Dining out. Conversations in the kitchen. Great chefs. Markets. Food inspiration.
When downsizing from 5,000 square feet to just over 600 square feet, necessity becomes the mother of invention. Running a busy kitchen at the Dragonfly Inn taught me a few things about being organized - everything always goes back in…
In the quiet of the holiday season, amid much celebrating, on a clear night there was a whisper on the wind. A soft voice, that beckoned me back to the Halls of Butter. “There's so much more to learn...” it…
On December 17, 2010 we gathered in Ottawa's National Arts Centre as one, student body. We were fewer than when we began three months ago - wiser for the experience and slightly thicker around the middle. As valedictorian Ashely Ndamvo put…
It all boils down to this. How much have you learned? How far have you come? Can you now step up and be confident enough, solid enough within yourself and the new knowledge imparted over the last ten weeks to…
Forgive my (uncharacteristic) brevity. Had a horrid weekend as I cram for finals for Basic Cuisine, plagued with self doubt, when a friend reminded me - "Gypsy, it's just cooking! Hell, you've done that DRUNK!" So true... so true. In fact,…
