Micro Heirloom Tomatoes from The Chef's Garden |
My most anticipated trip to Ohio has began.
It's my first time to go to Ohio, and it is to attend Roots 2013 conference, hosted by The Chef's Garden in Huron. I was invited as a speaker to present donabe cooking. I was extremely excited to be part of this special event.
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Their shuttle picked me up at Cleveland Airport and took me to Milan, which is about 1 hour from Cleveland. Milan is the birthplace of Thomas Edison. It's a very pretty small town of about 1,200 people in population. It made me feel like I was in a "Back To The Future" movie set! We met The Chef's Garden's crew and other early arrival chefs at a local pizza parlor.
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It's super retro American pizza place with all locals. I loved it.
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Pizza in Milan! I enjoyed the very old school American pizza and pasta experience. It was great to meet Farmer Lee Jones, the owner of The Chef's Garden, finally for the first time!
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After dinner, we checked in at our hotel by the lake. It's a cute country style resort. After having wine with friends, I went to my room to find a gift bag from Farmer Lee Jones with a sweet message card. I was so touched! In a bag, there was a box of beautiful micro heirloom tomatoes from their garden as well as homemade granola bar, etc. So sweet.
I am so looking forward to Roots 2013 tomorrow.