Theresa Greco: What I Did on My Summer Vacation

Fall is officially in the air -- so since a couple more foodie summer vacation reports fell from the sky, we figured we'd share. Today: Theresa Greco, who "seeks out good food and wine and writes about it" at The Food Hunter's Guide. Where I went: I traveled to South Dakota, stayed in...

By Amy Silverman

September 28, 2011

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Fall is officially in the air -- so since a couple more foodie summer vacation reports fell from the sky, we figured we'd share. Today: Theresa Greco, who "seeks out good food and wine and writes about it" at The Food Hunter's Guide.

Where I went: I traveled to South Dakota, stayed in a one room cabin nestled in the Black Hills National Forest; just steps away from a bubbling creek. I was hoping for a week of pure relaxation.....and found it.

What I saw: Green, green and more green. Rolling hills of green...coming from Phoenix that's a huge deal. Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse Monument and herds of wild buffalo, burros, chipmunks and deer.

Did the buffalo roam -- right into Greco's mouth? Find out after the jump.

What I ate: A delicious farm fresh French-influenced meal at The Corn Exchange in Rapid City. Some amazing breakfast foods delivered to our cabin at Willow Springs each morning prepared by our gracious host. A delicious homemade tomato salad we put together with purple bell peppers, round yellow cucumbers and tiger tomatoes we found at the Rapid City Farmer's Market.

Best part of coming home: Wifi....

Plans for the Fall: Eat more...write more.

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Amy Silverman is the former managing editor of Phoenix New Times. She is a two-time winner of the Arizona Press Club’s Journalist of the Year award. Her work has appeared on the radio show This American Life and in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Lenny Letter, and Brain, Child.