Banquet Journal

celebrations

celebrating at my parent's house: the last of the snow and (lucky) thirteen years of good health mum has saved these party hats for at least twice as many years as that...

Niagara Neighbourhood Community Food Centre

My brother Jordan got a mention on Treehugger for his project for Carrot City, an exhibition exploring the possibilities of urban farming in Toronto...

easier said than done

artichokes

currently, i can't seem to stop braising baby artichokes which, while a drag to clean, are turning out delicious. you peel off most of the thick outer leaves of a dozen or so small artichokes, c...

inspiration: march

some things, circling... maria callas not yves klein blue, but this moonscape in yves klein pink  ellen gallagher, esp her plasticine and googly eye prints the desert landscape chinoiserie wal...

little dumpling? plumpy? linky?

my beloved maira kalman is blogging again at the new york times. i found her tender ode to lincoln today, and was reminded of another talented and lovely friend who is haunted by a secret lo...

olle eksell

my olle eksell book is making me so happy -  every time i open it something else catches my eye. and lena corwin has culled some lovely images from fall fashion week here. i've also been e...

feodor rojankovsky

I love Feodor Rojanovsky's sweetly folkloric illustrations - I have a beautiful bestiary of his work I'll post soon... The cover of this book reminds me a little of  Marimekko's Kanteleen kuts...

the baron

Love this family... from the Sartorialist.  (If you know me and my own family, you know i have a soft spot for the beards)

donkey donkey

      One of our new books is Roger Duvoison's Donkey Donkey, and its lovely illustrations. Makes me want to paint some goats.   We also love the three shaggy donkeys at Maplewood Farms...