($1M+) closed from August 15, 2018 - September 14, 2018 in Parker, Franktown, Elizabeth and Castle Rock. All information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

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OCTOBER

LIFESTYLE CALENDAR

2 “THE TRUTH ABOUT LABELS” SEMINAR

back. Presented by the City of Au-

Ballet Ariel will also be performing

rora and Colorado State Bank and

La Vivandiere, a one-act ballet cho-

Trust, this year's event will send

reographed by the great dance duo

those gourds faster and farther than

Arthur Saint-Léon and Fanny Cerrito.

ever. Join us for food, family activ-

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ities, live music, a beer garden, a

Free-range, grass-fed—what do these

chainsaw carving competition, cor-

labels really mean, and which is best?

vette car show and much more!

Learn to understand the rules and loop-

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11 NIGHT OF INTRIGUE: STAGE DINNER FUNDRAISER PACE Downtown

The Night of Intrigue fundrais-

PARKER FARMER'S MARKET

ing dinner is a sensory experi-

Downtown

ence that will be held on the stage

Venture out for the Parker Farm-

at the PACE Center. This exclu-

er's Market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

sive event will leave you guess-

Flat Acres Farm

This event is a Parker favorite and

ing and wondering what will come

Come on out for lunch with friends

will run through the end of Octo-

next. The evening will include de-

every Wednesday in Parker as a gath-

ber. Don't forget to check out Face-

licious food, drinks and entertain-

ering of delicious food trucks impress

book for details on the Indoor Win-

ment all in support of Parker Arts.

and tantalize with their culinary fare!

ter Market, which is coming soon.

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11 “TALE OF MOLLY BROWN” AND “LA VIVANDIERE”

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G. Komen Colorado will host a fash-

Arapahoe Park Racetrack

Ballet Ariel opens its 20th anniversa-

ion show underneath the Ribbon

Oh. My. Gourd! Watch out for flying

ry season of performances with the

of Strength (in the event courtyard

pumpkins 'cause Punkin Chunkin is

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The Fashion Show will feature survivors, thrivers and fighters with their co-survivors and supporters, modeling fashions found at Outlets at Castle Rock. This event is free to the public, a celebration of those affected by breast cancer. The show will be hosted by television personality and Susan G. Komen supporter Denise Plant. PinkSavesColorado.com

20 FIELDHOUSE FRIGHT NIGHT Parker Fieldhouse

Fieldhouse Fright Night welcomes ghastly ghouls, spooky spirits and wicked witches of all shapes and sizes to the Parker Fieldhouse for an evening of family-friendly fun!

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ELIZABETH HARVEST FESTIVAL AND TRICK-OR-TREAT STREET Downtown Elizabeth

Come out for the annual event on Main Street in Elizabeth from noon to 3 p.m. The local community gets together for a fun day of activities,

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checking out the vendors, trick-or-

Asphalt Drive Aisles

treating all around town and more.

14’x14’ Garage Doors

Angled parking

Individual Man-Door

Power & Lights

Fire Protection

24/7 Access

For more information, check out Elizabeth Harvest Festival on Facebook.

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Celebrate fall with boo-tacular games, pumpkiny crafts, tasty treats and spooky science at this annual autumn festival. There's fun for the whole family, and costumes are encouraged.

The fest is free, but registration is required at 303.791.7323 or DCL.org.

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LOCAL’S CHOICE

PLANT-BASED

KITCHENISTA

Spiralizer — “Who doesn’t love zoodles with a homemade marinara sauce?”

Stainless steel odor absorber — “Great way to keep the things that don’t smell good off your hands the next day.”

KELLEY WILLIAMSON FINDS BETTER HEALTH THROUGH NEW WAY OF COOKING ARTICLE JENNIFER STARBUCK Pizza stone — “There is nothing better than making your own homemade pizza with your family.”

Basting brush — “I love these brushes to brush on water, vegetable broth or white wine.”

KELLEY WILLIAMSON STARTED COOKING ABOUT AGE 8 TO HELP OUT HER Avocado holder — “I love this since I cannot always eat a whole avocado, but I dislike brown avocados.”

WORKING PARENTS IN THE EVENINGS. And growing up in Kansas, that meant traditional fare such as chicken fried steak and mashed potatoes.

“It wasn’t until I got older, probably in my 30s, that I started thinking, ‘OK, there’s got to be something different, because my body doesn’t feel good,’” Kelley says.

She had already been dealing with irrita-

Kitchen shears — “I love these for when you want a small amount of fresh herbs but don’t want to have to grab a knife.”

ble bowel syndrome and frequent migraines when her husband, Jerry Casados, was diagnosed with serious heart issues.

That’s when they went on a food journey that resulted in their new plant-based diet, and, eventually, new professions.

Dough scraper — “This helps you keep your cutting boards clean, and it also comes in handy to scrape things off your cutting board and place in a bowl or pan.”

Kelley now is a plant-based chef, teaching cooking classes out of a rented church kitchen and hosting cooking demonstrations at Natural Grocers. Jerry is a plant-based nutritionist.

For more information, visit PlantBasedKitchen.com.

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