My chef stint at The Dep

It went very well. The trick is to not let the filling over-cook. Garlic sausages from Green Gate Farm. Bannock from Tea & Bannock (on Gerrard). The pasta came from Pasta Casereccia in Vaughan. Garlic truffles made by The Spice Chef.

Garlic Truffles a hit at Brewers Plate VIP event

In fact, former mayor David Miller was on the verge of making an unofficial proclamation that garlic and chocolate go well together.

Farm Talk

Gave a presentation to a class of aspiring farmers at the invitation of Dave Alexander, who runs the Everdale Farm Visioning and Planning Courses.  The theme of the presentation was sales and marketing techniques for farmers' market vendors. The idea is to borrow techniques from the world of corporate sales and marketing.