Monday 4 July 2011

Every Day is a Special Day TV: Canada Day Fireworks by Oyster Boy

At the end of service in the teepee field and Eigensinn Farm nearly 100 people got to watch an impressive display of fireworks put on Oyster Boy. Happy Canada Day! Enjoy!

Friday 24 June 2011

Grand Pre- beyond the dikes where will plan to have a lobster boil in 2012

We are getting ready to announce the location of the next Canadian Chefs' Congress in 2012. Nova Scotia is the host province and this is where we will celebrate the night before the congress starts.

White Asparagus for Halifax, Nova Scotia fundraiser

We were getting on Porter Airlines for Halifax at 06:00 the next day. I had to get my white asparagus ready for the soup I was going to make at Craig Flinn's Chives Canadian Bistro.

Tuesday 3 May 2011

Every Day is a Special Day TV: Planting Sea Buckthorn at Eigensinn Farm

Today we have students from schools in London, Ontario and Saskatchewan, planting Sea Buckthorn on the farm. There are many health benefits from Sea Buckthorn and it is a beneficial plant here on the farm.

When we are finished planting, I have invited all the students to my restaurant, Haisai, to enjoy a meal prepared by me and the apprentices.

Monday 25 April 2011

Every Day is a Special Day TV: Planting Cucumbers

Today we're planting cucumbers in pots. We're going to start the seedlings in house and move them out to the garden when the weather's good for growing.

Every Day is a Special Day TV: Ancaster Old Mill

Here are some new episodes of Every Day is a Special Day TV that we made last week while we were cooking for an event at the Ancaster Old Mill.



Tuesday 19 April 2011

Every Day is a Special Day TV: We visit Cookstown Greens

We visit with David Cohlmeyer owner of Cookstown Greens an organic farm specializing in growing and selling organic greens, edible flowers and root vegetables .



Thursday 14 April 2011

Every Day is a Special Day TV: Smoking white fish

Here's a quick episode of my white fish in the smoker. We're heading to Toronto this afternoon to cater a special party celebrating All-Clad's 40th Anniversary.

Monday 11 April 2011

Every Day is a Special Day TV: Making Ravioli

Today we are making ravioli from the spring harvest here at Eigensinn Farm.


Every Day is a Special Day TV: A visit from Oyster Boy

Today's instalment of Every Day is a Special Day TV features a visit from Oyster Boy who has driven up with a truck full of oyster shells for our driveway. We have lots of ways of recycling and reusing up here at Eigensinn Farm and when our friends make a trip to the farm we make sure they don't come or leave empty handed.

Friday 8 April 2011

Every Day is a Special Day TV: Chanel No. 5

A skunk has made his home too close to where the chickens range. In this episode we try to humanely move the skunk out. The result is one angry tenant.



Tuesday 5 April 2011

Every Day is a Special Day TV: Ganbare for Japan Fundraiser

Video of my dish, Canadian Black Forest Cake a la Lübeck presented at the Ganbare Fundraiser at Forte Restaurant, Toronto on April 4, 2011.