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2014 - Issue 1 - Summer

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T hough filled with indulgent comfort food inspired by Aspen's freshest ingredients, lauded graphic designer Ilona Oppenheim's new cookbook, Savour the Mountains, isn't just about the recipes. The daughter of Clinique La Prairie cosmetics founder Armin Mattli, Oppenheim—whose Swiss upbring- ing celebrated nature and beauty—strives to capture a synergy with family, friends, and nature. "I hope to enable people to connect more to land and encourage them to eat more wholesome, unprocessed foods," she says. Savour the Mountains—which includes recipes for dishes such as Tuscan grilled pizza, pine nut cookies, mountain berry marmalade, and ricotta and roasted fig bruschetta—will be launched this August at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, a place close to the Oppenheim family's heart: "We really love its educational programs and how they engage the community to look more closely at the other species we share the planet with," she says. Oppenheim will celebrate with a family-friendly, farm-to-table party at Rock Bottom Ranch, which epitomizes both the book and her family's Aspen life: Kids will collect eggs, churn ice cream, learn how to mill flour for pizza, and pick their own vegetables—all, of course, before sitting down to eat together. Inspiration for the cooking tome came from Oppenheim's Aspen home. While laying out architectural photos taken by family friend Laziz Hamarii of the Red Mountain house she shares with her architect husband, Chad, and two children, Oppenheim was compelled to photograph bowls and serving dishes discovered on a trip to Japan. After using food to complement the dish- ware, she spent a summer capturing images "celebrating the bounty of the valley"—gorgeous images that proved perfect for a locally inspired cookbook. Oppenheim follows a thoroughly local shopping regimen of weekly farm- ers market excursions and visits to Sustainable Settings in Carbondale. She adds, "Jack Reed supplies me with boxes of wonderful fresh vegetables that he collects from local growers all over Colorado." For information on the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies farm-to-table dinners at Rock Bottom Ranch, call 970-927-6760 or visit aspennature.org. For information on Oppenheim's cookbook, visit thedomesticandthewild.com. AP Naturally Inspired ACCLAIMED GRAPHIC DESIGNER ILONA OPPENHEIM LAUNCHES A GORGEOUS COOKBOOK IMBUED BY ASPEN'S NATIVE BOUNTY. BY KATY B. OLSON Ilona Oppenheim helps diners Savour the Mountains and their invaluable produce. 70 ASPENPEAK-MAGAZINE.COM 70 ASPENPEAK-MAGAZINE.COM VIEWS FROM THE TOP 062-072_AP_SP_VFT_V3_SUM_FALL_14.indd 70 5/7/14 3:23 PM

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