Food & Media: On Assignment

In class on 4-20-10 two seperate groups of students were out getting footage and interviews for their class projects. The group I was with went to Harvest Valley Farms where we met Don Stoltenberg the owner. He allowed us to film a the tour he took us on of his farm. Harvest Valley is an impressive operation mainly because his livestock is antibiotic/hormone free. The processed meat from this farm does not have water added to it either. At Harvest Valley they have a small store where you can purchase everything they process. We received a discount and all bought pork loin, short ribs, peppered bacon, marinated chicken and cottage bacon which is cut from the shoulder and extremely lean. If you have a chance you should visit Harvest Valley Farms south of Bellevue.

Omelets are easy, right?

Brian and Eric are taping their portion of the Good Morning Metro Show.

Amy and Jonah shooting their segment, a breakfast bowl.

The judges panel. Tough crowd.

Some future important visitors. They loved seeing thenselves on camera.

We didn't get a picture of Andrew and Gary which was the best video of the day. The whole point of this week's video was to work with another person in front of the camera. It brings in a whole different kind of dimension. There has to be a certain chemistry between the two; a give and take that doesn't work with everyone. You have to remember to talk to the other person as well as look at the camera and be natural the whole time. Easy right?

Salmon Nicoise...

Our attempt at Salmon Nicoise. The goal was to create a video on how to prepare the dish from start to finish and illustrate plating techniques for the first year students. Certainly a stressful process, but one that was ultimately worthwhile. We'll work on posting a link to the video. Now get out there and eat something...