Chef Andrew Carter on the set of Market to Table
Chef Andrew Carter brings his amazingly rich fish pie from The Oxley to my new television show Market to Table and reveals the secret to its wonderful taste. Continue reading “MARKET TO TABLE LAUNCHES”
Common sense would tell you that you simply can’t drink 50 wines before lunch, but the 2002 vintage Château Robin stands out.
Continue reading “WINE, WINE, EVERYWHERE, NOR ANY DROP TO DRINK”
Sean and his cinnamon cap mushrooms
The restored former streetcar barns at Wychwood are home to one of Toronto’s most interesting year-round Saturday farmer’s markets. Continue reading “STREETCAR BARNS LIVE ON”
The Aegean Sea
“But, under all, my heart believes the day was not diviner over Athens, nor the west wind sweeter thro’ the Cyclades…” – Sydney Wheeler Jephcott
Editing a scene with Chef Matt Blondin
Matt Blondin, a brilliant young chef, has agreed to cook on my new television show, Market to Table. Continue reading “CHEF MATT JOINS THE SHOW”
Meeting Diane was the major event of 2009
It’s amazing how many world events we can forget or simply overlook when we’re otherwise engaged. Continue reading “THE NINETIES AND THE NOUGHTIES”
The road home
We’ve checked out Belize, Costa Rica, Mexico and Florida and none seem to suit retirement. So now we’re thinking of going “home” to the UK. Continue reading “50 YEARS ON”
Catedral de Barcelona in the Barri Gotic
“Barcelona is a very old city in which you can feel the weight of history; it is haunted by history. You cannot walk around it without perceiving it.” – Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Continue reading “STYLISH BARCELONA A CATALAN DELIGHT”
Bagels ready for harvest
With a late ice storm forecast, the Slobbovian bagel harvest might be doomed. Continue reading “BAGEL HARVEST THREATENED”
Gentlemans Portion 