Big Sky Cafe's blog features all kinds of goodies for fans of the restaurant. Be sure to check out the links to the radio show podcast, Keeping It Fresh, hosted by restaurant owner, Charles Myers. Enjoy!

June 2011 “Keeping It Fresh” with chef/host Charles Myers on KCBX Public Radio

Jun 3 2011

In June’s edition of Keeping It Fresh, Charles visits the Templeton Saturday morning farmers market.  The 6-8 week cherry season is here and this visit inspires a couple of seasonal cherry recipes: Rustic French Cherry Clafoutis & Pennsylvania Dutch Cherry Soup.  Then Charles interviews Antonio Varia from Buena Tavola Restaurants who is just getting underway with a new project; Allesina Fine Cured Meats.  His first offerings are several varieties of artisan, small batch salamis.  Soon to come from this project are chicken and turkey sausages, proscuitto and pancetta.  They are available at the Templeton farmers market and soon at the Morro Bay and San Luis Obispo markets.  Listen to June’s Keeping It Fresh here:

Keeping It Fresh June 2011

 

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“Keeping It Fresh” with host, Charles Myers, on KCBX Public Radio

Mar 2 2011

In this month’s edition of Keeping It Fresh, Charles discovers the first releases of local olive oil at area Farmers Markets.  Join him as he visits Lone Oak Olive Oil’s grove and hears about the intricate details involved in growing, harvesting and pressing olive oil from Arroyo Grande with owner Phil Langston.  

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“Keeping It Fresh” with chef/host Charles Myers on KCBX Public Radio

Dec 1 2010

In this month’s edition of Keeping It Fresh, Charles visits the new Sunday morning certified Farmers Market in the parking lot of Kennedy fitness on Tank Farm Road in SLO. It runs from 10am to 1pm and features several growers who don’t attend other local markets.  Also, the market was full of winter squash, so Charles shares some new recipes for butternut squash gratins. Use this link to listen to “Keeping It Fresh”.  

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“Keeping It Fresh” on KCBX Public Radio with host/chef Charles Myers

Nov 3 2010

In this month’s edition of Keeping It Fresh, Charles visits with the Morro Bay Farmers Market manager to find out about all the new food vendors in their “cuisine court”.  This expanded list is part of their effort to offer more than just fresh, local produce.  It includes prepared foods and raw milk, cheeses, lamb, chicken, rabbit, beef, Alaskan salmon and more.  Also in this episode Charles visits Windrose Market in Templeton to investigate what is being offered from this premium organic grower at their new 6-day-a-week farmstand.  Click on this link to hear Keeping It Fresh Nov 2010  

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“Keeping It Fresh” on KCBX Public Radio with host/chef Charles Myers

Oct 6 2010

In this month’s edition of Keeping It Fresh on Public Radio, KCBX, chef/ host Charles Myers discusses the upcoming weekend of events centering around the Sustainability Center at the Cal Poly Agriculture School.  On Friday the 22nd of Oct. there is an afternoon symposium on obesity with three national recognized figures covering different aspects of this problem.  This is followed by a Friday night reception.  Also Saturday night the 23rd at the Hearst Ranch Dairy Farm, is “A Taste of the Future” – a localvore extravaganza – led by chef Megan Loring of the Neon Carrot.  More information at www.cfs.calpoly.edu.   Listen to the audio file below, link to the podcast or visit the KCBX website Keeping It Fresh Oct 2010

 

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“Keeping It Fresh” on KCBX Public Radio with chef/host Charles Myers

Sep 1 2010

In this month’s edition of Keeping It Fresh on Public Radio, KCBX, chef/ host Charles Myers chats with Christine Hance, organizer of Savor the Central Coast- a celebration of the culinary & agricultural bounty of the central coast sponsored by Sunset Magazine.  Hear about the various dinners, tastings and events throughout the county as well as the exhibition “kitchen garden” installed at Santa Margarita Ranch.  The event lasts from Thursday Sept 30th through Sunday October 3rd.  Listen to the audio file below, link to the podcast or visit the KCBX website