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zJL*.,*,,, r i l P - On the air in 1974 at Chicago’s WBBM-TV Charlie Trotter’s serve Kurtis Tallgrass Beef, which also is sold online. Kurtis’ cookbook, The Prairie Table Cook book. will be released next month and is one more tribute to small-town Kansas, says co-author Michelle Martin, a researcher and photographer tor Kurtis. The book features 19th-century recipes, firsthand accounts and photographs about the hardships and joys of life on the prairie. “Bill has worked tirelessly to see that his ranch helps preserve the tallgrass prairie," Martin says. "He sees magic in the grasses of the prairie that others ignore or take for granted." Walking around his ranch, Kurtis men tions other dreams anil projects, including a solar- and wind-powered ranch house. His daughter, Mary Kristin, 40, will oversee its construction. Son Scott, 35, also lives in Sedan. Kurtis' wife, Donna LaPietra, works alongside Bill in Chicago and helps run Kurtis Productions. He envisions celebrity-chef events on the prairie, owning a restaurant and making Sedan a world-class culinary destination. "People will fly in from New York for a good meal," lie says confidently. At Butcher Falls on his ranch, Kurtis lingers and admires the water tumbling over a 10-foot-high limestone ledge. Pink colum bines sprout here and tliere. And beyond the creek is open prairie as far as die eye can see. “The prairie is so forgiving,” Kurtis says. “One rain and it’s lush green grass again. This is a magical spot." Visit www.americanprofile.com and click on this story to comment, see more photos or access the Tallgrass Beef Co. website. www.americanprofile.com • O' lb V 1 _ * s“— s m i \ f* j-J \ I’P '' V , j —. \ . 4 ivw a’V‘ir B MjgL pfjf W ~c A great-tasting lunch fuels their active minds. Give'em the lunch they're guaranteed to love. LUNCHABLES STACKERS. NOW WITH 30% LESS SUGAR: ‘With CAPRI SUN Roarin' Waters, LUNCHABLES Slickers now has 30% less sujar. WWW.lunchableStnom.com Page 15