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The sheep migration has been happening in this area for 150 years as herders take the sheep from the high country to lower elevation for the winter and people have the opportunity to get up close and personal with this living piece of American west history.

Seafood Bouillabaise. Roshni Gorur, Courtesy of Anderson Ranch Arts Center When small crocks of seafood bouillabaisse arrive to our table, French chef Babette is plating turtle soup for 12 onscreen. Though the multi-course “Dinner & A Movie” tasting conceived by Anderson Ranch Arts Center’s new food and beverage director Rob Ittner and Ranch Café chef de cuisine Daniel Leon is based on the classic 1987 Danish film “Babette’s Feast,” such precise timing was purely coincidental. (The...

Kaya Williams/The Snowmass Sun Anderson Ranch Arts Center’s new culinary team takes the “think global, act local” adage to heart. Rotating menus at the on-campus cafe might feature flavors from Oaxaca, where Food and Beverage Director Rob Ittner spent several months during the pandemic. Diners may taste dishes with Japanese influences (chef Daniel Leon has an extensive background in the cuisine) or they might nosh Venezuelan bites inspired by Leon’s hispanic roots. The international art...