Herbs are a great addition to cocktails, often complementing or enhancing the overall flavor to a drink. Check out this article in the Seattle Weekly for great herbal ideas in cocktails and see what Poppy is up to.

After carefully reviewing all of the Washington recipe submissions, Foster Farms has hand-picked five contestants for the Washington Regional Finals of their 2^nd Annual Foster Farms Fresh Chicken Contest!

The Washington regionals will be held here at the Food Studios in Ballard, Friday, August 12^th, when the five finalists will pit their original fresh chicken recipes using local ingredients against each other in front of the judges. The winner will be chosen to represent Washington against the Oregon and California semi-finalists at the Culinary Institute of America in Napa Valley for a shot at $10,000 and a year’s worth of Foster Farms chicken.

It’s going to be a fantastic time; I can’t wait to see the final results! Check out last year’s regional winner, grand-prize winner and their recipes and cook up some Foster Farms fresh chicken of your own! – Kathy

H₂O Cocktails are perfect for those looking for alternative to “skinny” drinks filled with artificial sweeteners. Check out this article in Drink of the Week featuring the seminar that I did with Tony Abou-Ganim at this year’s Tales of the Cocktail, including a Mandarin Hibiscus H₂O cocktail recipe!

Check out the Booze News blog on the Seattle Weekly website! Fantastic article about my H2O Cocktails seminar at this year’s Tales of the Cocktail. Read more here.

Nation’s Restaurant News has a great article about some of the fun seminars during this year’s Tales of the Cocktail, covering fun new ingredients and methods for making cocktails (including my H2O cocktails!). Check out the article here.