Member Events & News   

-MT Public Service Commission Hearing -

The Clark Fork Coalition encourages you to attend  

a public hearing on the sale of Mountain Water Co.  

to the Carlyle Group  

Monday, September 26, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

City Council Chambers 

For questions or more information,  

visit www.clarkfork.org or Brianna.  

-  Montana Farm To Table Connection - 

Monday, November 7, 2011    

Montana Department of Commerce, 301 S. Park, Helena 

Register by October 25, 2011 

The Montana Department of Agriculture is proud to host a combined Montana Farm to Table Connection, in which Montana agricultural producers are connected with Montana chefs, restaurants*, and distributors, and now independent grocery stores** in order to increase the presence of Montana agricultural products available on Montana menus and in stores.

* The term restaurant is used here to mean any kind of food service eatery, such as restaurants, cafes, cafeterias, caterers, etc.

** The term independent is used here to mean the buyer is located in Montana and has independent purchasing authority (i.e. not reliant on corporate purchasing agents).

For more information, contact Angelyn DeYoung, Marketing Officer, Montana Department of Agriculture at (406) 444-5424 or learn more and register here.

To submit your member event, email info@sbcmontana.org

Competition Heats Up at the 2011

Cast Iron Chef Cook-Off 

The 2011 Cast Iron Chef match was as exciting as it was beautiful......and tasty!  Five very talented teams competed to assemble a winning dish in 90 minutes, with Erin Crobar of Finn and Porter declared the winner of $500 first prize money.  His celebrity Sous Chef Russ Klave, the owner of Fuddruckers, was the proud recipient of a fabulous BBQ generously donated by the Axman.

Each team was given an identical mystery box with Blue Moon beer and a goat roast, as well as money to spend on produce at the West Lawn Market. After a bit of a late start, caused by the injured but brave Sheila Callahan of Mountain FM, things really heated up! Sheila was Sous Chef to 2nd place winner Casey Stekly of Silk Road, who was awarded $300.

Som Chai of Sa Wad Dee worked his Thai magic along with the SBC's own board chair Susan Estep as his Sous Chef! They were awarded the 3rd place ribbon and Som Chai took home $200.

A novel dish was presented by Creekhouse Chuckwagon Chef, Ned Larson and KECI TVs own Heidi Mieli cheered him on with encouragement and enthusiasm.  Montey Colby of Blue Canyon had the true celebrity Mrs. Montana Kila Reynolds helping him out, and they received an Honorable Mention along with the Chuckwagon team.

A good time was had by all, a large crowd listened, learned and tasted, and it was truly a memorable event celebrating creativity with local ingredients at the Western MT Fair.