The gold medallists from Kitchen Galerie
Montreal Chefs Mathieu Cloutier and Jean-Philippe St-Denis, winners of the Canadian Culinary Championships. (Photo courtesy of Steph Schumann www.stephschumann.com)
Chef Matthew Carmichael wins bronze medal at Canadian Culinary Championships!
Seven chefs from seven cities descended on Vancouver for the Canadian Culinary Championships last night, and Matt Carmichael representing Ottawa-Gatineau took the bronze! Gold medal went to Chef Mathieu Cloutier from Kitchen Galerie in Montreal. Chef David Lee from Nota [read more]
Ottawa-Gatineau Gold Medal Plates 2009
The ballroom of the Hilton Lac Leamy smelled fantastic. The chefs’ stations – some soaring, some simple – ringed the room. Tucked in one corner, a comfort cassoulet; in another, a dome of gellied lobster bisque set on a carpaccio [read more]
An oyster breakfast in Halifax
It was early Saturday morning late last fall. I was on one of my twice-annual trips to Halifax, visiting my eldest son, a second year poli-sci student at Dalhousie University. To be sure, I love the lad, and miss him, [read more]
