I’d love to say I’m a 3rd generation farmer who inherited acres of cultivated land, but I can’t.  I work in an office and live in a downtown high-rise.  I have a balcony.  I started growing a few tomato plants on the balcony and liked the way it looked from inside my apartment.  My goal is to design and grow a little kitchen garden that is aesthetically inspiring and the envy of my neighbours.  

I will never grow enough to sell at the farmer’s market but I do harvest enough to serve delicious creations to my friends.  The kitchen garden is the next accessory to a carefully planned kitchen.

I’m not a professional chef but I’m obsessed with buying kitchen appliances, culinary gadgets and cookbooks.  I search and collect kitchenalia wherever I travel.  A few years ago, I decided to learn a repertoire of gourmet meals.  

I needed professional help.  I completed several courses at accredited culinary institutes, including Le Cordon Bleu in Paris.  Yes, the Cordon Bleu certificates are professionally framed and proudly displayed in my kitchen. 

Of course, I continue to dine out.  I like going to the top trendy restaurants…who doesn’t?!  I'm a foodie but not a food maniac.  I choose to eat at restaurants that inspire me to replicate "in the style of" at home.  Most importantly, I observe the plating.  More recently, I have found my cooking comparable (or comparably better) to meals at restaurants.  Yes, I’m that good.  I sound like a real jerk….full of myself.  Yes, I believe it.  Anyone can do it!  It just takes practice, inspiration, great produce grown from a “local” farmer, creative plating and good friends to cook for.  I enjoy and appreciate food much more.

All of this led to starting a website and blog.  Here, I get to share my urban culinary adventures, from balcony to table.