Italian Food Museums: Getting Cultured One Bite at a Time
Given how seriously Italians take their culinary culture, it should come as no surprise that there are entire museums devoted to specific food items and ingredients. In honour of International Museum Day on May 18th, I thought I would highlight a few of the ones dedicated to some of my favourites. Let’s begin in Emilia-Romagna […]
Of Course I Can!
The fleeting days of summer are always marked by canning rituals: tomato sauce; roasted peppers, pickled eggplant, fruit jams and pestos to name a few. It’s all about taking the bounties of the garden at their prime and preserving their vibrant colors and flavors to brighten up cold and dark winter day. This year I […]
Growing Photography Skills at the Farm
I had the wonderful opportunity recently to visit Plan B Organic Farms in Hamilton. I was there not to farm but rather, to take part in a photography workshop. A farmhouse kitchen might seem like an unlikely classroom setting but in the words of Elliot Erwitt “Photography is an art of observation…it has little to […]