Great Food, Great Staff = Kalispell Montana
I decided to head on up to Kalispell while I was in Montana to do a “Around the World” wine dinner, and Boy was I glad I did… Todd Liphardt the Executive manger at the Blue Canyon has some of the best wine taste buds that I have worked with in my whole career….You can tell the Todd just doesn’t make wine list or just orders wines for the list…He LOVES wine. He is very passionate about a lot of things and wine has to be top of his list…( besides his gorgeous little newcomer to his family)
What I love about wine dinners is the challenge to create the pair….To take the wine and the food and develop that into whole new level for the guest taste buds. There is something very magical that happens when the Food and Wine “hits” ……
I worked in the Kitchen that night with Chef Matt, we would take turns on creating dishes for each round. We didn’t know who should start off the dinner so we flipped and coin….and Chef Matt started the dinner with killer Mussels cooked perfectly in a Tomato Fumet with Crispy Capers served with Crunchy fresh Olive Bread…I think I could of put this sauce in a glass and drank it all night long…..I will post the menu with all the foods and wines so I don’t have to type out all 7 courses.
But Chef Matt’s Tangerine, Ginger Glazed Pork Belly gave me the feeling after I ate. like I was Five years old and I just walked down stairs and noticed Santa stopped by the night before….I was all excited!!!! Boy knows how to cook!!!
Paula was the server and didn’t miss a beat. Its sooooo nice to work such a pro!!! She could write a book on serving the guest.
Whats so nice about visiting Kalispell is the staff. Its more then just employees. They really are like a family and have such a passion to serve and to be in the hospitality business. Its really a cool thing to watch them work and interact with the guest.
At the end of the meal-/night…I truly realized why I put on my chefs jacket and do what I do everyday…. It’s all about Great Food and Great People
Thanks Kalispell Blue Canyon for a very special dinner for me professional and personally.