Archive for May, 2010

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-30

Sunday, May 30th, 2010
  • Friday night off!!! Going to my folks place for dinner. #
  • I'm so glad I don't live in Barheaven. #
  • Driving back to Ottawa. Au revoir Ktown! #
  • Note to self. When renting a hotel room opt for the 2 double beds! ;) #
  • Having a beer on the train. Guy behind me orders a coffee with 5 sugars. Molasses! #
  • Just got on the train. Haven't been on a train since my trip to moosonee. #
  • I guess the train is still a popular means of transportation. Lots of people @viarail fallowfield. #
  • Waiting @viarail fallowfield. Destination @ktown! #
  • Going to Ktown this afternoon. Having dinner @lukechef. Can't wait to try this young mans food. Q in reply to lukechef #
  • Great night last night with @chefmichaelsmth ! Thanks for the vodka. #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-23

Sunday, May 23rd, 2010
  • http://yfrog.com/3vggsj #
  • Drinking beer with @chefmichaelsmth #
  • Here's to beer and oysters, we don't do Sundays. #
  • Still waiting for a beer! #
  • Sitting @jamesstreetpup with Matt Cook, Andrew Hightower and Pat Martin. #
  • Matt Cook and I secret word of the day @NAC. "Wing it, confit quail tighs" #
  • Create the amuse bouche tonight @NAC. Lychee & Melon splash!!! #
  • Just finished service at NAC! Smooth sailing. #
  • RT @michaelblackie Offically hits the air waves June 4
    http://www.foodnetwork.ca/ontv/shows/Chef-Off/show.html?titleid=248524 #
  • 417 west bound crazy busy! Must be the start to other peoples long weekend as well!!! #
  • Off to the NAC!!! Service tonight. #
  • It's FRIDAY FOR ME!!!! #
  • Just got off the phone with Chef Michael Potter from @Harverstrestaurant in Price Edward County. #
  • Bitchin Kitchen first internet cooking show to be picked up by Food Network http://bit.ly/adoXDZ #
  • last nights dinner http://www.ottawabites.com/2010/05/19/foragers-feast/ #
  • RT @michaelblackie RT @FoodNetworkCA: @SimplyFresh – Chef Off! Should B coming 2 the network June 4. Will let U know if we hear otherwise #
  • Just finished dinner. Beet & goat salad. Pan seared pork chip with apple sauce, ramps, fiddleheads and wild mushrooms. Delicious! #
  • Just finished @NAC. Never made soo much soup in my life. 80L roasted tomato. 20L corn chowder. 20L red Thai curry. 12L fennel and carrot. #
  • Just passed a police officer talking on his cel phone while driving on the 417. LoL #
  • Leaving job #1 @GoC off to job #2 @NAC! The life of a crazy man! :) #
  • my co-worker is looking to buy some cupcakes in the east end of Ottawa. Any ideas twitters? #
  • the guys running the Firewall @ my office are clowns! #
  • I've been posting lots of activity – corner of Woodroffe/Carling lately. 16-year-old cyclist dies after colliding with motorcycle last night #
  • The police are @ the corner of woodroofe and carling. Handing out tickets to those who don't make complete stops! #
  • Matt Cook and I embraced the steam all day @NAC !!! #

Foragers feast

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

Well, I didn’t exactly forage for these wild ramps or fiddleheads, unless of course you consider walking in the Byward market foraging! :) Anyways, I love spring time and everything that comes with it! I usually get together with my good friend Stephane St-Pierre and go wild garlic picking aka Ramps. We didn’t do it this seasons so I had to resort to the pre-picked ones in the Byward market.

All day I had been pondering the idea of beet/goat salad, along with the ideas chef Jay from Essence Catering and I were throwing around on twitter. Foie gras pogo!!! This will be another post!

So on to dinner, here’s a picture of my Beet/Ramp/Goat salad.

For the main: Bone in Pork Chop served with apple sauce, yellow split peas, fiddleheads, ramps and wild mushrooms.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-16

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

Chinese Rice Bra

Friday, May 14th, 2010


So I just finished working @ the NAC, I’m hanging around with Patsy and Hightower.
Were are here drinking her wine and waiting for her to come out of the shower, I grab her roommate laptop and start surfing. First thing I see is a Chinese Rice Bra on MSN. WTF! :)
Here’s the pic and link.


Japanese women with environmental concerns close to their hearts may one day be able to wear a “My Chopsticks Bra” unveiled today that can be used to carry their own personal chopsticks to cut down on waste