Will Walk for Food

This summer take a walking tour through Aspen’s culinary scene with two unique food tours. Foodie Food Tours, led by Marni Haber, offers a three-hour mid-day “Local’s Bites” tour that visits six different restaurants. Participants enjoy food tastings at each locale, often served up by the chef or owner of the dining establishment. This summer Marni adds an afternoon tour that will peek into some of Aspen’s hottest dinner spots. Reserve space one day in advance by calling (970) 274-8201, or visit www.foodiefoodtours.com. $85/adults, $65/children. Culinary Connectors offers Top Restaurant Tours—a three-hour afternoon adventure—with Aspen’s best chefs preparing small tastes and beverage pairings created specifically for your group. $99 per person. www.culinaryconnectors.com.

Dig on Pig

Chef Shane Coffey (formerly of Lulu Wilson Restaurant) has teamed up with Aspenite Zac Matthews to create Chef Shane’s, a local artisan bacon outfit. Partnering with Homestead Meats in Delta, the company’s first product on the market is Rocky Mountain Bacon, an all-natural, maple-aged, whiskey-barrel-smoked bacon. The team will also sell guanciale (pronounced gwon-Charlie), or Roman bacon, made from pork jowls, directly to restaurants, as well as smoked trout, smoked salmon and barbecue sauce forthcoming. The private-label bacon will be sold via Homestead Meats at the Aspen Saturday Market, at retail stores this summer, and online at www.chefshanesonline.com. For more information, contact Shane Coffey at [email protected].

Knife Skills

Combining design, precision and functionality, New West KnifeWorks has been making high-end kitchen knives for 10 years. Founder and owner Corey Milligan, a Slow Food advocate, designs, develops and produces these extraordinary tools in his small workshop in Jackson Hole. From the inception, his goal has been to produce the finest-quality knives in the world, as well as to produce works of art that inspire excellence in food preparation and beautify the kitchen. (877) 258-0100, www.newwestknifeworks.com.

Natural Fit

Last year Aspen resident Christine Sayre Goldstein decided to do her part to help rid the world of petroleum-based plastic bags. So she developed PotaTote, reusable canvas bags for shopping.  Choose from five bags featuring designs of iconic Aspen architecture on the front and a downtown map by artist Jean Rosow on the back. For $10 each, PotaTotes can be purchased at Carl’s, Clark’s, Aspen Luggage, Pomeroy, City Market and at www.  potatote.com, with a portion of the proceeds donated to area nonprofits. This summer watch for PotaTote’s bio-resin compostable grocery bag. Coming to a grocery store near you! www.potatote.com.

Go Greenalicious

On Tuesday, July 20, the Children’s Health Foundation presents the fourth annual Greenalicious culinary extravaganza at Montagna at The Little Nell and live music event at Belly Up. This is an evening of Colorado cuisine prepared by sustainable chefs, wine pairings, a live auction and great music by Naturally 7, with proceeds benefiting the Children’s Health Foundation’s Lunch for Life program. Tickets are available through the Children’s Health Foundation office at (970) 920- 4750 or [email protected].

Good Night Garb

Gotta have organic jammies? New Jammies is a local business that offers 100% organic cotton children’s sleepwear and infant wear in fun fruit and vegetable prints. From apple to blueberry to peas and tangerines, there are eight yummy food prints in all. Created by Aspenite Nicole Johnson, the organic cotton pajamas can be found at AS Organics in Aspen and Corky, Woods in Willits Town Center, or online at www.newjammies.com.

AREDAY in Aspen

Join Academy Award–winning director James Cameron, media mogul Ted Turner and renewable energy advocate T. Boone Pickens at AREDAY (American Renewable Energy Day) in Aspen, Aug. 19–22. During the event, leaders and educators join forces to promote the use of renewable energy as a way to help solve the climate crisis. The year’s focus is “Creating a New Clean Energy Economy at Speed and Scale,” and will include demonstrations, presentations, performances, films and talks. For ticket information, contact AREDAY executive producer Chip Comins at (970) 948-9929 or visit www.areday.net.