Elite chefs partner with Northwest Cherry Growers

Elite chefs from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah and Montana have partnered with Northwest Cherry Growers to spend a day in the kitchen creating a series of videos that showcase their favorite recipes using the summer bounty, including Northwest-grown sweet cherries. Northwest-grown sweet cherries are a labor of love as each cherry is meticulously handpicked to ensure the delicate fruit is plump, juicy and in prime condition when it arrives on grocery store shelves.

Aptly named “Handpicked Chef Series,” at-home viewers can see how to make brioche Panzanella with cherries, mint, basil and feta; apple and cherry glazed pork tenderloin; smoked wild Alaska Sockeye salmon with morels, peas, cherry pickle and dandelion; seared elk with cherry reduction; and pan seared duck breast with a cherry gastrique. On top of the dishes, viewers can learn about each chef’s favorite memory associated with cherries and more about their restaurants from the ski towns of Salt Lake City, McCall, Idaho and Whitefish, Montana to the urban metropolises of Seattle and Portland. Following each video, a recipe is provided so at-home cooks can whip up the same dishes in in their own kitchens. Click here to view the “Handpicked Chef Series” videos and featured recipes.

For more information, visit www.nwcherries.com or www.wastatefruit.com.