Yes, we went to Montreal for a few days. Fortunate enough to have our daughter and son join us - a real treat. So much to tell you about this beautiful city - most importantly, the culture and food. It almost felt like we were back in Paris. Old Montreal is absolutely beautiful. The choice of [...]
The final posting about France. I know, a bit like having to watch other people's vacation pictures! But this is a good one. I love the European lifestyle. They shop daily - no grocery stores like we have here (except for maybe the Mono Prix style department stores). Small store fronts that seem to go [...]
OMD (like OMG but in French!!). My wife and I were away for a few days. We were in Paris and let me tell you - the food was amazing! Oh yes there were museums, history, culture, cafés, the very civilized Metro (subway) system, the wonderful people and did I mention the food! Our typical [...]
Last year, when I started my career as a Chef, a friend asked me to donate a dinner as a fund raising item to the Riverwood Conservancy for their silent auction. I did, and the winning bid was from Liz Primeau, HGTV Personality. I blogged about it - https://foodinspires.com/2013/06/28/lizs-garden-party/ – so did Liz - http://www.lizprimeau.com/category/in-the-kitchen/recipes/. [...]
As luck would have it, I am once again associated with a wonderful organization - the Durham Community Foundation (durhamcommunityfoundation.ca). This is a foundation that disburses to local causes or needs in the Durham region. The difference between this foundation and others is that financial gifts donated to them are invested - creating a lasting [...]
I don't know about you, but it seems like I just started doing these Chef'ing demos at Loblaw's and I'm now considered a veteran. How fast the time has gone. Since I started with the PC Cooking Schools in June this year, I have completed almost 50 sessions as at the end of October. So [...]
Well, fall is here! Although looking at the weather you’d never know it. But no complaints from my end, I love this weather – warm days and cool nights. In September, the PC Cooking School program took me from Georgetown to Queen’s Quay to Ajax and Newmarket and lots of places in the middle. I [...]
The box arrived by courier. I carefully sliced open the tape and took each piece out, laying it all in front of me. For the first time, looking at an instruction manual, wished my kids were here to help me! I can do this I thought, it's what Chefs do, - I'm trained, older, seasoned as they [...]
There is a product out on the market called the Bellini Kitchen Master (BKM). Now while I'm not into having the latest in equipment for the sake of having it, this piece of equipment looked interesting enough that it would warrant a second look and maybe after reading great reviews, a purchase. That’s the topic of [...]
Oh my goodness... where is the summer going?! Thanks to the good folks at Loblaw PC Cooking Schools, I had a busy August - thanks to those who came out when I was in their neighborhood. As of today, these are the dates and locations I will be teaching at in September. Don't forget to check this posting [...]
