See where local restaurant icon Kelly Liken shops for her unique ingredients. Produce from Clark Family Orchards, Miller and Morales High Altitude farms make for delicious dishes. Also, Kelly speaks about the importance of supporting local farms. Also see: Kelly Liken Tours Morales Farms
Jul 17, 2008
Take a tour with local chef/owner Kelly Liken of the Morales Farm that grows most of her favorite ingredients. Carol Morales takes Kelly through crops of raspberries, fava beans and cabbage - sampling along the way. Not only is Morales Farms the highest farm in America; it's a place, as Kelly points out, which proves that food is an experience and not just a product.
Sep 26, 2008 in Video
One of Vail's most respected chefs delivers a five-star meal to friends at her home. Using a barbecue, steak and vegetables, Kelly Liken whips up a stand-up dinner from the finest ingredients from local farms and merchants.
Oct 17, 2008 in Video
Chef Kelly Liken and friends enjoy a delicious Harvest Dinner of the freshest late summer bounty in her backyard in Eagle, Colorado. The conversation focused on childhood memories of fresh produce from farmers markets, farm stands and orchards, and the importance of buying fresh ingredients and supporting local farmers.
Feb 6, 2009 in Video
Kelly Liken and family head 11 miles north of Vail via snowmobile. Guide Karl Borski of Piney River Adventures leads the group to Piney River Ranch.
Feb 17, 2009 in Video (1 Comments)
Chef Kelly Liken, and her mother Sue Liken, prepare a winter feast for friends in Edwards, Colorado. The menu includes roast Pork Loin, Potato Au Gratin, and a fresh Arugula salad with a Liken family heirloom, a French dressing, which has been passed down among generations of Liken women. Although they don't cook together often, Kelly tells Plum that she "grew up with a lot of awesome women cooking in the kitchen" and loves to share her passion with her mom.
Mar 31, 2009 in Video
The guests arrive for the winter dinner and Kelly prepares hors d'oeuvres of sauteed Sicilian, Spanish & Chilean olives four the group to enjoy over white wine. Before long, the dinner is ready and Kelly demonstrates the best practices for serving (& slicing) pork loin, while Sue Liken constructs the fresh Arugula salad, complete with the Liken Family's famous French dressing. Although they don't cook together often, Kelly tells Plum that she "grew up with a lot of awesome women cooking in the kitchen" and loves to share her passion with her mom.
Mar 31, 2009 in Video
Kelly Liken, owner/chef of Kelly Liken restaurant, and her mother Sue Liken, head to Cut: Artisan Meats & Seafood and Eat! Drink! in Edwards, Colorado to purchase supplies for their winter dinner. Cut manager Kevin Delonay walks Sue & Kelly through the store (dedicated to providing the highest quality & freshest meats and seafood available) before the group settles on a freshly-trimmed pork loin. Drink! manager Lucas Jones guides Kelly & Sue through the world of zinfandels, while Eat! Cheese Monger Anders Willis aids with the selection of an American Bleu cheese for the arugula salad as well as a trio of olives from Sicily, Spain and Chile for hors d'oeuvres. The trip reaffirmed one of Kelly's guiding principles: Buying the freshest available products from local producers and vendors will lend a unmistakable authenticity to your meal.
Mar 31, 2009 in Video
Kelly Liken states her mission is shopping locally and cooking for family and friends.
Apr 7, 2009
Kelly Liken and friends gear up at Bag and Pack for a backcountry hut trip. Dan Bogardus, manager of Bag and Pack, helps the crew gear up with telemark boots, bindings, skins, and shares some knowledge on traveling in the Vail's backcountry.
Mar 25, 2010 in Video
Kelly Liken and friends gear up at the Vail Transportation Center and skin up Shrine Pass towards Jay's Cabin. Local ski instructor Trent Ruder serves as the groups guide along the way.
Mar 25, 2010 in Video
Kelly Liken prepares dinner at Jay's Cabin on top of Shrine Pass. She makes quesadillas and a pork green chili for friends.
Mar 25, 2010 in Video
Kelly Liken and friends eat breakfast and reflect on the Hut Trip. After hiking up Shrine Pass to Jay's Cabin, a hut in the 10th Mountain Division Hut System, the friends and family of Kelly Liken have experienced a true Colorado adventure.
Mar 25, 2010 in Video
Vail restaurant owner/chef Kelly Liken attends the opening event at the Taste of Vail, The Colorado Lamb Cook-off, and samples lamb from top Vail Restaurants including Sweet Basil, Terra Bistro, Ocotillo, Lord Gore, Atwater on Gore Creek, and La Tour.
Apr 15, 2010 by Kevin Heinz in Video
Kelly Liken and other bar chefs of Vail compete at the Taste of Vail's Bar Chef Mix-Off. Kelly shares why she chooses certain ingredients and what the inspirations are behind her cocktails. She competes against other bar chefs from Vail restaurants including Vin 48, Spago, Zacca Za, and La Tour.
Apr 15, 2010 by Kevin Heinz in Video
Kelly Liken and sous chef Matt Limbaugh prep for the Taste of Vail Grand Tasting. The event is the culmination of the food and wine filled weekend. Kelly also stops by tables from restaurants including Ocotillo, Marc Forgioni, Atwater on Gore Creek, and Lord Gore.
Apr 15, 2010 by Kevin Heinz in Video
