After the Pork Belly and wine at Four Olives our Restaurant Tour of Manhattan'a Aggieville continued onto Poyntz Street to Harry's. This downtown landmark is familiar to everyone who has spent any time in Manhattan, Kansas. Build in 1925 by Harry Wareham as a theater, hotel and lavish apartments, it was the town's first tall building with 6 stories. It was know for it's beauty, history and fine dining. The flood of 1952 damaged the building as well as much of downtown Manhattan. In 1984, the building was renovated and has since then reclaimed the glory of past years. The website (http://www.harrysmanhattan.com) lists many awards of state, regional, and national acclaim.
The chef explained to us that he has been with Harry's for 25 years and assists with the other 2 locations associated with Harry's - Harry's Deli and Bourbon and Bakery.
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Glenn is handing out business cards
to direct people to his blog, newscolumn
and ranch. |
At this stop it was fun to see another friendly agriculture producer pair, Glenn and Jennifer Brunkow. Glenn worked with K-State Extension for 19 years and was known by many of us. He has become an advocate for agriculture through his newspaper, his blog, and Farm Bureau work. He and Jennifer shared their passion for farming and ranching and family as they told of the importance of bridging the gap from farmers to consumers. Their farm includes cattle, sheep, soybeans, wheat, hay and lots of 4-H projects. Glenn explained the importance of the Beef Quality Assurance program, a training and certification process for cattle producers to assure animal health and well-being as well as provide a safe, quality product. My rancher husband and daughter have taken this program and found it reassuring to realize the practices they were using were those recommended by BQA.
For this food tasting we were served Prime Strip Beef Loin marinated in herbed olive oil and roasted. It was beautiful and delicious.
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