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Hire A Professional Food Photographer In Ottawa For Your Business Promotion
At Photolux Commercial Studio, we are passionate about creating visually stunning content for businesses to give them that special shine. Based in the heart of Ottawa, we're here to be your trusted, local partner for professional photography services uniquely designed for your needs. From restaurant owners to food brands or commercial enterprises, our expertise will help your products stand out in today's marketplace.
If you seek a food photographer in Ottawa, you have come to the right place. Our team knows how to take pictures of food that make it look tasty. Whether it's an upscale meal or a packaged product, we will make great pictures that show how good your items look and also connect with your audience emotionally. Our photography will give your food the most attractive look possible if you need pictures for your menu, social media, or ads.
As a food photographer for businesses in Ottawa, we use our skills and creativity to create great pictures that tell a story. We use special lights, careful styling, and editing to make your food look fresh, bright, and nice. Our goal is to help your business get more customers and increase sales by showing your products in a way that highlights your brand's quality and professionalism.
We take photographs, but more than that, we have experiences at Photolux Studio in Ottawa. We work with you to make sure your ideas come to life in every picture. We learn about your brand's character and use the style you want so we can give you results beyond what you expect.
Besides food photography, we also offer many types of commercial photography services for Ottawa's business community. If you need product photos, corporate headshots, or advertising pictures, Photolux Commercial Studio is here to give you all those and much more.
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"St. Vincent psychiatric ward: Gazette team finds relative calm, order," Montreal Gazette. December 20, 1969. Page 3. --- By RICHARD NUTBROWN In a continuing probe by The Gazette into conditions at St. Vincent de Paul penitentiary, a reporter-photographer team has found the psychiatric ward to be relatively calm and well-kept. A visit was made to the ward a day after charges that guards are being "constantly bombarded by sudden deafening outbursts of yells and cries of men clinging to cell bars in the psychiatric ward, screaming to high heaven about their desperate state" were made by Robert Deslauriers, assistant research director for the Publie Alliance of Canada.
The accusations were presented in a brief to an arbitration tribunal in Ottawa by the alliance on behalf of 2.000 prison guards.
Mr. Deslauriers also claimed that the psychiatric ward at St. Vincent de Paul was "awfully dirty."
Dr. Bruno Cormier, head of the prison hospital, told The Gazette the alliance's statements were "completely false" and that he has never heard of or met Mr. Deslauriers.
"Sure there has been some noise at night," he said, "but this is a mental hospital. The last time we had trouble with a patient was in July. Since then it has been very quiet, this I can assure you.
The psychiatric hospital is located in a wing which has been isolated from the rest of the prison, and to which was added a pre-fabricated construction for offices, occupational therapy, nursing-post and treatment rooms.
Psychiatric services first began in 1965 and it was decided then to set up facilities similar to those in the general community, with full hospitalization services, including an out-patient clinic, Dr. Cormier said.
Several inmates, many so troubled they had become psychotic, are alive today because of the hospital, Dr. Cormier said.
Experience in the psychiatric hospital at St. Vincent de Paul has been that most psychotic inmates are not dangerous," he pointed out.
"The difficult offender is not generally found among the psychotic ones, but among those with severe character disorders."
One patient is serving 30 years. When young he decided on an armed forces career but was discharged for psychiatric reasons. He was first convicted in 1960.
He was released in 1968, but four months later was back on the 30-year term. This patient would cut deep gashes into his flesh then burn the open wounds with matches or cigarets. "I suffered so much he told The Gazette.
"Now with a staff of five psychiatrists things are much better, he said. "Before, Dr. Cormier was all alone and I could only see him about once a month.
Another patient is serving his second term. Prior to being placed in the mental hospital, he had seizures and was difficult to deal with
All I had was a loud speaker prison closed-circuit radio)," he said, "and I didn't have anybody to talk with when I got nervous
He is receiving treatment daily and is recovering slowly. He said the food was good but and stopped, looking at the prison official listening to the interview.
In the hospital cell section itself, there is an unpleasant mingled odor of antiseptic and perspiration. The walls, remnants of a 100-year-old former convent, were painted last December.
The windows are very dirty. The bleak light, refracted through the glass and dirt, gives the ward a medieval air.
But the floors are swept daily, and each inmate cleans his own cell. Nothing is spotless, but an attempt is made to keep things clean. The choice and taste of the food is the prisoners main complaint
One inmate in the mental hospital described the food as 35 per cent bad and 75 per cent needing improvement while a disgruntled prison official listened. He also complained that "food delivered to the patients is always cold."
The Gazette's photographer-reporter team tried a sampling of prison food. Both agreed that the soup was good, but neither could figure out what it was. The rest of the meal, hamburger steak, peas and potatoes, was edible not palatable.
Caption: Prisoner scrubs floor of St. Vincent de Paul psychiatric ward
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VANCOUVER, CANADA, 21 - 24 June 2024
On 21st June, we took buses and a train to the Broadway/Commercial area of Vancouver to attend the festival which was being put on for National Indigenous Day. We were able to see some wonderful craft work on many stalls which had been created using traditional skills. Many women were wearing very attractive traditional “ribbon skirts” which are skirts made from bands of colourful ribbon sewn together. We were introduced to the local MP who had flown in from Ottawa to attend the festival. My relative P knew the MP as they worked together some years ago when the MP was a MLA ( member of the legislature for the Province of British Columbia). There was a music programme through the afternoon. We were fortunate to find some shade to listen to the entertainment:
We returned to the hotel for a short time before making our way by bus and train again to the Waterfront. We then took the seabus across to the area of Vancouver called the North Shore. We went to visit the Friday evening market. This took place in and around the old shipyards. There were a huge number of stalls selling all types of artisan crafts as well as food trucks producing a wide range of foods.
There was a huge area devoted to a Splash play area for children where they were having such fun:
We walked down the pier to take in the view of Vancouver downtown. We were able to find a great table for dinner with a super view across the water. (The building with white sails is the cruise terminal).
Dinner was very noisy as there was a TV on showing a key ice hockey match (6th match in a series of 7 in the Stanley Cup between the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers). There was an ecstatic atmosphere when the Canadian team won as it meant each team had won three matches. On our way back to the seabus, we passed this interesting photograph on a brick wall of the shipyard workers many years ago:
On 22 June, we went to the science park area of the city to watch some of the Dragon Boat races in the Dragon Boat Festival. This was a huge event with teams from all over Canada and USA. There were a huge number of stalls showcasing services as well as artisan crafts with a focus on Chinese culture. There was a traditional parade of the Chinese dragon:
We enjoyed watching many races. Here was the view of the boats speeding towards us:
The rowers looked very tired after a race but the boats looked very picturesque in the water as the referee confirmed the race result:
On 23 June, it was the National Day of Prayer for the Indigenous Peoples of Canada. We attended the morning service at Christ Church Cathedral in downtown Vancouver. Prior to the service we attended an hour’s lecture on the history of the renovation of the cathedral. It was built at the start of the 20th Century and has been extended, adapted and repaired several times. The cathedral had added a modern bell tower which was beautiful:
We had lunch in the Art Gallery Restaurant and we were able to catch some lovely jazz music from youth jazz musicians playing in Robson Square.
On 24 June we took the bus again to Stanley Park. This time we walked around the waterfront towards the Lion’s Gate Bridge:
We watched a heron on the water’s edge for some time. We then walked through some of the forest area to the Pavilion for lunch.
After returning to the hotel we prepared for the evening’s final match in the Ice Hockey’s Stanley Cup. Sadly for P the Edmonton Oilers were beaten by the Florida Panthers in the 7th decider match.
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Home again from my travels.
The Biggest Week in American Birding
was a challenge this year, more than
most. The understory was in full leaf,
so the birds were hard to see, and much
harder to photograph, and for some reason
it seemed there were fewer individuals
of any given species, and a few species
missing altogether. The big blow down
a few years ago now, that took down many
of the canopy cottonwoods has changed
the habitat significantly, and it was
an early spring in Ohio as it was.
Then too, we had a couple of days
of rain and unseasonable cold which
kept the bugs and the birds down.
There were, however, just as many,
maybe more, people…with the parking
area full every day, even the wet days.
Thing is, with so few birds showing,
it seemed every birder there was
trying to see the same bird, and the
boardwalk was impassable for stretches,
even worse than normal. And, of course,
I had food poisoning on the first real
sunny day there, and spent the day
in my hotel room recovering. It is never
fun to be sick away from home (it is not
much fun being sick at home either,
but you know what I mean). Still…
It was a good week of catching up
with birders and the birding world.
There is no place quite like the Erie Shore,
Magee Marsh, Ottawa, etc. in May.
Glad to home though.
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Best Advertising Photographer Montreal
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Perhaps you'd like to have your company's ads photographed by Toronto's best advertising photographer? If that's the case, Photolux Commercial Studio's professional photography services will help you connect with your most important clientele in the most efficient manner possible.
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Importance of Food Product Photography for Your Restaurant Business Success
What is commercial food photography, and how does it differ from other type’s photography? In a word, it's a genre of life photography that focuses on producing visually appealing food photographs. Menus, advertising, cookbooks, packaging, websites, and the like all employ this style of commercial food photography. All restaurants would benefit from recognizing the value of good food photography and incorporating it into their restaurant psychology strategy. So, what makes you want to take pictures of food?
It creates a great first impression.
You've heard it said that first impressions are irreversible. And you don't want to be trapped with a bad name, so make a good first impression on the internet. It all starts with your website's graphics, which should be able to speak for themselves. They'll remember your restaurant if their initial encounter with you is through your high-quality, mouth-watering images.
It boosts sales.
A good photograph can help you sell a product. You may use photos to promote your meals in a variety of ways. You can opt to showcase a professional photo of each meal, or you can use amazing images to emphasize your most profitable and popular items. Customers will be more likely to order them rather than the others because the visual will catch their attention.
It establishes credibility and confidence.
When we consider the relevance of food photography in today's world, the term "what you see is what you get" comes to mind. Customers prefer to know what they'll get. Surprises are fun, but they're not always pleasant when it comes to eating.
It helps to establish a brand and conveys a story.
As a restaurant owner, you have the power to shape how the rest of the world views your establishment. You have complete power over what you exhibit and how you present yourself to the world. Professional food photography can assist you in developing a brand that stands out and determines the personality of your business.
It's a one-stop-shop for all of your marketing requirements.
An initial expenditure in a professional food photo session by a restaurant photographer is required. However, here's why food photography is so important: the images you'll take will come in handy in a variety of situations. Adding them to your website and menu is the most immediate and profitable use.
It simplifies the customer's decision.
It's far more difficult to choose between three dishes when you have no idea how many of them appear. Make it easier for clients to choose by including photographs of people who are hungry for each menu item. The only worry now is that they won't be able to choose because everything looks so good, but that shouldn't be a problem for you.
So, if you want the best and professional Commercial Food Photography in Montreal or
Food and Product Photography in Ottawa, Photolux Commercial Studio is pleased to welcome you. Please contact us on 613.227.5209 or email us at commercial@photoluxstudio.com!!
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Best Commercial Advertising Photographer in Montreal
If you're looking for the best advertising photographer in Montreal, look no further than Photolux Commercial Studio. We offer high-quality services and are the top advertising photographer in Montreal. We recognize the value that a well-crafted image can have on a business. In today's fast-paced world, when consumers are constantly assaulted with visual stimuli, businesses must stand out. And that is where we come in. Our expert photographers and editors are committed to capturing the soul of your brand and bringing your ideas to life with amazing visuals.
We specialize in shooting stunning food and product photography in Ottawa for your restaurant's advertising purposes. Our expert photographers will capture amazing photographs of your cuisine and items. One of the things that distinguishes us from other studios is our dedication to providing a personalized experience for each of our clients. We recognize that each organization has distinct needs and goals; therefore, we collaborate closely with our clients to understand their vision and deliver tailored solutions to suit those demands.
With our cutting-edge studio and equipment, we can handle a variety of commercial photography tasks. From product photography to corporate headshots, our team has the skills and experience to create high-quality photographs that will help your company stand out. We are your top choice forexcellent Ottawa commercial photo shoots. Our experienced photographers specialize in shooting visually appealing photographs of culinary treats that will help your food stand out.
However, we are not only concerned with the technical aspects of photography. We sincerely think that making our clients feel at ease and having fun is the key to a successful session. We want you to enjoy the procedure and feel comfortable in front of the camera. After all, a satisfied customer makes for an excellent photograph. We are your premier choice for the finest commercial food photographer in Montreal. We excelat capturing the beauty of delicious dishes, ensuring that your restaurant or food business stands out with mouthwatering visuals.
Thank you for considering us for your next project. We can't wait to work with you and create stunning visuals that will elevate your brand. Contact us today at 613-227-5209 to learn more about our services and to schedule a consultation. Let's make your vision a reality together. And for more info checkout our website https://photoluxcommercialstudio.com/
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"'WOOD FOR WAR, SPEED UP' BURWASH INMATES' SLOGAN," Toronto Star. January 12, 1943. Page 17. --- Work Almost Unsupervised at Some Jobs, But Timber Keeps Rolling ---- "FELL TREE ON DIME" ---- Special to The Star Burwash. Jan. 12 - Even an offender against society can help win the war, inmates of the Ontario Industrial Farm here have decided. Entirely of their own volition, but with the co-operation of guards, overseers and the farm superintendent. W. L. McJannet, more than 500 men are going "all out" in producing lumber and other supplies for war purposes.
Pine and spruce lumber, perhaps bound for the wings or fuselages of Allied Nations' airplanes, and shingles for the roofs of army camps are being produced in record quantities. Many of the workmen have been sentenced to terms of two years less one day for various offences. Some are "in" for robbery: some for assault, car theft and a score of other crimes. Some have never worked in the bush before, but have quickly learned how to fell a tree "on a dime" and will be skilled workmen when they leave.
To prove this, Mr. McJannet escorted a Star reporter and photographer through the lumbering operations. It was 26 below zero. Photographer Fred Davis saw 75-foot red pine along the side of the bush road.
"That would make a nice picture, if the tree has to come done down," said he to George Arcand, "woods boss." "They'll drop it on a dime," Arcand replied, calling to two rather small axemen "I've heard that, but don't believe it," the reporter chipped in.
"Got a dime?" asked Arcand. "I you have, put it in the road." The dime was produced and its location marked by a twig. In less time than it takes to write. the tree fell squarely across the 10-cent piece. It was almost incredible, but it was done.
Inmates Proud of Record The spirit of the inmates was mentioned frequently by Mr. McJannet; by Sergt. W. G. Magill, and by Ted Owens, foreman of the planing mill and carpenter shop. Burwash is very proud of its record production of planed lumber for the timber controller.
Hon. O. Hipel, provincial secretary, received request from Ottawa for a large shipment of planed lumber, fast. Mr. McJannet said the job "might" be done in the time stipulated. Mr. McJannet, a cautious Scot, issued instructions. The guards brought extra gangs into the mill and put operations on a 24-hour basis. The night shift would have spent an hour going to and from the dining-room to eat.
"Somehow they found out this was a war order and had to be done in a hurry," said Mr. McJannet. "Nobody gave them any pep talks. We served them coffee, and sandwiches. The order was completed on time. There was no beefing about the speed-up."
"I heard a lot of the fellows talking," said Ted Owen. "They said if they had to be at a prison farm they might just as well do what they could to further the war effort. If you'll look into the shingle mill you'll see fellows working their heads off, with only cursory supervision, because they know the shingles will go to war plants."
Not Conventional Prison Burwash isn't the conventional type of prison with high walls. Instead, there is a main camp with outlying camps three to four miles away where lumbering operations are carried on. At the main camp, a dairy and beef herd is operated. There are sheep and pigs. The farm operates its own laundry, bakery, tailor shop, heating plant. Inmates take the place of city "maids" for the staff. They do a good job, too, for the houseman's job is regarded as a sinecure.
One package of tobacco - cigarette, pipe or chewing - is supplied every four days. Every second issue day, the inmate receives cigarette papers. There are radios in all corridors and dormitories. There is an excellent library, and the inmate is permitted to receive his hometown paper - but only direct from the publisher. This is to prevent smuggling of forbidden articles.
As a result of the food, regular hours and outside work, the men put on weight and leave in much better physical condition.
At the "Camp Five dinner shack," where Mr. McJannet took The Star party for lunch, the meal consisted of hot soup, baked ham, cabbage, potatoes, gravy, bread pudding, jam "turnovers" and hot tea. "The men can take as much food as they like at tbe serving, but must eat every bit of it," the superintendent pointed out. "If I ate a meal like that," Mr. McJannet said, "it would probably kill me."
"Me too." chimed in reporter and photographer.
Water Freezes Near Fire A pail of drinking water less than four feet from a tremendous bonfire was slowly freezing over, but the men really didn't appear to mind the cold. They were dressed in the farm uniform of heavy rubbers, socks, heavy underwear, blue overalls worn, in some cases, over heavy wool trousers, mackinaw coats and heavy caps.
Of 22 escape attempts last year, the staff and outside police had a 100 per cent. record of recaptures. "One man got as far as Hamilton," said Mr. McJannet ruefully. "He never should have got out of reach of our own staff. Anyway, you can't really call them escapes. There is little to stop an inmate from getting off the farm. We have some men who go out in the morning on specific jobs, without supervision, do their eight hours' work and then come back at night. If they wanted to make a break, they'd have plenty of time, but they realize they wouldn't get very far."
Get Training for Trades In the main carpenter shop, a middle-aged inmate was turning out whiffletrees on a lathe. Another was making, by hand, a lectern for use at the Sunday services.
"We try to educate the men rather than punish them," said Mr. McJannet. "For instance, last year we had some men who wanted to learn something about engineering. Through the co-operation of the department of labor, three got fourth-class certificates and two were given third class tickets. The training here will make them of value outside. We encourage the inmates to use the library as much as possible, and they can get special text books."
About 60 horses are used in the. lumbering operations, and they are prime pets. The men and teams work in such close harmony that the teams actually aren't driven but obey spoken commands. At lunch time, not until their charges are carefully blanketed and fed do the men line up.
"Occasionally we do strap prisoner for infractions of the rules," Mr. McJannet said, "but the 'hole' exists only in the imagination." It is merely a section of a corridor barred off from the main portion. It contains five or six cells, the same as all others in the building.
Trucking of logs from the lumbering operations has not yet commenced, but back in the bush, horses and tower-like structures known as "deckers" are used to pile the timber like cordwood in a farm backyard.
Mr. McJannet at one point picked up an axe head with part of its broken handle still protruding, from a fire. "Why hasn't this been sent back to the carpenter shop for repair?" he asked the youthful user.
"We can do a better job of repairing it right here, as soon as the old handle burns out, and we'd save time," the youth replied.
"That's a good argument. Carry on." said Mr. McJannet. Image captions, from top to bottom: 1. More than 500 men; inmates of the Ontario Industrial Farm at Burwash; are producing lumber and other supplies for war purposes. The men can fell tree like the one shown above on a dime. Toronto Star Photograph Archive, Toronto Public Library, TSPA_0011269F.
2. The song of the saw rings out in the bush country around Burwash as inmates cut felled trees into desired lengths. These men are using a measuring stick attached to the log to determine length. [In fact, they are sawing it - the caption is wrong in both the original newspaper story and the archival photo repository.] Toronto Star Photograph Archive, Toronto Public Library, TSPA_0011268F.
3. Trails wind throughout the bush country where the men put forth their efforts on a regular production schedule. Here is a trail being rolled to help facilitate transportation. Pine and spruce lumber; perhaps bound for war construction projects; more over trails in record quantities. Burwash is very proud of its production of planed lumber for the timber controller.
Toronto Star Photograph Archive, Toronto Public Library, TSPA_0011267F.
4. Logs are stacked neatly in rows throughout cutting areas and are later moved to the railway for shipment to war production centres. The inmates work on this bush work entirely of their own volition; but with co-operation of guards; overseas and the farm superintendent; W. L. McJannet. Meals are wholesome and the men put on weight while engaged in this work.
Toronto Star Photograph Archive, Toronto Public Library, TSPA_0011266F.
5. Men who were inexperienced at this work a few months ago are now proving themselves expert woodsmen as they pile lumber stocks to help fight for freedom. The men are here shown skidding logs to be piled.
[AL: Pure carceral propaganda, in which assertions of lack of brutality and happy inmates working hard are belied by escapes and the reality that inmates were only willing to do hard work when it turned out to be a war contract. This story is also revealing of how dependent much of the Canadian economy was on forced or unfree labour. The pulp and paper industry had been demanding Prisonrs of War for use in lumber camps. Burwash was, at this point, the Siberia of the Ontario prison system, located in isolation even from nearby Sudbury. Most prisoners served less than two years (provincial time being two years less a day) though some were serving a combination of determinate and indeterminate sentences equal to three or four years - longer than time in a penitentiary. Although a good percentage of the incarcerated population were from Northern Ontario, Burwash was used by the Department of Reform Institutions for holding more 'hardened' individuals who had many previous terms in federal and provincial prisons or were disciplinary issues at the Guelph Reformatory. The 'Reformatory Moment' of Ontario prisons - the use of large amounts of forced labour on farm, lumbering, and industrial work with minimal security and inmate self-policing - was close to coming to an end in 1943. It would be shattered in 1947-1948 by riots and strikes at Burwash and elsewhere, and the resultant backlash.]
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“If you’re interested in learning about First Nations culture and heritage, the Ottawa Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival is the place to experience the solstice. This event focuses on summer solstice traditions from the First Nations people.
This celebration is full of food, drinks, family activities, and a traditional powwow. As the picture above shows, it’s a visually stimulating cultural celebration that will get your heart pumping in rhythm with the traditional drums!
After two years of cancellations due to the COVID-19, the festival returns with its in-person celebrations this year. It will be hosted in the Mādahòkì Farm (traditional and un-ceded territories of the Algonquin peoples) from June 21-26, 2022.”
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If you want to see the children of Yemen, you don’t need to go far. Pull up a chair.
Here they are, children of war and disease and famine. There’s one, skin wrapped tight over bone, bloodied under bandages covering her wounds. There’s another, looking up at us, a boy with no leg. And another girl, alive, apparently, on a bed of sorts. These children are as easy to find as the phone in your pocket.
The UN calls this, the result of war and neglect, the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. It estimates, since 2014, when Yemen’s civil war began, more than 230,000 Yemenis have died, more than half from hunger and disease. More Canadians can be awakened to it.
Rebel Houthis continue to control much of the impoverished nation. An Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia, which entered the fray in 2015, is the counter force. There is a Saudi air raid on Yemen once every 10 days, on average, according to Oxfam. Not surprisingly, bombs have often fallen on hospitals and water holdings and houses and children.
You may recall from this space that one day a Saudi bomb fell on the home of a 10-year-old named Baraah al-Saqaf. Her father, trying to protect her, was consumed by flames. Later, Baraah died from her own burns. I knew the family. And while I never met Baraah, I suspect she was not unlike this Yemeni shepherd girl, photographed, who I see often.
I know her as just the nameless girl and her lamb, the girl on the poster that’s in my home office to remind me of these important things. For 20 years the photo, a gift from my wife, has been in my workspace, including in Yemen during the time we lived there.
But about Canada. In 2020, the UN Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts on Yemen named Canada as one of the countries perpetuating Yemen’s war. Ottawa sells arms to Saudi Arabia. The Trudeau government, maybe in shame, barely talks about it. But in 2016 the Liberals gave final approval to a previous Conservative-brokered deal to sell Saudi armoured vehicles, the sort with cannons and machine guns and mortars and anti-tank missiles.
Worth about $15 billon, the contract creates jobs in London, Ont. It also robs Canada of its better angels, its healing role in global affairs. Because Canada can create other jobs, those that don’t trap and kill children in the bloody mechanisms of war. We’re better than this. Far better.
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FOR THE LOVE OF FOOD
Why Food Is My Passion
My name is Emma Smith and i was born and raised in Ghana( West Africa).
when I was born I lived with my Auntie who had a poultry and goat farm. I use to take care of the animals feeding them every morning and cleaning the barn. she also owned guest houses that we used for parties during the holidays. I had to learn how to kill, clean and cook the chicken for parties. I ended up falling in love with cooking the chicken because i was able to use the different part of the chicken meat to create different dishes.
MOVING TO A DIFFENT COUNTRY
when i was 15yrs old i moved to Ottawa to live with my dad, and it was very different for me. In Ghana i saw all the street vendors with their food displayed outside, you are able to see and chose what you wanted to buy. But in Ottawa sometimes you have to look at the menu to see what you wanted to buy, you have to create a picture of this in your mind.
WHY I BECAME A CHEF
I wanted to go to culinary school and open a street market/restaurant just like what i saw when i was growing up in Ghana. i want people to be able to see what they were buying, able to sample it and also while creating the picture in their mind before they get there, they will be getting exactly what they visualized in their mind.
PLACES I WORKED AT
After high school in Ottawa, i moved to New York. I ended up going to culinary school in New York for 1year. whiles in culinary school i was fortunate enough to get a job at Mercer Kitchen (Jean George). after culinary school i worked at Epecerie Boulud (Daniel Boulud), Red Rooster (Marcus Samuelsson) and Gato ( bobby Flay. I have learnt so much about French dishes, Meditereanean dishes and African/Swiss dishes.
GREAT QUOTE FROM MY FAVOURITE CHEF
“Cooking is a subject you can never know enough about. There is always something new to discover” Bobby Flay
A culinary blog i found is : A culinary journey with chef Dennis. I love his blog because he teaches about basic techniques in cooking, step by step recipes, he develops recipes and also a photographer. I also like his page because i am able to see how to post pictures of my food and recipes on my blog.
The one and only Daniel Boulud
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