ADAMS, Shelley
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Shelley and Mike Adams are the former owners of the Whitewater ski hill near
Nelson, B.C. There she ran the Fresh Tracks Cafe, having had training and experience as a chef at Whistler and in the film industry. They sold the ski hill in 2008, enabling her to spend more time on cookbooks. This resulted in her second book, Whitewater Cooks at Home (978-0--9811424-0-1 Sandhill $34.95) which she decided to self-publish. It reputedly sold 6,000 copies in three months since its release in early March of 2009.
Shelley Adams' first book, Whitewater Cooks: Pure, Simple and Real Creations from the Fresh Tracks Cafe (978-1-55285-871-4, $29.95 Whitecap / Sandhill was first self-published and reputedly sold 5,000 copies within its first season before Whitecap Books took it under their imprint. It was reviewed in the New York Times, Globe & Mail and most of the culinary magazines and ezines.
More Magazine featured Shelley Adams in their February 2009 issue, calling her "the chef on skis."
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