My meeting with Liz Taylor and Carol Bur...

Back in 1984 I was working for a hospitality agency that found small projects for maverick chefs that were between jobs. A lot of projects that I was involved in were being designed and built to… specs and would fall behind schedule. I was contacted by Gino Emprio of the Royal York asking if I was available to produce a menu for a fundraiser that would be hosted by Liz Taylor, Carol Burnet along with a lot of high society Torontonians. Back then I was at my best and you were only as good as your last meal. I just finished a high profile stint at the Elm Club while...

White Rock Beach Shell Fish Boil.

Lobster Crab Boil I enquired about a position in Halifax and was given the go ahead for a posted job at the Lord Nelson Hotel as a breakfast cook. It was situated close to the Hist…oric Citadel and the busy harbour. I arrived a week early so I could look for lodging and explore the area. I was fascinated with the maritime history of Nova Scotia and looked forward to seeing all the east coast that I only experienced in my geography and history books. I wandered all over Nova Scotia on daily excursions on a rented motorcycle.  On foot I hiked all the Halifax shipyard...

Delicate Sounds of Thunder with Pink Flo...

Delicate Sounds of Thunder with Pink Floyd. It was 1989 and I was now involved in catering to the many top musicians that played the Toronto venues. On this one catering adventure I was told that Pink Floyd was doing sound checks and stage …rehearsals for the sound track and tour The Delicate Sounds of Thunder at the World Ways air hangar at Pearson Airport for 10 days. They had several 747 Jumbo Jets packed and ready to leapfrog across North America to perform back to back concerts starting in the UK and ending in California. There were three complete sound stages,...

Tequilia Lemon/Lime Jalepeno Shrimp

Nothing makes a party go El Grande more than these mouth watering Tequilia Lemon/Lime Jalepeno Shrimp! 16/20 black tiger shrimp peeled and devained soaked in water and sea salt for 10 minutes then rinsedthoroughly Some chopped green onion chopped garlic Crumbled feta cheese Fresh squeezed lemon/lime juice 2 tbs unsalted butter dash of vegetable oil all placed in a skillet and on high heat quickly fry without scortching by continued movement add the tequilla, whoosh flambe’ salt pepper to taste. A chilled Corona and a little hot sauce with a hunk of soft tortilla to...

Feeding the Big Guns

Juicy The saga of the Henry family, begun in “The Winds of War” continues as America is attacked by Japan and enters World War II. For Victor Henry, an upwardly mobile naval career sets him in command of a cruiser with sights on selection f…or the Admiralty. At the same time, however, Victor must struggle with a failing marriage as well as a love affair with the daughter of a prominent British radio news reporter. Victor’s son Byron has equal success as a submarine officer, eventually selected to command his own ship, yet all the while must deal...