Originally aired on YPR’s Flavors Under the Big Sky

Stella Fong: On Lone Mountain Ranch, homesteaded in 1915, and now a guest ranch for cross country skiing and horseback riding, Food and Beverage Manager Michael Jacquard learned of making the James Beard Foundation list this year.

Michael Jacquard: I got an email from a friend. I thought he was pulling my chain and quickly went onto the Beard website and saw that it was true.