Id Est Hospitality Group

The Ultimate Dish Podcast Number 114 by Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts kelly whitaker Founder and CEO of Id Est Hospitality Group James Beard Award Winner Kelly Whitaker on Why You Should Keep a Line Cook Mentality Interviewed by David T. Bachmann, President | Provost of Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts Boulder, Colorado __________ __________ __________ __________ What I loved about this interview: - Reflections on BASTA, Founding of ID EST - Going to Chicago & Winning James Beard Best Restaurateur - Family and Family Business - Early on in Italy & the Journey - The Amazing Erika Whitaker - Regenerative Agriculture - Zero Waste & Sustainability - Our Company & Our Industry __________ __________ __________ __________ In today's episode, we sit down with Chef Kelly Whitaker, the owner of Id Est and a James Beard Award-Winner for Outstanding Restaurateur. Chef Kelly shares how his travels abroad inspired him to launch Id Est and its acclaimed restaurants, including Basta and Denver’s Wolf's Tailor, named one of Bon Appétit’s top ten best new restaurants in the U.S. He also expanded his ventures with Dry Storage in Boulder, BRUTØ, and Hey Kiddo in Denver. Additionally, Chef Kelly founded the Noble Grain Alliance to promote domestically milled grains. He emphasizes that his driving force is using his “voice as a chef” to champion zero-waste cooking and sustainability practices. Join us as we explore Chef Kelly's secrets to balancing a thriving career, his efforts to redefine the traditional kitchen environment, and the importance of keeping the "line cook mentality" alive _________________________ LINK TO THE PODCAST: _________________________ https://lnkd.in/gehW6rS7 https://lnkd.in/grCJhKE3

Congratulations to Kelly and Erika Whitaker of Id Est Hospitality Group of Boulder, Colorado. They were the recipients of the The James Beard Foundation Outstanding Restaurateur award for 2024. This prestigious award recognizes individuals or groups who have made significant contributions to the hospitality industry. #hiring #jobs #hospitality #resort #club #help #community #headhunter #recruiter #restaurantmanager #readytowork #restaurant #geckohospitality #coloradorestaurants #restaurantcareers #chefs #denverrestaurants #fortcollins #denver #coloradosprings #manager #restaurant #ThorntonCO #WestminsterCO #ColoradoSpringsCO 

Huge wins at last night's The James Beard Foundation Awards! 🌞 Outstanding Restaurateur: kelly whitaker and Erika Whitaker (Id Est Hospitality Group) 🌞 Best Chef: Mountain Region (CO, ID, MT, UT, WY): Matt Vawter (Rootstalk, Radicato) Congratulations again to all of the state's nominees: 🌞 Outstanding Chef: C. Barclay Dodge (Bosq) 🌞 Outstanding Restaurant: Beckon 🌞 Emerging Chef: Kenneth Wan (MAKfam) 🌞 Best New Restaurant: sắp sửa 🌞 Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker: Carolyn Nugent and Alen Ramos (Poulette Bakeshop) 🌞 Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program: Sunday Vinyl 🌞 Best Chef: Mountain Region: theo adley (Marigold Lyons); Erasmo Casiano and Diego Coconati (Lucina Eatery & Bar); Aminata Dia and Rougui Dia (Le French); Bo Porytko (Molotov Kitschen + Cocktails), Penelope Wong, CEC (Yuan Wonton) 👏👏👏

Caroline Clark Id Est Hospitality Group Director of Hospitality The MICHELIN Guide Colorado 2023 Exceptional Cocktails Winner Monday May 24, 2024 6:30 PM We are honoring Caroline and her ten years of being part of our company. Today is her actual anniversary. She started with us as a host at BASTA in 2014, and has been an instrumental part of our success. * * * “I am not in love with restaurants. I was in love with working at a place that had a vision and wanted to go bigger than just the service and the mechanics of wine in the glass and food on the plate . . . That it meant something around people’s lives and the sourcing of food.” * Learn more about Caroline February 19, 2021 Blue Room Bullpen watch: https://lnkd.in/gPGSP-K7 ______________________________ Event hosted on the rooftop of: Hey Kiddo Ok Yeah 4337 Tennyson St. Denver, CO 80212 www.hk-oy.com Introduced by kelly whitaker CEO of Id Est

Dry Storage Mill Owned by Id Est Hospitality Group and BLUE ROOM Operating out of Boulder, Colorado Inspired by kelly whitaker, the Dry Storage team today is working to bring you the absolute best grains and flours that are more nutritional, flavorful and supportive of our grain and farming communities. _____________________________________ Buy Dry Storage Gift Box here: https://lnkd.in/giYR4AQQ Presenting "Flour Bouquets" collections of freshly milled artisanal flours from our highly acclaimed flour mill in Boulder, Colorado. This is the perfect gift for the baker in your life. + Colorado Flour Bouquet: $42.00 includes three 400 gram bags of freshly stone-milled flours: White Sonora, Yecoro Rojo and Winter Langin + Colorado Flour Bouquet: $72.00 includes six 400 gram bags of freshly-milled flours: White Sonora, Yecoro Rojo, Winter Langin, Rouge de Bordeaux, Spelt and Rye + Colorado Biscuit Bouquet: $56.00 / sold out _____________________________________ Dry Land Distillers Longmont, Colorado Founded in 2017 by Marc Statts, Aaron Main, and Nels Wroe, the distillery is unique in its focus on single variety wheat whiskey. Buy Dry Land Distillers Gift Box here: https://lnkd.in/gT-GE_32 Colorado Flour and Whiskey Bouquet Gift Box: $114.00 + 750 mL bottle of Heirloom Wheat Whiskey + 750 mL bottle of Antero Wheat Whiskey + Three 400 gram bags of freshly stone-milled flours: White Sonora, Yecoro Rojo and Winter Langin It's love at first sip for whiskey aficionados. The Dry Land recipe, using single grain Colorado wheat, packs an incredibly smooth, subtle and wonderful wheat whiskey experience which must be savored and shared this holiday season!