-- Shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Email While some may assume the glitzy, high-end food and wine festivals most often take places in large, coastal cities like New York and Los Angeles, this isn't always the case, as shown by one of the newest food and wine festivals, set to debut later this month. The Whitefish Food and Wine Festival is being led by Chef Todd English and aims to spotlight Whitefish, the Flathead Valley and the state of Montana on the whole — a state that isn't often acknowledged enough for its myriad contributions to food, farming, waterways, fishery and more English — a four-time James Beard award winner and one of the first “big-name” celebrity chefs — has helmed multiple restaurants, penned countless cookbooks and appeared on an endless amount of food television shows and specials. Now, he’s a founding member of the Whitefish Food and Wine Festival team.
Related "Cooking saved my life more than once": Chef Einat Admony on her culinary memoir "Taste of Love" The inaugural Festival, as per the website, “ supports the local culinary scene in the Flathead Valley, from top local chefs to regional farms & ranches, to local culinary programs and beyond.” Salon Food had the opportunity to speak with English about the festival, Montana on the whole, his career, and what’s next for the decorated chef. The following interview has been lightly edited for clarity and length.
The event is meant to highlight the Flathead Valley and the greater Montana .
