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TELLURIDE TOP CHEF Eliza Gavin, pictured with sous chef Sue Govindsamy)called the One to One competition “difficult but very rewarding,” and her competitors “talented and able chefs.” Winning the Top Chef title as a woman has “special importance in this male dominated profession,” she said. Gavin’s Dishes: Round One – Grilled Halibut with Grilled Asparagus, 221-Made Elk Sausage and Balsamic Brown Butter; Mustard and Cumin Seed Crusted Halibut with Zucchini Cake and Peach Red Wine Jam; Halibut and Foie Gras Ravioli with Corn, Mushroom and Sweet Potato Reduction; Spicy Cherry Glazed Halibut with Watermelon, Fennel, Cucumber and Mint Salad. Finalist Round – Mustard and Smoked Paprika Rubbed Rack of Lamb with Sweet Potato, Cherry and Red Wine Reduction; Balsamic Vinegar Glazed Rack of Lamb with Grilled Vegetables; Lamb Tartare with Capers, Lemon Zest, Serrano Ham, Shallot and Garlic with a Blood Orange Yuzu Reduction; and Oregano and Brown Sugar Crusted Lamb with Cheddar Corn Cake and Broccolini. (Courtesy photo) First One to One World Wine Tasting, Top Chef Event a Huge Success
With 300 guests, four fabulous chefs, a perfect venue and wines from 11 countries, the World Wine Tasting, Top Chef fundraiser brought in the bucks for One to One.
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DISPATCHES
Dead Friends, Cont’d.
Second in a three-part series of columns remembering friends killed in Afghanistan by foreign war correspondent/Watch columnist Rob Schultheis.
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UP BEAR CREEK
Scientific Evidence of Therapeutic Uses of Entheogenic Mushrooms Explored
A banner year for Telluride’s Mushroom Festival.
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SPORTS WATCH
It’s Only Preseason and New Umpire Position Already Doesn’t Work
Thank you Peyton Manning for showing us that a hurry-up offense and a meddling referee in the backfield isn’t going to work.
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Home Movies Lost
Missing home movies inspire the blending of memory and imagination to approximate the missing celluloid truth.
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RAISING ELLE
Family Dance Party
Money worries got you down? Relieve stress with a Family Dance Party.
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UP BEAR CREEK
Entheogens, medicinals & Plenty of Edibles
Telluride Mushroom Festival – is it finally time for America to accept the elusive and powerful fungi?
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GUEST COMMENTARY
Ophir Protests Second Power Surchage
The Town of Ophir has been paying a 10 percent surcharge to SMPA for 22 years.
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August, and a Boy’s Fancy Turns to ...
Memories of Portillo…
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What Is ‘Real?’ and Other Pearls of Wisdom From The Velveteen Rabbit
A toddler, an infant, a wedding in Tulsa and a lesson from The Velveteen Rabbit
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SPORTS WATCH
The F-Bomb and NFL Boot Camp Make for Perfect (Adult) TV
Is it Rex Ryan’s foul mouth or his coaching attitude that has created a buzz at Jets training camp?
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DISPATCHES
Dead Friends, While Killers Run Free
Schultheis remembers Durango dentist Tom Grams and other murdered Afghanistan relief workers ‘rare human beings, people the world could ill afford to lose in this age of dishonor, betrayal and sel...
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GUEST COMMENTARY
Why Peter Shelton’s Critique of San Juan Interconnect Is Wrong, Wrong, Wrong
Geetter Versus Shelton, Round 3. Why the Alps and the San Juans are not comparable.
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The Irresistible Pull of Fire
‘It was that kind of shock-wave crack that commands your full attention… lightning had obviously found ground close by…’
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UP BEAR CREEK
Shrooms! Shrooms! Shrooms!
It’s a great year for mushrooms – and the Telluride Mushroom Festival, coming up Aug. 26.
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RAISING ELLE
When the Goddess of Naptime Cracks Her Whip
A little lost sleep is too much for this girl to handle.
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Texas probing Google over search results (AFP)

The Google search page appears on a computer screen. The attorney general of the US state of Texas has opened an inquiry into whether Internet giant Google manipulates search results.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)AFP - The attorney general of the US state of Texas has opened an inquiry into whether Internet giant Google manipulates search results.


Sat Sep 04 10:36:54 -0500 2010
Comedian Robert Schimmel dies after car accident (AP)
AP - Standup comic Robert Schimmel, a frequent guest on Howard Stern's radio show, has died after suffering serious injuries in a car accident. He was 60.
Sat Sep 04 19:09:31 -0500 2010
UAE: UPS 747 had smoke in cockpit before crash (AP)
AP - The UPS cargo plane that crashed in Dubai shortly after takeoff Friday had smoke in the cockpit and was struggling to maintain altitude before the accident, Emirati investigators said Sunday.
Sun Sep 05 04:20:07 -0500 2010
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