SKIP TO RECIPE I’m positively obsessed with mid-century modern (MCM) everything. I think we have Mad Men to thank for the revival of this modern design aesthetic in furniture, fashion and design in recent years. Nearly all of my housewares, from couches to artwork, has a serious MCM persuasion. It’s no surprise then that when…
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Watermelon Refresher
SKIP TO RECIPE Summer is the season of weddings, picnics and watermelons. So far this summer, I’ve had a wedding (Vogue-worthy destination affair in Marrakech), bachelorette weekend in Montreal, flawless bridal shower. Up next I have: a wedding in Prince Edward County, another here in Ottawa, my 30th birthday weekend and then a few weekends…
Balsamic Peach & Pesto Pizza
SKIP TO RECIPE Fresh peaches have started showing up at local farmer’s markets and grocery stores and I could NOT be more excited. Peaches are one of my favourite fruits, raspberries are their only real competition. Putting fruit on a pizza always kind of reminds me of the dessert pizzas that I used to fill…
Grapefruit Bourbon Lemonade
SKIP TO RECIPE On one fateful May 24 long weekend at the cottage, I discovered that you could sink pretty well any amount of rye into a rocks glass and top it with even the lightest touch of San Pellegrino Limonata and not be able to taste the alcohol. Magic. I wasn’t exactly feeling magical…
Restaurant Review: Feast + Revel
Feast + Revel bills itself as a restaurant serving New Canadian cuisine with a sense-of-place menu. Situated on the first floor of the stylish, up-market Andaz hotel in the heart of the ByWard Market, it’s certainly at the epicentre of one of Canada’s most popular tourist destinations. But, what defines Canadian cuisine? We sometimes struggle…