I’ve been think about Vail alot lately. I lived there for seven years before moving to Stumptown. I had some really great experiences in the Vail Valley, hell I met Kate there. The first five years that I was there I worked as a server, innkeeper, carriage driver, barbeque cook, server and meat cutter, and kitchen manager. The last two years, I worked as an assistant to the pastry chef at Vail Cascade. Chef Tony was a true mentor, and I worked with a lot of great cooks. I really learned a lot working there, and I also got to snowboard pretty much every day. The hotel has its own ski lift, and I could be geared up and riding up it within ten minutes of leaving the bench. I miss the cool projects and the good friends from the Vail Cascade. I also miss Minturn, the little town where I lived with my brother, good buddy, and all the dogs. *Sniff*
