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Hidden Harvests erry Clasby is the secret weapon of many of the strip's best restaurants, and during harvest season you won't have to look hard to find her exceptional produce in dishes all over the city. by miChael aplan Diminutive and energetic, Kerry Clasby makes frequent jaunts—in her 28 -foot truck— between Las Vegas and California in search of the most exceptional and exotic produce for the pickiest chefs in the business. Known as the Intuitive Forager, Clasby parlays personal relationships with a coterie of elite, often obscure farmers, allowing her to snag the rarest of the rare—entire crops of black dates from Southern California and baby escarole grown by Farmer and the Cook in Ojai—tailored to clients' specifications. In Vegas, Clasby is in constant demand among the culinary elite. At the same time, her farmers markets (Downtown3rd Farmers Market on Fridays and Downtown Summerlin on Saturdays) are turning local home cooks into organic-produce fanatics themselves. Think strawberries that taste like they've been injected with sugar, tomatoes that can be eaten like apples, and Surprise avocados (developed by a botanist at UC continued on page 74 photography by melissa valladares Kerry Clasby ranges far and wide to ensure that her clients serve only the best. vegasmagazine.com 73 TasTe