Saturday December 24 2011
For the last 25 years, The Butchart Gardens in Victoria (Brentwood Bay, actually) has illuminated its world famous gardens with Christmas lights for the month of December. I go almost every year I am home, and this year I enjoyed a stroll through the gardens and dinner with Brigitte (my sister in-law) and my lovely neighbour, Ellen. Read more
Thursday December 22 2011
Inspired by a cheese log I saw at Cheryl’s Gourmet Pantry (a local Victoria caterer), Chef Heather and I made an Epicurized version using three wonderful products: Cran & Apple Cinnamon Cheese Ball Seasoning, Hot Buttered Rum, and our Cherries & Berries. Read more
Friday December 16 2011
In Malaucène (where I have a home), there is a surprising art gallery, La Galerie Martagon, which for the last 20 years has curated, nurtured, and defended contemporary and actual art in a rural milieu. Keeping the gallery open has been the life’s work of gallery director Michel Barjol, himself a talented artist. Read more
Tuesday December 13 2011
This past weekend, I met my sister-in-law in Seattle. Her Frankfurt flight arrived minutes after my little commuter flight from Vancouver Island — we met in the Customs line up! I have some must-visit spots when in Seattle: Pike Street Public Market, SAM Museum, dinner at Wild Ginger. Check, check, and check! We did them all and added an early Friday evening dinner at The Walrus and The Carpenter Oyster Bar (named after an 1872 Lewis Carroll poem). Bon Appétit magazine named it one of America’s “best new restaurants” for 2011. Read more
Friday December 9 2011
I recently gathered a group of dear friends and hosted a Tomato Sauce Canning Party. As a result, I now have a pantry stocked with delicious Marinara Sauce. I thought I would share with you a few of my favourite ways to use Marinara – some recipes for comforting dinners to warm you up on busy weeknights. Read more
What I Know Now About Success
Featuring a letter by Epicure’s founder Sylvie Rochette.
