Well Preserved

Today is National Can-It-Forward Day in the US.  I`m inviting the rest of the world (and of course our friends South of the border) to crash the party and make this thing International.  I`m declaring it Canapalooza – it`s a party within a party and there`s many ways for you to get involved; including at [...]

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There is a long preamble to the details of a small jar swap occuring this Sunday.  While the preamble is relevant, those simply looking for details on the swap in Toronto will find them in the last paragraph.  Also, a giant, massive, hugnormous (yes I made that up) CONGRATULATIONS and THANK YOU to Sarah B [...]

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Dana and I had the pleasure of attending Marben‘s Sausage League last night.  We both geeked out and accidentally posted simultaneous pictures of the voting ballot on our Facebook group.  A few questions popped up and I realized the answers could take an entire post – taaadaaa! Sausage League is a friendly competition between 12 of Toronto’s [...]

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We braved the rain with some friends last night and headed down to a food festival on the East End of Town.  A large supermarket chain which was once an independent grocer specializing in Asian food hosted a “Night Market” that was very similar to those found in much of Asia (well-traveled friends reported the experience [...]

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Dana and I had the privilege of attending Terroir V (5) on Tuesday.  It was our second Terroir and we were most excited to be going. Terroir is a symposium for the Food and Drink industry in Toronto.  Participants range from chefs, restaurateurs, authors, sommeliers, farmers, mixologists, food writers, butchers and more.  The symposium is [...]

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Today`s post is brought to you by the letter Terroir (the site seems to be up and down this morning – you can typically find the details here – you can also see them on Twitter here).  And the name Fergus Henderson.  And Chef David Kinch. Today is a vacation day for me – we`ll [...]

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America`s Top Next Cow… It amazes me to watch the `beauty`contests of animals at the fair – judges determining which is the best cow in a group, the audience feverishly writing notes and cheering, tension cutting the room and the prep work – haircuts, hairspray and even spray paint.  I just know that there are [...]

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Half the fun of going to the winter is seeing everything – the other half is coming up with punny names for the posts.  I have no idea where `I have your Goat` came from or truly meant – but I do think there`s another idea for a post (or a comment ) I really [...]

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I really love seeing the competitive vegetables at the Fair.  I know people take competition seriously and I know the work involved and how pretty they are – I just  don`t fully comprehend it.  I love that I don`t fully get it and see it was a glimpse into a world that is different from [...]

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  We`ve had a lot (ok a LOT) of writing lately.  Thought it might be nice to have a break and look at the beautiful markingsof different cows from the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair:  

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