kitchen DESIGN | VEGAS KBIS 2020 Part One – First Impressions

WELL, that was M A S S I V E to say the least! My venture out to KBIS (Kitchen & Bath Industry Show) in Las Vegas last week to learn whatever I could about Kitchen Design definitely embarked on a complete sensory overload experience LOL. In addition to it being my very first visit…

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kitchen DESIGN | WHY the Kitchen really is the most important room in your Home

Recently I’ve begun switching my work/career focus on the whole HOME to include my personal obsession passion – the Kitchen. Which is leading me to contemplate – what makes the KITCHEN, usually, the most important room in your Home? When designing and planning a home, there are typically (and very generally) two zones – the…

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OUTTAKES | Photoshoot Day

Seems a bit repetitive to show you pics now that I’m going to post with later, but I’m just tooooo danged excited! It was about high time to get fresh shots for here, and for my products over at Alison Kent HOME. For the record, these are my own (crappy) outtake shots, NOT the beautiful,…

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today’s KITCHEN | Activated Charcoal + Dîner en Noir Prep

WTHECK is ‘Activated Charcoal’, and why would I EAT it?!Those were my first thoughts… BUT in prep for my Feb ‘Dîner en Noir‘ dinner coming up with some of my fave foodie friends, I started scouring the internet for ‘black-coloured food’ and this particular gem came up repeatedly. APPARENTLY, Food Grade Activated Charcoal is coconut…

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travel DIARIES | Whistler, BC Canada

What do you look or hope for in food when you travel? What google or yelp searches do you lean to? WELL, I can’t say as I’ve really “done” Whistler cuisine, but this weekend having only two or three small ‘snack’ meals available to me I had to stick w my usual google search –…

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about last NIGHT | 20.01.05 the BEST Ramen EVER!

I mean, not to brag or anything. BUT I’m not a Ramen person, so it literally was the BEST Ramen I’ve ever had! LOL. Ramen noodles tend to be too heavy for me – I prefer the lighter vermicelli noodle in Pho, but that said, last night I SLAYED on a table for 10, hot-pot-style…

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about last NIGHT | 19.12.31 New Years Eve

HAPPY New Years 2020!!Who else is excited for a whole new decade?! My 2019 ended with another e p i c a l l y delicious NYE dinner with fellow cook, El Jefe Chef Fong, and our “sous-chef’s” May and Jenny. The “NYE Cookathon” tradition began when we had small boys at home and didn’t…

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