Thoughts and musings of a former chef navigating the post-kitchen world.
Welcome back, fine readers. We’ve hit December of 2020! This has been one of the weirdest and most stressful years of my life. I’m thankful for a lot of things, though. I’m extremely lucky to be in the position I’m in. At home, warm and …
Well, it’s officially winter, isn’t it? Here in Ottawa, that means there’s hardly any direct sunlight, the sky is a permanent shade of gunmetal grey, and it gets dark at about 4pm. So, for the next little while, I apologize for the (lack of) quality …
Hey pals, just a quick little post today about a dish I made last night. There’s a bit of a story here (isn’t there always?), so bear with me. Or, use the little scrolly arrows at the side of the screen to get right to …
Happiest of Mondays, everybody. There’s a distinct chill in the air, there’s snow on the ground, so you know what that means. Yes, it’s excuse #5,371 to make us some comfort food. I’ve really been enjoying my kick of making really old, homestyle dinner recipes …
So, it kinda goes without saying that the last month or so has been tough. Here in Ottawa, we faced a re-lockdown of sorts. Restaurants were closed again for indoor dining, leaving only patio and take out as options. Luckily, the notoriously cold Ottawa fall …
So, just a quick post today. Just some thoughts rolling around in my head. Is it cooking focused? No. Is it restaurant focused? Kind of? Do you know who Danny Meyer is? He’s the owner of multiple prominent restaurants in the States and around the …
Hey everybody, happy Monday. I hope everyone is doing well today. There’s a lot going on in the outside world and I can feel the pressure creeping in. Winter is coming. Here in Ontario, we’re not sure whether or not we’ll be getting out of …
Hello again! Another week in absentia from me when it comes to posting, I apologize. It’s been busy. I had some health stuff to take care of. I’m trying to be more active as an admin on the Food and Beverage Industry Ottawa Facebook group. …
Welcome back friends and neighbors. It’s been a while since I posted anything. It’s been a long week over here, I must say. Lots going on and I am simply exhausted. Not the smallest of things is the fact that tomorrow, we’re adopting a cat. …
Welcome back, friends and neighbors, for this week’s edition of Here Comes the Pain. This is episode three, for those that are counting. After two weeks of delightful bread successes, I decided to ever-so-slightly up the difficulty this week. The bread that I tried this …
