Canada is a big part of my life.

In America, Blackberry Farm in Tennessee is one of the most amazing hotels I've had the privilege of staying at.

You don't get second chances in the real world.

My mother's kitchen was built to be the focal point of our house. I got into the kitchen often as a child.

You can't fake being able to cook well.

There's not a single chef I know of that does not think about the politics of the food they're serving.

I cook mostly vegetarian vegetable and bean stews. Quinoa salads. I make my mother-in-law's recipe for chicken and barley stew all the time.