My inner voice told me that I should wear shoes that I wouldn't care about getting dusty/dirty and so I selected some boots. It turned out that was a smooth move because the event I was going to was hosted at an indoor horse riding facility. I was attending Trailfest, a fundraiser for the Central Valley Rails to Trails Foundation (CVRTF) and Project R.I.D.E. (Riding Instruction Designed for Education). Not only was I attending, I was a judge!







Trailfest was a dinner fundraiser organized by Betsy Hite of Elegant & Easy Gourmet Catering. Part of the evening included a Chef's Challenge featuring six chefs from some great area restaurants: Bret Bohlmann of Boulevard Bistro, David Hill of The Chef's Table, Ian MacBride of Lucca, Billy Ngo of Kru, Adam Pechal of Tuli and Thir13en, and Alwin Santiago of Clark's Corner. Their challenge was to present a final entree to six judges using fish from Passmore Ranch.