Friday, May 30, 2008

Where's Essen?

To better meet your needs, we've created a community of kitchens, situated in and around Lancaster. Essen Kinder Kids Cooking Camp will be hosted by the Lancaster JCC as well as Landisville Middle School, through Hempfield Rec. Evening classes have officially begun at Essen and will be conducted in the beautiful kitchen at Kegel's Produce Playground. You can also cook with Essen on the weekends. By popular demand, we'll be back at Briala Bodyworks in downtown Lancaster the second Sunday in June.

We hope that the new, expanded schedule better meets your needs. Please don't hesitate to share your thoughts on what we can do better. We'd love to hear from you.

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Monday, May 12, 2008

Recipe for Happiness

Sometimes things just work out. You've got all the ingredients - in the correct amounts. Nothing is spoiled or past its prime. And the timing is right.

That's how things are feeling here at Essen. As many of you know, I waited a long, long, long time to pursue my dream. I've built something from scratch, a combination of market driven research, experience and that pinch of instinct, "it just feels right."

And now, many, many months later (ok, years), the word seems to be getting out. This month, Essen is featured in the "FoodFile" section of Susquehanna Style magazine. I cannot thank Donovan Roberts Witmer and Keely Childers, Editor and Assistant Editor, respectively, enough. Not only are they incredibly bright, talented, and dynamic individuals who truly want the greater Susquehanna Valley to be portrayed for all of its strengths, they're also incredibly hard-working, committed and so nice. And I mean "nice" in the best sense of the word. These are good people trying to make a huge difference in the place they live, work, eat and sleep. So, click here to check out the complete article. And when you see the slick yellow and white cover at a local retailer, pick up the entire May/June issue for yourself. Do it as a thank you to them for me. Without Donovan and Keely, and without //you,// Essen would still be a dream. //Okay, can somebody pinch me now?//