Pure Food

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”“This spectacular cookbook reflects all the passion and joy Kurt puts into feeding people. Pure Food will inspire chefs and enliven meals everywhere.””

—Ethan Stowell, chef and owner of Ethan Stowell Restaurants

”“Kurt Dammeier’s Pure Food is one of the most compelling books I’ve had the pleasure of reading. Part personal story, part treatise on ‘real’ food and part cookbook; this book sucks you into Kurt’s story, makes your mouth water and teaches you all at once… . Read this book—shop—cook with your family and then sit down at the table and enjoy!””

—Ann Cooper, internationally recognized chef, author, and founder of the Chef Ann Foundation

”“With Kurt’s book Pure Food, he proves that healthy, well-sourced food doesn’t have to compromise on flavor.””

—Tom Colicchio, founder of Craft restaurants and Colicchio & Sons restaurants

”“Kurt’s personal journey, skill as a chef, generosity of spirit, and commitment to helping people eat pure food is inspiring. No matter what your dietary stripes, this beautiful book gives you the tools to ditch processed foods, and instead source quality ingredients, and cook clean healthy foods with mind-blowing flavors.””

—Tess Masters, author of The Blender Girl and The Blender Girl Smoothies

”“Let’s follow Kurt’s lead and insist on truthful, pure foods and at the same time make our dinner tables tastier, healthier and full of integrity!””

—Tom Douglas, chef, restaurateur, author, and radio host
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A fourth-generation Puget Sound native, Kurt Beecher Dammeier entered the Seattle food scene with the purchase of Pasta & Co, an iconic Seattle gourmet shop for over thirty years. Since that time, he’s opened a number of Seattle food concepts under the Sugar Mountain umbrella, including Beecher’s Handmade Cheese, Bennett’s, Liam’s, and Maximus / Minimus, where he serves as CEO and head chef of these businesses. His most recent addition to the Sugar Mountain family is two lines of premium meats: Mishima Reserve, a luxury Wagyu beef brand, and Beecher’s Whey Fed Pork. With each endeavor, Kurt’s goal is to demonstrate how quality ingredients make for delicious meals without the use of industrial additives like food colorings, flavor enhancers, or preservatives.

Beyond his retail endeavors, Kurt effects change in people’s eating habits through his 2007 cookbook, Pure Flavor, and the Beecher’s Pure Food Kids Foundation (501c3), founded in 2004. Each year, the Foundation’s Pure Food Kids Workshop empowers more than 11,000 fourth and fifth grade students in the Seattle Metro area and in New York City to make healthy food choices for life. The program’s mission is to spark curiosity in kids about what they eat, empower them to make healthier choices through label reading, and inspire them with the opportunity to cook and eat a wholesome, delicious meal right in the classroom.

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