Many Canadians, and food lovers around the world, know Chef Michael Smith from his television shows on Food Network Canada; Chef Michael’s Kitchen, Chef at Home and Chef Abroad. We’ve seen him as a judge...
Read More →In the food industry in Ottawa for more 30 years, Jo-Ann Laverty is a woman of the kitchen with true grit. From her beginnings with the Emerald Bakery to her most recent venture (with partner...
Read More →What do you get for the chef who has everything? He’s got gadgets, powders and blades a plenty, a home library filled with extraordinary titles from chefs across the globe, what are the odds of a...
Read More →Do you long for a career in the food service industry? Do you spend hours watching The Food Network dreaming that some day you too will grace the stage of Kitchen Stadium, standing toe-to-toe...
Read More →Every year to celebrate our Food Gypsy anniversary we turn the focus from our usual banter and throw the spotlight on our readers. Every life has a story, and sharing those stories are as...
Read More →In our recent conversation I asked Chef Lynn Crawford about the two tattoos in the center of her palms. "Why does everyone want to know about my tattoos!?" she says with an undertone...
Read More →Mild mannered Natasha LeBlanc; Chef by day, Bacon Girl by night. Fighting crimes against bacon everywhere. Now that's my kind of superhero (complete with bacon tattoo). ...
Read More →These are the moments that make up our lives. Milestones remind us how far we've come... they demonstrate the trajectory of our life and allow time for renewal and adjustment....
Read More →January, it’s a good time to start something new, to renew a passion, to set goals for the year ahead. On January 10th, 2011 I began again at the Halls of Butter, taking the experiences...
Read More →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...
Read More →Part III of our Real Life. Real Butter. Series: Student Edmund Asitei in conversation with Food Gypsy - behind the scenes at Le Cordon Bleu Ottawa, the Production Kitchen....
Read More →In Part II in our "Real Life. Real Butter" Series we take you behind the scenes Le Cordon Bleu Ottawa in conversation with one of my favorite Chefs; Chef Christopher Price in the Production...
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