***A caveat: I’m very much aware that this is the nerdiest post I have ever written. In September of 2011 I joined the Karate “Dojo” at the CEPSUM gym in Montréal. I had repeatedly heard of the benefits of studying a martial art. I remember a woman with whom I worked who started Kung Fu [...]
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Karate and empowerment
Posted in general, Pleasure and appreciation, tagged awareness, Cepsum, Fethi, gym, Karate, katsumata, life, martial art, Sensei, Shotokan on May 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A fragrant and floral fish and mussel soup/dish served with Vin Jaune
Posted in Pleasure and appreciation, recipes, tagged delicious, elegant, fish soup, floral, fragrant, health, Jura, mussel, pairing, recipe, sablefish, stew, Vin Jaune, Wine on November 29, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Last week(wow, already…) I decided to prepare an elegant dinner for my wife and I: something with which we could enjoy a glass of our newly bought, expensive and never before tasted VIN JAUNE from the French region of Jura. I believe I have mentioned this region before. It is a small region, north-east of [...]
Eating sustainably for cheaper food and the pleasures of creativity
Posted in general, Pleasure and appreciation, tagged eating, food, health, sustainability, tamar adler on November 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve got a wonderful article for you all to read. The writer, Tamar Adler, shares many of my thoughts about food and eating, and I would like for you to read it and think about what she has to say. So much of our consumption(this goes beyond food) is carelessly wasteful and needs to be [...]
I’m missing this. Now. At this very moment.
Posted in Pleasure and appreciation, tagged culture, Gillian Welch, happiness, life, music, shows, Timber Timbre on October 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Gillian Welch, an American singer/songwriter that plays southern folksy music that is filled with a strange kind of sunny nostalgia, is playing The National tonight, a good venue in Montreal. Over the last few years, my immersion in the local music scene has waned and I was unfortunately unaware that she was to play a [...]
New York city trip: Part 2; Kinderhook farm
Posted in general, Health and society, Pleasure and appreciation, tagged animals, beef, bees, chickens, corporate, e coli, environment, farm, fed, feedlots, grass, health, Kinderhook, pasture, society, sustainable on July 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Sefi and Mark, super duo from Lawrence restaurant, being interested in sustainable and healthy farming practices, had the great idea of going to Kinderhook farm on our way to NY. The 1000 acre farm, which lies in the Hudson valley, is an admirable alternative to what large corporate farming has come to look like today. [...]
New York city trip: Part 1: an intro.
Posted in general, Pleasure and appreciation, tagged food, lawrence, New York, trip, vacation on July 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been away for some time. 3 weeks ago, the restaurant where I work, Lawrence, closed for some much deserved(for the owners) vacation time. Taking advantage of the opportunity to travel, Carolina and I organized our first trip to New York city together. Carolina had not been there in over 12 years and I looked [...]
Sacred harp singers-Idumea
Posted in Pleasure and appreciation, tagged idumea, kanawana, music, sacred harp singers on May 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The video itself is unrelated to the original song. The music is not Native American, but as I watched the beautiful photos stream by, I felt a sense of nostalgia for the time I spent as a youth canoeing and hiking through Québec. Younger, I attended a camp named Kanawana that is the second oldest [...]
A book.
Posted in Pleasure and appreciation, tagged book, joshua foer, memory, Moonwalking with einstein on April 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I was working on a draft of a post about the delightful book “Moonwalking with Einstein” by Joshua Foer for a few days last week. I started writing it one night when I was dead tired and very drunk. haha. Not a good combo. It lingered on a browser tab as I avoided night after [...]
