Chef meets Grape 2009

For the second year in a row Sean and I attended the annual Chef meets Grape.  It is a popular event but much smaller and more quaint (if you can call 350 people quaint) than the larger Vancouver Wine Festival.   …

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Playing with the camera..

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Making Seared Scallops and Crispy Proscuitto

First of all…do not be daunted by this recipe.  It is seriously easy.  However, what is great about it, is that it looks hard.  Once you get past the fear of cooking scallops, the rest is in the bag.  I …

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gas.tron.o.mer (g-strn-mr)n

gas·tro·nome  (gstr-nm) also gas·tron·o·mer (g-strn-mr)n. A connoisseur of good food and drink; a gourmet. Also called gastronomist. Although this title sounds daunting, I feel I fit the description on some level.   I am definitely not a food snob by any …

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Keith Floyd

Keith Floyd – 28 December 1943 – 14 September 2009 Anthony Worral Thompson said of him: “I think all of us modern TV chefs owe a living to him. He kind of spawned us all”. One thing I have noticed …

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