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One of the great things about the Altitude Design Summit, which I attended recently in Salt Lake City, was that it featured activities suited for a wide range of interests, including food. Yay for me! Of course, I signed on to anything remotely food-related in an effort to fulfill the foodie as much as the designer side of me while attending the conference.
On the last day of Alt, a Foodie Tour was going to be led by food blogger Lindsey Johnson (of Café Johnsonia). I was very eager to discover what gourmandises Salt Lake City had to offer because, as the tour’s description put it, one wouldn’t necessarily picture SLC as a foodie paradise. Lindsey was also hosting a dinner on the night immediately before the conference started. Together with Jennifer Hoiyin (of Delightful Delicacies), they took on the formidable challenge of cooking dinner for 16 strangers at SLC’s Viking
Continue reading A Foodie Tour of Salt Lake City {Part 1 of 2}
Last week, I attended the Altitude Design Summit, a yearly design and craft blogging conference held at the chic Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City. Being a graphic designer, design in all its forms is a passion of mine. I follow dozens of design blogs from which I draw inspiration on a daily basis. That's how I first heard about the Alt Summit last January: suddenly, all my favorite blogs were posting about it, and in fact, after checking out the schedule, I realized that all my favorite bloggers were speakers at the conference. My first thought was, "Why haven't I heard about this conference before now?" then, "I have to make sure I make it there next year".
I knew attending the summit would be fulfilling from a creative point of view, but I wondered whether I would draw true relevant advice for my work and my blog. My
Continue reading 5 {Objective} Reasons Why I Loved Alt Summit
In 1980, a small grocery store selling natural and organic products opened in Austin, Texas. Today, this small store has grown into an empire that manages over 300 stores in the US, Canada and the UK, counts over 54,000 employees and is publicly traded. The company is called Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFM) and its stores have become lifestyle destinations. I have heard and read people questioning the company’s practices, but to me, WFM stores are still a shopping destination whenever I visit a city where they are located. There are plenty of other smaller, independent stores (as well as farmers’ markets) selling natural foods – and I do shop in those stores and markets since there is no WFM in Quebec City – but I see WFM as a leader that is carrying the organic and locavore movement forward.
Austin’s flagship Whole Foods Market store and the company’s headquarters right
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I’m just coming back from Austin, Texas, where I attended the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) annual conference. For those of you who don’t know the IACP, it’s a “professional society of individuals employed in, or providing services to, the culinary industry.” I became a member last fall, after Stephanie (Wasabimon) convinced me it was the best all-round association for food professionals and that the annual conference was not to be missed for the learning and business opportunities it provides.
As soon as I became a member, I realized I now had access to an incredible wealth of knowledge. I was amazed at the other members’ experience and felt proud to be part of this new community. I also felt it kind of “legitimized” my food blogging hobby and confirmed the choice I made to target my graphic design and translation services toward the culinary industry.
A week ago, I flew
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I am somewhat ambivalent when it comes to molecular gastronomy. As much as I drool over blog posts published by the chosen few who had the chance to enjoy one of Ferran Adrià’s spectacular meals, when I really challenge myself to figure out if I would genuinely enjoy that kind of experience, well, I’m not so sure. Don’t get me wrong; I would book a flight and go to El Bulli if I could make it before Adrià closes the kitchen for good, but mostly it would be because of the exclusive character of the experience, for the unique chance to experience it myself, and because, deep down, I am a bit of a chef groupie. There, I said it.
But do I feel true attraction for molecular gastronomy? Not really. In truth, I don’t know that much about molecular gastronomy (which I will abbreviate to MG from now on), but
Continue reading The Modernist Cuisine: Future or Science Fiction?
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