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GRAPEVINE MAGAZINE SPRING 2015 grapevinemagazine.ca

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Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 1 CONTENTS Contributors Will Ryan is a graduate of the Ontar- Michael Pinkus, started Ontario io College of Art & Design with 45 WineReview.com (now Michael years of experience in interior design PinkusWineReview.com) in March Departments in both residential and commercial. 2005; a website devoted to the love, He was part owner of the iconic To- enjoyment and promotion of Ontario Anna’s Kitchen ronto store Anything Goes on Avenue wines. Today, he tastes wines from 14 Road. He has lived in Canton, ON, all over the world, is president of the since 1998 and his current project is Wine Writers Circle of Canada and the renovation of the Walton Hotel in has won a few awards for his writing Health & Wellness 24 Port Hope. along the way. Section Scampi Salad with 32 Horseradish Dressing

When Deborah Melman-Clement isn’t Ryan’s Eye: Decorating 38 eating food and drinking wine, she’s with Paint Celebrity chef Anna Olson is host of usually writing about them. An Bake with Anna Olson, which airs on award-winning journalist, editor, Food Network in Canada and follows copywriter and broadcaster based in Wine with Music Pairings 42 on the heels of her successful series Kingston, ON, Deborah writes for the Sugar and Fresh with Anna Olson, Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star and 56 which has aired in 40 countries world- for clients across Canada and the U.S. Great Reads 46 wide. She has authored seven best- selling cookbooks, including her most recent book, Back to Baking. Features Calendar of Events 52 Tribute to Richard Karlo The former liter- acy co-ordinator 4 Publisher’s Note for the Toronto District School Board, Anne The Business of Art elcome to the first issue of Her work is strongly related to music, Jacquie Blanchette is a fitness and 2015! Grapevine magazine so you then might enjoy the article on lifestyle coach who is passionate Preston is now 7 Wis pleased to announce that the pleasures of pairing wine with music. about enriching people’s lives retired and liv- Melissa Gaboury will become our new For the energetic, Will Ryan is through strength. She operates her ing contently in The County. She Building Belleville Editor and begins her duties with the encouraging us to spruce up our homes, own boutique gym in Rossmore, ON, summer issue. We are sorry to be losing and for anyone preparing to sell, has a BA in Sociology, a diploma in is currently the Cindy Mark who did such a sterling job Decorating with Paint should be priority Fitness and Health Promotion and is chair of the Writ- 16 during Grapevine’s infancy. reading. ten Word Com- currently certified in personal training, Our new website has now been Oh, and you might then deserve a mittee of the Prince Edward County Arts Create Your Dream indoor cycling, fitness kickboxing and launched and we invite readers to visit relaxing break at Ste. Anne’s Spa. kettlebell foundations. Council and employed at Books & Com- Kitchen www.grapevinemagazine.ca. As a final note, we are especially pany in Picton, ON. You can find her 36 Articles in this issue feature the pleased that we have the first of many at the bookstore most Sundays happily Build Belleville initiative and we articles written in English and French— shelving books. Music & Art in Cobourg have an exclusive on Alice Teichert‘s check out The French Connection. 48 forthcoming exhibition at Oeno Gallery. Happy reading! 2 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 3 Richard Karlo with hockey RichaRd KaRlo hall-of-famer Doug Gilmour. The Man & His Wine

by Michael Pinkus Photography by Marc Polidoro

ichard Karlo: what can one say about the man that hasn’t already been said. He worked tirelessly at his craft, constantly innovating and re- inventingR his winery with Port-Bordeaux blends and winter-hardy Minnesota grape varieties. His five-grape Bordeaux blend was of particular interest considering it was all done in a wine region that is marginal for heavy reds at the best of times and his love of Port pushed him to create a dessert wine unique to The County when Canadian Port was not in fashion. It’s hard for me to even fathom The County, or any of their promotional events, without his presence, and he was such a presence with both his height and his infectious joviality. He was also a great host. He once made us a dinner of sashimi and steak at the winery one evening, which we consumed al fresco on the newly enclosed patio, while the mosquitoes dined on us. How they got in was later explained by a small opening in the screening that was soon-after fixed, but what a night to remember. I am sure we will all remember him in our own way. But the question on many people’s minds’ is, “What’s next?” What’s next for the little winery with the big-hearted man at the helm? His widow, Sherry Martin, opened up for Grapevine magazine with some of the plans in store for the winery that bares the man’s name and legacy. GV: Who is taking over the winemaking duties? SM: We’re currently working with a Sherry Martin and Richard Karlo.

Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 5 The Business of aRT ... or why spend all that money on a painting?

by Carlyn B. Moulton Photography by Graham Davies

nce we get past basic almost inevitably, it means that painting has in supporting a particular artist and helping requirements of human found a new home. It might be the energy to further their careers. In addition, all art survival—shelter, food within a painting that grabs a person as purchasers get to derive daily pleasure from and safety—other the vibrancy of the colour and movement the work, a value that is difficult to quantify, distinctly human needs can transform a home. Or, it might be the but real nonetheless. come into play. We emotion or memory that the work evokes in How is it that paintings or sculptures come needO to engage with our family, to develop the viewer. And sometimes, in addition to to have a value far beyond the cost of the a sense of self esteem and value and shared all those other factors, it might be because materials or time required to produce it? experience, to be able to reach our full art, carefully chosen, turns out to be a very Within every culture, some artist’s creations potential as thoughtful actors within our reasonable investment. have been deemed to have value where others culture. It is here that we begin to consider the If we think of art as an investment, it is have not, whether because of their impact, pursuit of art, its creation by the courageous certain that it is more fun than investing in originality, quality of execution or reputation artist and the experience of it by those who mutual funds or potash stock. It is less volatile of the artist. And, subsequently, they have confront the work. than the energy or technology markets, and it been preserved in cultural institutions or People buy art for many reasons. Sometimes is often more liquid than real estate. Some art acquired and treasured by collectors. Most it is the immediacy of the encounter. Over investors derive great pleasure from the hunt people are familiar with Canada’s Group of and over again, I have seen a painting, quite for particular trophy pieces or from acquiring Seven and Painters Eleven. One hundred number of winemakers who are taking a able to maintain the house literally, take someone’s breath away and, a work at auction. Others find satisfaction dollars invested in a Lawren Harris painting collaborative and communal approach to the “typicity” of style. Sherry wines to protect them and steward them into makes the final call on the bottle. The process is guided by Richard’s wines with Richard’s legacy portfolio approach in order to keep the in mind. What are the next steps for Karlo top left: The tasting room. house style consistent. The generosity of the Estates? above: The new management community is buying us time to put out the SM: The launching of Gilmour wine: a team at Karlo Estates includes call to attract the right winemaker, who has signature red and white blend for hockey Scott Sutherland. not only the abilities, but also the same drive hall-of-famer Doug Gilmour; a deal that was to excel that Richard had: an entrepreneurial signed just prior to Richard’s passing. The mind, passionate about excellence and, of wines should be out by the ‘off season,’ so go towards a scholarship in Richard’s name course, exceptional winemaking skills. hockey fans can relax and enjoy it. for the Canadian Wine Industry. GV: It is interesting to note that because GV: Anything special being done in GV: Did Richard leave anything special Sherry has been identified as a super taster, Richards honour, wine-wise? behind in tank or barrel? she, in conjunction with the team, has been SM: Proceeds from the Gilmour wine will SM: The short answer is ‘yes,’ but to be any more specific would ruin the surprise. What I can say is that a special tawny port-styled wine will be coming soon, and a Sangiovese is in the works with a very natural expression of the grape. There’s also a Nebbiolo in the works as well as a Petit Sirah. It all sounds very exciting and is a lasting testament to Richard’s inventive and boundary-pushing winemaking that will live on, forever cementing him, and his contribution, to the growing Prince Edward County firmament.

6 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 7 Alice Teichert’s

byVisual Jeff Keary Poetry radled in the warm embrace of Huff Estate’s Winery and its eponymous inn, lies one of The County’s gems: Oeno Gallery. AnC iconoclastic, yet iconic aluminium and glass box referencing agricultural ancestry, it houses an institution that, in its relatively brief history, has achieved a position of pre- eminence in Ontario’s contemporary art scene. Carlyn Moulton and Barbara Basille are the driving force behind this most remarkable development. Originally occupying their private house, the gallery migrated to its current location in 2009. Managed by Sandra Goldie and her team, Oeno has established an international The owners of Oeno Gallery, reputation, making it all the more surprising According to Artprice, the art business is mundane, to challenge our understanding to learn that the majority of their artists Carlyn Moulon and Barbara flourishing in a bubble that never bursts. Evenand perspectives. But given interest and hail from Ontario itself, with several Basillie. the price index of artists born after 1945 has bond rates, with the help of a good advisor, representatives from The County. Painters followed the trend, reaching unprecedented art can also be a satisfying investment worth Otto Donald Rogers and Graham Metson, in the year 2000 had an average value at the heights and even topping the levels attained considering. and sculptor Shayne Dark, spring to mind. end of 2014 of $1553; $100 invested in a Jack at the height of 2007 by 15%. All in all, the Carlyn Moulton has owned and operated There are many others. Bush painting in 2003 was worth well over global index of contemporary art prices has the Oeno Gallery for over 10 years. She This spring at Oeno, an exhibition of Alice $1,000 10 years later. Others in those groups risen by over 70% over the decade. bought her first piece of art in 1975, and Teichert’s works opens on April 25 with the haven’t seen the same price increase, but they While much of this growth can be attributed admits to having been an art addict ever since. artist in attendance and running till May have held their value reasonably well. to the soaring prices of art superstars, In addition to deriving great pleasure from 24.This will be her fourth solo show at Oeno, The art market, like mutual funds, is not many contemporary Canadian artists have representing contemporary Canadian artists, and with previous shows entitled Visual just for the very rich. Many people have made experienced a steady growth in their prices she was honoured to be able to present an Poetry, On That Note and Decibel, we are this discovery. The art market as a whole is as well, often at a rate of 10-15% per year exceptional collection of work by the Group provided a clue as to what we might expect. growing at a rate that outstrips many other with good Canadian representation, or at a of Seven in 2014. In 2015, the gallery will be Born in Paris and raised in the multi- sectors, increasing between 10-20% per year. rate of 25-30% with prestigious international hosting exhibitions of selected work by Alice cultural and multi-lingual hotbed of Brussels, Last year, for example, global art sales were representation. Teichert of Port Hope, John Fox (d.2008) with a professional pianist mother, Teichert, estimated to be over $65 billion USD. On- Cultural engagement and dialogue should of Montreal, Otto Donald Rogers of Prince unusually, learned to read music before line sales of art are growing even faster at never be undervalued for it is what allows Edward County and Christopher Langstroth learning to read and write. Thus, dots on five about 25% per year at last estimate. us all to move beyond the grey and the of Toronto. lines were her introduction to language. “And, Photograph by Bob Perks

8 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 DiD You Know?

ack Bush, whom Alice Teichert first encountered in the pages of the French journal, Macula, is an important and underrated character in the Jdevelopment of contemporary painting. Underrated, perhaps, because for much of his career he ran a successful commercial art and design studio... and possibly because of being Canadian. In his own time he pioneered developments in what is now known as colour field painting. He is particularly interesting in that while he produced his large, simplified, colour-block contemporary paintings often with raw canvas in evidence, he continued the practice of life drawing and was also an excellent draughtsman. Thus, in Jack Bush we have someone who can produce a technically compelling representation of a given subject, but who then elects to work with non- representational compositions, scotching the perception that abstract artists paint as they do because they simply cannot draw. Bush’s experimental approach favoured starting from scratch with no preconceived ideas, allowing the work to develop in colour, form and content, and this is a direct connection to Teichert.

these works share with Teichert. Over a period of four weeks, I am afforded unprecedented access to Teichert’s studio that occupies a splendid, recently renovated historic building in Port Hope. Often, I am alone in the ecclesiastically redolent interior full of sound and silence. Sounds are late Miles, Monk, Jarrett and Bach’s Cello Suites. Silence is a I understood that each dot had its significance location for an emerging abstract painter, very special silence... it’s the silence of John according to position,” Alice says. rather than the more obvious and fashionable Cage’s Four Minutes and 33 Seconds, a piece What is Now, her oeuvre extends from paintings choice of New York City. inspired by Robert Rauschenberg’s seemingly and prints to three-dimensional pieces and white paintings of 1951. photography. Additionally she is the published ************** The studio is replete with many over-sized Colour Field Painting? author of J’EUX, a book of text’ paintings brushes, scrapers, drywall tools, metal strips, exploring typography and, particularly, the Over mint tea accompanied by an sponges and squeegees... anything that can argely American, and primarily a New York phenomenon from the late 1940s, spaces in between the type, some of which occasional exquisite jewel of chocolate, I am make a mark or spread paint. Paintings are colour field painting is quite self explanatory, being characterised by physical have been transformed into the live and alerted to Teichert’s intimate understanding worked initially, at least, on the horizontal (like Lscale, large or larger and dominated by simple colour arrangements. They evolving performance piece s’pos)in(. of art history as she guides me through a Whistler) several at a time. Initial preparations represent nothing, they have no subject other than themselves and there is no illusory “For years I have called my work visual survey of depictions of books in paintings. are spread over the canvas surface with a metal space; however, their combined physical scale and intense colour density can have poetry,” says Alice. “Because my work Works as diverse as Mediaeval manuscript bar, evidencing a print maker background— profound physiological and emotional effects. hovers between the notion of text, language illuminations, Saint Jerome of El Greco, Jos akin to inking a silk screen. Large brushes Pioneers of this approach are Clyfford Still, Barnett Newman and Mark Rothko, and music... through the eyes of a painter.” and Lucie Hessel in their small Living Room, are probably drawn through this medium followed in the 1950s by Helen Frankenthaler, Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland and Jules Developing an interest in colour field of Edouard Vuillard’s and Henri Lerolle’s The whilst drying, creating texture, which can Olitski. The work was championed by critic Clement Greenberg whom Alice Teichert painting fuelled the ambition to cross the Organ Rehearsal, dissolve under her widening receive additional layers of colour, which one had the good fortune to meet in her studio on five occasions early in her career between Atlantic and we have to thank Jack Bush for fingers on the iPad, into a few beautiful suspects are wiped away leaving a striped 1985-1990. not only being an artistic influence, but for abstract marks and brush strokes. Achieving a effect. Many, many repetitions of this process convincing her that Toronto was a credible great deal, with considerable economy is a trait follow. Each piece is a journey and guides its

10 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 11 previous page: Access Code; own path, these works are not executions of Multi-layered, three-dimensional gestural be interpreted as landscape, with distinct a preconceived idea, there are no preparatory motifs, (glyphgraphs in Teichert speak), hover “horizons.” Quite how these glyphgraphs below: Ancient Dream; and sketches, (unlike Jack Bush), they are genuine over the surface of the canvas, reminiscent of are executed is a mystery—a combination right: Pitch Pause—all by Alice discoveries, the paintings are records of an the last works of Jack Bush. But, unlike Bush, of mark-making techniques at a very high Teichert. event, or indeed a performance. there is depth and atmosphere that could even level—I made the suggestion that some form of stencilling or resist might be involved— but, in the discrete elements there can be continuous horizontal stripes that appear interrupted by the removal or excavation of the surface. Teichert refers to her paintings as “fields of information” and then proffers the delightfully punning reinterpretation “in formation.” In part, due to the use of interference paint, the works are possessed of much visual, even eye-popping movement, reminiscent of Op Art, compare with Bridget Riley or Victor Vasarely. But there is something more going on here, something deeper, something, I suspect—referring to a concept in sub atomic particle physics—where the act of observing fundamentally changes the observed: the works are a continuously changing state. They do not represent anything, beyond recording the consequences of their interaction with Teichert. They are entities in their own right, parts of the universe as unquestionably legitimate as a tree or a rock. They resonate with significance, like a Bach cello suite or Haydn Mass, possibly challenging to nail down, but significant nevertheless. She describes herself as not a painter, but a composer...creating compositions. And composition is a term applicable equally in the spheres of language, music and painting. Indeed, it is probably not unreasonable to suggest that for someone with Teichert’s background and upbringing, resonant, rhapsodic and lyrical and, above all, painting, language and music are all essentially profoundly joyful. the same material... just differing aspects of “I love bright, radiant and deep colours, Anna’s Kitchen vibrations. and the interaction between multi-layered “In combining my interest in colour field...transparencies and translucencies,” says painting with the latest invention in acrylic Teichert. “I keep looking at and listening to the by Anna Olson Photography by Ryan Szulc medium... I create three dimensional space work telling me what tone or colour it might with a feeling of depth... by applying many need next to ‘get moving.’ consecutive fine glazes... interspersed with “Through the glyphgraph paintings I come text-like signs or waveforms,” says Teichert. face to face with the fine line that makes the “I feel my mother tongue is music, and to paint wave to the notion of wordless writing Gluten Free me language is music as well. Colour is like that paints itself in relation to the self-reflecting music. Colour is energy.” breathing space of the background.” It is no surprise that the language of music This is one show not to be missed. so readily applies to Teichert. The works in Maple Almond Chiffon Cakes this show entitled “GlyphGraph” are ecstatic, pring is the perfect time to In a clean bowl, whip the brown sugar, oil, Total Fat 34 g / Saturated Fat 13 g celebrate our first Canadian egg yolks and vanilla until thick and creamy. 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Turn the Makes 8 individual desserts. cups or ramekins upside down to cool them about 15 minutes if serving warm. 4 cold large egg whites To serve, tap the cake out onto a plate. ½ cup maple syrup Serve warm, dusted with icing sugar and ⅓ cup packed light brown sugar with a spoonful of warm chocolate ganache ¼ cup vegetable oil (recipe follows). 3 large egg yolks 1 tsp vanilla extract Chocolate Ganache 1 cup ground almonds Makes about ¾ cup 3 Tbsp tapioca starch (available at bulk and 4 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped health food stores) ½ cup whipping cream ¼ tsp salt Icing sugar, for dusting Place the chopped chocolate in a bowl. Heat the cream to just below a simmer Preheat the oven to 325oF and place 8 and then pour it directly over the chopped ungreased 10-ounce ramekins or other baking chocolate. Let this sit for a minute. dishes onto a baking tray. Using a spatula, stir the mixture until the Place the egg whites in the bowl of a stand chocolate has melted into the cream. 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14 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 15 has forgotten how much the downtown has distressing, perfect for the “shabby chic” calories, trim their waist lines and raise their changed in recent years, refresh your memory aesthetic. So go on, give that old chest in the heart rates. I take the opportunity to make my with Google Street View, in which can still basement a new lease of life and have fun in excuses and leave before I get roped into a be seen, the embryonic steel skeleton of the, the process. class... but, maybe next time. now completed, Court House over Front Crossing to the other side of the road we South, a little way on the same side of the Building Street roof tops. find Catherine McIntyre’s torture chamber road, is the Mini G Grocery store being the There are tax incentives and facade operating under the alias of Fit Body Boot retirement plan of Barb Philips and Mary improvement grants to encourage new Camp. Catherine is one of several new Anne Thompkins. Formerly, Barb had been a businesses to the area, and the BDIA and business owners in the downtown core so marketing manager for a blue chip company, Chamber of Commerce organize festivals confident of its prospects, that she actuallybut now she is putting her skills and energy and events throughout the year to appeal to bought the building. She says that she is to a social purpose in addressing the “food visitors from near and far. Savour the Chill, a “here to stay” and has already attracted a desert” created by the departure of Giant soup-making competition has 18 contributing good number of clients wishing to burn Tiger in August 2013. Clearly this is more businesses. An Art Walk showcases artworks Belleville in Quinte Arts Council, Gallery 121, the Belleville Art Association, the Parrott Gallery and many other restaurants and businesses. If Build Belleville succeeds, the population will by Orbi Montblanc swell by 1,000 people increasing demand for local products and services, creating a virtuous circle. he Build Belleville Attic Revival at the northern end is one of program is a 21-million- the green shoots and is the brain child of Susan dollar plan moving from a Finkle, who describes herself as “addicted to proposal to a reality with painting and up-cycling.” An old television work scheduled to start in re-imagined and repurposed as a dog bed the not-too-distant future neatly illustrates the point. Trading for almost at Tthe north end of Front Street. Upgrading nine months, Susan is promoting the use of the unseen, but necessary, infrastructure is Chalk paint. This is an extraordinary product an essential step to downtown regeneration, requiring no preparatory sanding, stripping or which would, it is hoped, result in increased even priming. So, with no dust and no mess private investment, more new businesses and no VOCs, it is ideal for use in the home and greater occupancy of currently empty, and is even child friendly making it suitable and often unappealing, properties. All good for projects with your children. in theory, but some business owners have Amazingly, the paint sticks to anything: concerns about the length of time the work wood, glass, metal and even plastic. Finishing will take and the inherent disruption to trade. can be with a sealer top coat or wax and it And perhaps we should pause to remember lends itself to effects like faux finishes and that reports of downtown Belleville’s demise are somewhat overstated, the Belleville Downtown Improvement Area (BDIA) confirms a membership of over 200 member businesses and organizations. The area is bolstered by banks, legal and insurance practices, not to mention realtors, bringing employment and customers to the area. Who knew that Pinnacle Music Studios music school attracts more than 500 students a week, and how many enjoy performances at The Empire Theatre with its 700 capacity? Perhaps downtown is not quite dead, but just a little tired and in need of a makeover. Nurtured by the BDIA, the Chamber of Commerce and the Belleville Economic Development Office, there are already some green shoots of recovery and if one Photograph by Aaron Bell Photograph by

Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 17 than just a social issue. The opportunity to Coffee and teas are offered throughout buy fresh produce in the downtown core the day, which can be enjoyed with is a fundamental element of its success, hand-made chocolates and home-baked especially for non-drivers. cookies. Light lunches are also served. South again and crossing back over the Another vote of confidence in the road is Gourmet Diem owned and operated long-term future of Belleville is the by “frustrated chef” Jesse deWal. Opening new TownePlace Suites Hotel. This is just before Christmas proved to be a Belleville’s first and, so far, only extended fortunate strategy with business building stay hotel, offering a swimming pool, steadily. Jesse and his staff, Krystyna and with hot tub and fitness centre. Rooms Kristy, will guide you to your choice of their are all equipped with kitchens making huge selection of interesting cheeses and TownePlace Suites the ideal home away charcuterie with samples being available to from home. Studios are available for taste. individuals and couples and families Tempt the taste buds with Gray Owl can chose interconnecting rooms. It is from Quebec, Blue Stilton and Red hoped that the hotel will be the catalyst Leicester from England, or a 12-month-old for further developments locally, possibly Manencogo, Spanish in origin, I believe, including a casino. Conveniently located and even a Middle Eastern just off the highway, William’s team of 30 sheep’s cheese called Idazabal. helpful, friendly staff await your visit. Gourmet Diem’s mission is “to While it is too early to say whether show people what is out there the Build Belleville project will achieve and to encourage people to try the desired outcome, we will keep our something new.” eyes on this topic for the future. In the Also on the menu are meantime, Elisha Purchase and Karen ethically sourced and naturally Poste will be delighted to give interested respective offices. Build Belleville is located is 267 Front Street. smoked charcuterie and deli parties a fuller insight into the plan at their at 116 Pinnacle Street and the BDIA’s office meats and, coming soon, real bacon from happy pigs allowed to roam and forage freely. Seed to Sausage products are on sale, too, as well as a range of speciality salts and sauces. Warm brown shelving units are replete with quality cookware items and kitchen implements and even a unique olive oil, Castille Di Canena, in a bottle designed by Fernando Alonso.

this page: The new Towne- Place Suites Hotel. Belleville’s first extended stay hotel, offer- ing a swimming pool with hot tub, fitness centre and more. The hotel could be a catalyst for more developments locally, possibly including a casino.

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Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 19 The French CONNECTION

by Orbi Montblanc Photographs Courtesy Auberge de France

ften, we hear about famous “boeuf bourguignon,” which is beef geography, Jean-Marc, who French speakers trying cooked in red wine and “hachis parmentier,” was born in Avignon, has to leave Canada, but a French version of shepherd’s pie. Other been a professional chef since perhaps less about specialities are French onion and camembert graduating in 1988 with a French people settling soup, which was what I attempted to make on passion for “provencale” style here. In 2010, Vincent my visit. cuisine. DepoivreO and Christophe Doussot chose to Introduced by Vincent to the Thermomix Both locations provide visit Canada for their annual holiday and device, we first make baguettes. This cunningthe full French experience discovered The County. Liking what they machine weighs, chops, slices, kneads, with a variety of sandwiches, found, on the flight home they immediatelysteams and even cooks and times every quiches, soups for lunch, and began to plan their permanent return. operation to perfection. Often found in the served with European savoir A former century farm house just north kitchens of professional chefs because it faire. Fresh ground coffee and of Bloomfield selected for conversion offers to a great precision and accuracy, it is great truly decadent pastries vie for bijou guesthouse, is now Maison Depoivre. fun to use and takes up very little space on one’s attention, competing Offering three bedrooms uniquely decorated the counter. Vincent shows his savoir faire with mouth-watering cheeses, with French flair, they are named after advising us how to make the baguettes extra homemade terrines, (chicken, Champagne grape varieties: Chardonnay, crusty by putting some water into the base duck and rabbit) pâtés, and Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir. of the oven, creating a cloud of steam that imported epicurean products. Maison Depoivre also incorporates a retail somehow crisps up the dough while it cooks, Auberge de France offers a store stocking many fine French products but retaining a deliciously moist inside. For little slice of Paris and creates (some of which are homemade by Vincent) the soup, leeks are weighed and sliced and menus from only the freshest Delectable delights at and their raison d’etre: the teaching kitchen. steamed by the machine, which then mixes local ingredients, including Auberge de France Vincent was born into a family of and cooks the camembert cheese, cream and organic local meats supporting Champagne makers and, with his brother, other ingredients. In a short while I was able the farm-to-table ethic. owns a vineyard in France. Trained initially to enjoy the fruits of my labours for lunch A gourmet catering service as an optician, cooking was always his true and can now look forward to impressing our is available, and for those who passion, being strongly influenced by his neighbours with my new skills. might wish to pretend they mother and grandmother. Joining Thermomix Visitors to Maison Depoivre can enjoy a have mastered the art of French cooking, in 2011 added a new dimension to his home-cooked French breakfast and dinner. available from the freezer are a selection of creativity. Visit www.maisondepoivre.ca. soups including lobster bisque and French Christophe grew up between Dijon and onion, and dishes just needing a visit to the Lyon, cities with a well established culinary ************** oven. However, if you are serious about tradition, and into a family where the learning to cook, Jean-Marc offers cookery appreciation of food and wine is a lifestyle. Fine French cuisine is also available in classes to groups of 10. For those interested With a background in fashion design, he Belleville and indeed Trenton with Jean-Marc in simply enjoying great food and taking in spent most of his career in marketing and Salvagno’s new enterprise. His expansion the atmosphere, Jean-Marc offers his chef’s merchandising. plans are premised on the success of his tablefirst twice a month, which is a culinary and Cooking lessons are a must. One can learn venture Auberge de France on Front Street a social delight that should be on everyone’s how to make “pot au feu,” a beef stew or the in Belleville. Seduced by love rather than calendar. Visit www.aubergedefrance.ca.

20 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 LA CONNEXION Française Par Christophe Doussot Photographie Par Donna Edmonds

n entend parfois parlé de spécialité française, le stylisme et la mode. à Trenton, grâce à Jean-Marc Salvagno. personnes francophones Les ateliers de cuisine de la maison sont à ne Le nouvel emplacement reprend tous les qui font le projet de pas manquer. On peut préparer nombre de éléments qui font le succès de l’Auberge quitter le Canada, plats traditionnels tels que le pot au feu, le de France, lieu initial créé par Jean- mais il est plus rare de fameux bœuf bourguignon ou encore le hachis Marc sur Front Street à Belleville. C’est parler des français qui Parmentier. La soupe à l’oignon ou le velouté l’amour plus qu’un choix géographique viennentO s’installer dans notre région. A de Camembert en croûte sont des spécialités qui a amené Jean-Marc, né à Avignon et l’été 2010, Vincent Depoivre et Christophe de la maison que j’ai testé lors de ma visite. chef professionnel depuis 1988, passionné Doussot ont découvert le “County” lors de Après une présentation détaillée du de cuisine aux influences provençales. leurs vacances passées au Canada. Séduits Thermomix, nous avons commencé à Que ce soit à Trenton ou à Belleville, c’est une above: par le charme de la région, c’est sur le vol préparer des baguettes. Cette machine expérience française authentique qui est offerte Learning de retour vers Paris qu’ils ont commencé surprenante pèse, émince, hache, pétrit et pour le déjeuner avec un choix de sandwichs, how to cook à planifier leur installation définitive. cuit à la vapeur à la perfection. Souvent de quiches et de soupes préparés avec tout le C’est une ferme centenaire aux abords de présent dans les cuisines des chefs français, savoir faire européen. Le café fraîchement with the Bloomfield qui a été choisie pour accueillirThermomix est apprécié pour sa très grande moulu et les pâtisseries décadentes sont à Thermomix. les clients de la “Maison Depoivre”. précision, d’autant plus que son usage est très ne pas manquer. Les fromages, les pâtés Les trois chambres nommées d’après les ludique et qu’il tient très peu de place sur un faits maison (volaille, canard et lapin) et les left: A variétés de raisin utilisées dans le Champagne comptoir. Vincent aime partager son savoir délices importés mettent l’eau à la bouche. creation : Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier et Pinot Noir, faire et nous explique comment obtenir une L’auberge de France offre une bouchée de offrent des espaces uniques décorés avec le baguette croustillante et moelleuse en créant Paris avec son menu qui utilise les ingrédients at Maison goût et le charme français. Maison Depoivre un nuage de vapeur dans le four, au début locaux les plus frais et de la viande bio Depoivre. comprend également une épicerie fine offrant de la cuisson, en y jetant un verre d’eau. locale dans l’éthique de la ferme à la table. une large sélection de produits importés de Pour le velouté, les blancs de poireaux sont Un service de traiteur est également proposé France et faits “maison”. C’est là également pesés, émincés et cuits à la vapeur, ensuite et pour ceux qui veulent faire croire qu’ils que les ateliers de cuisine se déroulent. le Camembert et la crème mijotent avec maîtrisent les secrets de la cuisine française, Vincent est né en Champagne dans une famille les autres ingrédients. En un rien de temps, le congélateur est rempli de soupes, de de vignerons. Son frère et lui sont propriétaires j’ai pu déguster le résultat de mes efforts bisques de homard et d’autres plats qui ont du vignoble familial. Sa carrière d’opticien et j’ai hâte de mettre en application ce que juste besoin d’être passés au four. Mais si n’a pas empêché Vincent de se consacrer à j’ai appris pour impressionner mes voisins. vous voulez vraiment développer vos talents sa véritable passion qu’est la cuisine, passion Les visiteurs de la Maison Depoivre dégustent culinaires, Jean-Marc organise des cours de développée sous l’influence de sa mère et de le véritable petit-déjeuner, et ils peuvent cuisine pour les groupes de dix personnes. sa grand mère. En devenant consultant pour aussi choisir l’option de la table d’hôtes Si vous préférez tout simplement déguster Thermomix France en 2011, Vincent a donné comprenant le dîner français fait maison. les plats et profiter de l’ambiance, Jean- un nouvel essor à sa créativité culinaire. www.maisondepoivre.ca Marc propose la table du chef deux fois Christophe a grandi entre Lyon et Dijon, par mois, un événement culinaire et social deux villes à forte tradition gastronomique, ************** à rajouter sans faute à votre calendrier. dans une famille où apprécier la bonne www.aubergedefrance.ca cuisine et les bons vins est un mode de La cuisine française est aussi bien vie. Il a consacré sa carrière à une autre représentée à Belleville, et maintenant

22 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 23 less rigid. If you eat three meals a day, then on this plan, three meals every week can be a “cheat.” The idea of “everything in moderation” helps us feel like we have more freedom to have fun, but still maintain steps to a healthier balance. Get to bed Who doesn’t love a solid night’s sleep? That amazing feeling you get upon waking from a long, undisturbed slumber is truly one of life’s most satisfying experiences. In 5 studies of humans and other animals, it has by Jennifer Jackson Photographs Courtesy Ste. Anne’s Spa been discovered that sleep plays a critical role you in immune function, metabolism, memory, learning and other vital functions. When we sleep well, our productivity increases, we Motion is Lotion a week. Make exercise fun by joining a 80/20 are in a better mood and we have way more ou’ve heard the saying, class, grabbing a walking buddy or hiring a Being completely on-track with your eating physical, mental and emotional energy. Work “Move it or Lose it”? trainer to show you the ropes safely. Regular goals all of the time is almost impossible, at establishing and maintaining a healthy It certainly stands true exercise helps maintain a healthy body and when we set unrealistic expectations for bedtime routine by using aromatherapy, in terms of keeping our weight, combats many health conditions and ourselves, we ultimately end up frustrated. sleeping in a completely darkened room, and bodies fit, functional and diseases, elevates your mood by releasing Instead of dieting, consider implementing avoiding stimulants such as caffeine, sugar mobile. Make it your endorphins, boosts energy, improves sleep, the 80/20 rule, which states that 80% of the or electronics a few hours before bedtime. goalY to get at least 30 minutes of moderate makes everyday tasks easier and can be a food you consume is clean, or on-track with to high intensity exercise at least five timessocial opportunity. your regime of choice and 20% is a touch

this page: The beautiful Ste. Anne’s spa outside Grafton. next page: Guests enjoy a relaxing lunch.

24 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 25 below: Pre-book your mas- Get outside industry and is a certified personal trainer, In our super-busy, electronically-driven group fitness instructor and yoga teacher,sage appointments so those society, it is becoming increasingly easier specializing in hatha, vinyasa flow and gentleopportunities to relax don’t get to conduct our lives almost entirely indoors. yoga. ‘bumped’ when life gets hectic. We can shop on-line, commute through Outdoor Activity: underground tunnels, park inside and exercise inside gyms. But, getting outside has so many amazing benefits that we must not ignore. Connecting to nature improves our mood; sunlight offers us vitamin D that helps prevent autoimmune conditions and builds muscle and bone mass; The 5-minute fix being outdoors helps lower our stress levels; by Jacquie Blanchette it helps increase our vitality; and spending time with nature can be very healing and e all know that a 2008 Scottish Health Study suggests that this vice? And the sun also happens to be the therapeutic. exercise is good outdoor activity had a 50% greater effect on body’s main source of Vitamin D, important for us, providing mental health than going to the gym. And, not only in bone health, but also in cell Chill Out many benefitsinformation compiled by UK researchers growth, neuromuscular function, immune In order to bring balance into our lives, it is far beyond the from various studies encompassing 1,250 function and reduction of inflammation. crucial that we spend time engaged in pursuits aesthetic, including people suggests that the biggest improvement The unfortunate news is that it’s the that we find peaceful and relaxing. Whether decreasingW the risk of heart disease and in mood and self-esteem was seen in just 5 ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun that it’s yoga, meditation, time at the spa, travel, high blood pressure, reducing stress, minutes. does all of this good stuff. The good news is listening to music, creating art or reading, managing weight, increasing HDL “the good So what is it about being outside that does that the Canadian Cancer Society contends carving time out of your busy schedule to do cholesterol,” enhancing mood, boosting our bodies so good? Well, for one, sunshine that a few minutes a day of sun exposure is the things you truly enjoy is the key to living energy levels and improving sleep quality. alone can cause the release of endorphins, the all that some people need in order to get their a resentment-free and well-balanced life. But, what if I told you exercising outdoors feel-good hormones that tend to be somewhat daily dose of vitamin D, depending on age, Doing your best not to feel guilty is often the could amplify all of these effects, and addictive. Know anyone that suffers from diet, skin colour, where you live and how toughest part of this practice. possibly in only five minutes a day? Sure, this Try blocking time out in your agenda, might not do much to loosen your jeans, but cutting down the time you spend on social it does provide a powerful one-two punch to media, or pre-booking your massages in counteract the negative outcomes of modern advance so these opportunities to chill out do living. not get bumped. Studies show that exercising outdoors can Jennifer Jackson is a wellness instructor increase positive feelings of revitalization, at Ste. Anne’s Spa: “Canada’s Favourite energy, attention, focus and sense of well- Destination Spa.” She has over 12 years being, all while decreasing negative feelings of experience in the health and fitness like tension, stress and depression. In fact,

Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 27 strong the sun is. Despite this, it’s prudent to course... an hour a day is much better. limit UV exposure to lower the risk of skin Jacquie Blanchette is a fitness and lifestyle cancer and get vitamin D from other sources coach who believes that one of the greatest (fortified foods and supplements). joys in life is movement and is passionate Interestingly, there’s another great reason to about enriching people’s lives through exercise outdoors that has nothing to do with strength. After working in the fitness industry the sun; a few years ago a group of scientists for over 15 years, she feels fortunate to discovered that simply taking a walk through have found a home for her boutique gym in the forest could actually boost immunity. Rossmore, ON, where she’s surrounded by Upon further study, they determined that a fantastic community of people that inspire the root cause was phytoncides—say what? her every day. She has a BA in Sociology, a These are airborne chemicals from plants that diploma in Fitness and Health Promotion have been shown to increase Natural Killer and is currently certified in personal training, (NK) cells in our innate immune systems. indoor cycling, fitness kickboxing and The innate immune system is our first line kettlebellof foundations. Outside of the gym, defence against infection by other organisms. she can be found running, hiking or biking A large part of the enhancement in NK cell local trails or, better yet, local wine routes. production is thought to be due to the stress- Jacquie can be reached through her website reducing reactions caused by catching a at www.bodyshopxco.com. whiff of these phytoncides. Apparently the saying “hug a tree” actually has some basis in science. So five minutes a day of outdoor activity can help: uplift your mood, give you energy, right: Gardening is a great way increase your focus, infuse you with vitamin D, reduce inflammation, decrease stress, fight to spend some quality time obesity and boost your immune system. Of outside. Image by DollarPhotoClub

28 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 29 and/or using anti-inflammatory drugs to the point of pain. Hold the stretch for 15-30 relieve stress. reduce inflammation during the initial, acute seconds. Repeat three times for each calf. Heel pain has a tendency to worsen over healing YouR heels stage; heat therapy may be effective for time, or to go away for a short time and return chronic, long-standing cases. Achilles Stretch with a vengeance. Many people wait for six Lean against a wall. Gradually bend your months or more before they seek help, trying by Cristol Smyth, D.Ch. Towel Curl back knee back until a stretch is felt in your everything under the sun to get better, only Place a towel on the floor. Curl the towel Achilles tendon, but do not stretch to the point to feel their pain come and go or, in most ou wake up, plant both maintains the arch of the foot called the the heel and sometimes in the mid or forefoot. toward you, using only the toes of your of pain. Hold the stretch for 15-30 seconds. instances, worsen. Seeking treatment early feet on the ground, stand plantar fascia (in medical terms the condition Pain may get sharper, more intense and more injured foot. Resistance can be increased by Repeat three times for each foot. is the key to preventing this condition from up and then... YEOW! is known as plantar fasciitis (fah-shee-eye- persistent over time. The pain is usually at its placing a weight on the end of the towel. As a last resort for rare, extreme cases, a becoming chronic. Somebody has shoved tus). worst after getting out of bed in the morning Perform this exercise 20 times. soft-tissue surgical procedure called a plantar Cristol Smyth, D.Ch. is a chiropodist and a sharp knife into the Structural problems in the feet such as flator following a prolonged period of rest. fasciotomy may be performed in which a co-owner at We-Fix-U Physiotherapy and bottom of your heel, or feet or high arches often result in arch pain Visible swelling may be present in severe Toe Taps small notch is made in the plantar fascia to Foot Health Centres. at Yleast that’s what it feels like. You take a few and heel pain. Inflammation results as the cases. Lift all your toes off the floor and, while steps—it still hurts, but not as bad. With your plantar fascia is pulled away from where it Heel pain has many different causes and keeping your heel on the floor and the outside heel still slightly tender you carry on with attaches to the bones of your feet, particularly may be a symptom of a much larger problem, four toes in the air, tap just the big toe to the your morning ritual and sit down for a cup in the heel; this can eventually lead to a heel such as a problem in your back or an old knee floor. Next you will change the order and tap of that much- needed coffee. Then, you get spur as the body inserts bone into the area in injury. the outside four toes to the floor a number up again. YEOW! There’s that knife again. an attempt to repair itself where the plantar Here are a few things you can do at home: of times while keeping the big toe in the air. What is it? fascia is pulling away. Inflammation is made Start with 10 taps and work up to 50 taps per Well, it’s most often caused by an worse by activity, including walking. Icing & Heat session. inflammation of the fibrous bandYour that heel pain may begin as a dull pain in Icing for ten minutes, three times per day Calf Stretch Lean against a wall with your back knee locked. Press forward until a stretch is felt in your calf muscle, but do not stretch to Image by DollarPhotoClub

30 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 31 Scampi Salad with

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36 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 37 Decorating with Paint

by Will Ryan Illustration by Gray Abraham ith regard to when we visit historic sites. It was once very the subject of fashionable to create a faux-grained finish on painting, there doors to simulate a more prestigious wood, are two schools for example, by creating a mahogany, oak or of thought. One is bird’s eye maple over plain pine doors. that some people Slate was often marbleized as a fireplace actuallyW enjoy the physical aspect and the mantle as were baseboards on some feeling of accomplishment of painting, while occasions. Today, this is still a valid faux others actively hate it and will avoid it at all finish, but to be done well is very time costs. I may be wrong, but I don’t think there consuming and really only necessary when a is a middle ground on this. period-correct approach is required. First of all, a little background on paint. In the 1980s, there was a vogue for faux Historically, paint colours were influenced finishes that came from historical thinking of by the available pigments and their costs. the past when they were very much part of As most historic paints were made of natural painted decoration. If you are in the category gives, although slight, an pigments, the colour choices were limited. of those who like to tackle a painting project orange-peel effect. On the Further to this, the way paint was used has I can offer tips from my personal experience subject of rollers, never a relevance as there were no bright whites and from professionals who have shared use them on high gloss available historically. The large range of this information. First and foremost is the paint finishes or on trims. today’s colour pallet simply didn’t exist. prepping, which is the part that most people When using a brush on Today, many of the better paint manufacturers really hate or sometimes actually skip, trims try to paint in the finish. This Choosing a colour is one of the have historic colours, which are often shown erroneously believing it is unimportant. It direction of the grain of resolves the tricky problem hardest parts of a painting Good quality paint is very as a separate grouping. is very important. Areas that have not been the wood.. that occurs when the trim and door casing is a project. expensive, so buy equivalent As with many things there are fads and correctly prepped will simply not last or Now onto some rules that obviously don’t different colour on one side than the other— good quality paint brushes. we see evidence of the thinking of the time perform to the expected level. have to be slavishly followed, but if I give the at what point does the colour change? factoring in the cost of hiring a professional Wash the area with a solution of sodium reasoning they might make more sense. I have a particular aversion to spray-on team for this part of the project. phosphate and lightly sand To achieve a sense of continuity, try to have stucco ceilings. This can be remedied but, Cornices can match the trim throughout or with fine sandpaper to further all the ceilings painted the same flat colour even when tackled by professionals, it is a can be the same colour as the wall. In some enhance the bonding. If throughout. Keep the trims and door casings very messy job. As smooth ceilings are much cases, it looks well for the walls and trim to you are not certain of paint in the same colour, but in a semi-gloss better looking, it may be an idea to include adherence to an area use a product that goes by the name of Fresh Start, but most manufacturers have a similar product. Buy a good quality paint. Cheaper paints don’t seem to stand up to being washed, and often show where it has been washed. Good quality paint is very expensive so buy equivalent good quality paint brushes. Despite the technical advances of rollers I can still tell if an area has had the paint

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38 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 39 Paint is one of the most economical be painted the same colour, particularly if the parts of a painting project. Again, I can only you can ask the paint supplier to dilute it rooms have panelling that are outlined with offer some advice and tips. If you are not sure by reducing the amount of pigment. This is decorating tools that you can use. mouldings. This gives the room a quieter, of your colour choice, buy a small amount particularly useful if, on the paint chart, you less-busy appearance. and paint it on a large area of the wall. find the tone above your colour too strong Another tricky situation is when there is an Remember the colour is affected by adjacent and the colour below your choice too light. opening through a space that doesn’t have a surfaces, carpet, flooring, furniture and by the Cutting back the pigment by a percentage trim surround. It is visually very awkward for lighting. All colours have a multiplying effect will eventually achieve the tone you want. a line of paint of one colour to abut a different as when all the walls are painted, the wall You can also customize your own paint colour on a corner. This is when a decision surfaces reflect the colour back to each other.colour, but be warned this is dicey. If you feel has to be made to either install a trim or keep When choosing a colour, try not to match your choice is too sweet or pastel, add a drop both spaces the same colour. it too closely to a shade in your carpet or of the opposite colour on the colour wheel. Radiators look better when they are painted upholstery, just ensure it is in the correct tone. It will make the colour more complex and the wall colour or the trim colour. Colours change greatly between summer settled. The addition of black or white will Now I would like to discuss paint colours with the green outside the window or light not achieve the same effect. and levels of gloss. We are so fortunate today reflected from the snow. The same applies Paint is one of the cheapest redecorating to have such a range of colours and levels to the lighting. Overhead lighting is different tools, so whatever your project follow your of finish. There are times when veryfrom high floor and table lighting, and whether the heart and don’t be too slavishly influenced levels of gloss turn something ordinary to light bulbs are “cool” or “warm.” by the current trends. Although, if your taste extraordinary. Think of all those beautiful Go with your first thought and don’t turn is really adventurous, be prepared to repaint front doors you’ve seen painted in high gloss cautious unless it really proves wrong. when you are reselling your house. With a black or red or yellow to name but a few. Remember, if trying to judge whether or not different light level in the spring it does show The look is completed with good looking the colour is a success, you cannot make an up any areas that are tired and worn looking hardware and creates quite the impact. Gloss informed decision looking at a bare wall. so if you get started, you’ll be finished by the paint goes to a certain leve,l so to achieve a The furniture must be moved back, as well as time the really good weather comes. How is really high level of gloss it is over coated with lamps, tables, curtains and artwork, then live that for incentive? a clear coat of varnish, not varathane. with it for a while. Image by DollarPhotoClub Choosing a colour is one of the hardest If you love the colour but find it too intense,

40 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 41 Wine with Music

around the buttery while their words Image by DollarPhotoClub softness and fruit- may be true, you forward nature of a Ravine certainly can buy, by MichaelPair Pinkus ings Vineyard 2012 Chardonnay ($25.00) and and love, this all is forgotten. Riesling. hen pairing wine As a former DJ my thoughts on the subject Since we are coming into the spring, All the rage these days is that Taylor Swift with music, it’s always start where my youth took me, and as that means new wines will soon be hitting girl and the news that she’s turned from hard to know a child of the 70s and 80s, I have a wealth of shelves, and none will be newer and coming country to pop music and you must admit where to begin. Do the good and the bad to choose from (such as, out sooner than Riesling. Now, I have yet that her Shake it Off song is truly infectious, you start with the where do you stand on Wake Me Up Before to taste the nectar of the 2014 vintage, but I just like a bottle of bubbly can be, in the right music of the youth You Go-Go?) do remember my taste buds being tantalized hands. Nothing goes better with a party-like or Wthe music of my youth? Do the classics Those who know me, know that by the Rosehall Run 2013 The Righteous atmosphere and a bubble gum pop song than still hold up to the wines of today? Have we Chardonnay is not my first wine of choice Dude Single Vineyard ($19.95) with all a wine that pops itself: Hinterland 2013 reached past grunge where it is now classic and so when I think about the grape (which its minerality and palate jangling acidity; Borealis fits the bill nicely. It’s a strawberry- rock? And does rap really lend itself to wine I try not to) I am led down the musical path it reminds me of those jangling guitar hits black cherry tongue tickler, so crack open a at all (besides the Cristal of Hall & Oates with their classic lyric “I from the Beatles like Can’t Buy Me Love, and bottle and let the music play. that is popped in can’t go for that, no can do.” But then the higher I wrap my palate end hoods). Image by DollarPhotoClub

42 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 43 Chez Piggy brings homegrown to the table

by Ian Arthur, Head Chef, Chez Piggy Photographs Courtesy Chez Piggy

n 1979, Rose Richardson and Zal Canada. Heirloom Tomato and Black Yanovsky renovated an abandoned “The Pig” is open daily for lunch and limestone stable and launched a dinner from 11:30 a.m. and Sunday Brunch Rice Salad dining experience that blends grace from 10:00 a.m. and gusto, taste and imagination— They are also Ocean-wise Certified, and Serves 4. and helped make Kingston a a vegetarian menu, a children’s menu and Prep time: 15 minutes destinationI for food lovers. For 36 years, “the gluten-free options are available. Cook time: 20 minutes Pig” as it is known locally, has supported Difficulty: Easy the homegrown farming community to bring the best seasonal produce to its table and is I made this salad for a Kingston chef in the continually recognized in Where To Eat In market cooking demonstration a couple of

years ago. It is one of those happy accident 2 cloves garlic Dressing dishes. 1 tsp Dijon mustard Combine all ingredients in a bowl and The Kitchen Garden, a local farm, had Fresh pepper whisk to combine. Taste and add seasoning just given me the first heirloom tomatoesKosher salt as necessary. of the season and they were fantastic. I was For more recipes and to check out Ian’s also really into forbidden rice and I put them Method blog visit www.ianarthur.ca. together with basil and red wine vinegar and the outcome was awesome. Try it out, but Salad wait until the tomatoes are really ripe and in Cook the rice in 5 cups of season. salted water until it is tender, but still a little chewy. Drain Ingredients the rice in a fine mesh sieve and cool on a baking sheet. Salad Cut the tomatoes in large 2 cups black rice chunks. 4 heirloom tomatoes Just before serving slice 1 red pepper, diced the basil and combine all 1 red onion, diced ingredients. ¼ cup fresh basil leaves, sliced Add a bit of the dressing and taste. Add more as Dressing needed. Serve immediately. ¼ cup red wine vinegar ¾ cup olive oil The patio at Chez Piggy in full bloom.

44 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 45 The Evening Chorus water truck that has been welded shut. The the world and discovers girls, skate boarding, by Helen Humphreys water truck breaks down, the “coyotes” have friendship and mystery. This poignant The Evening Chorus is the story of three fled and the two are trapped with 11 other coming-of-age tale is told in dazzling prose. characters set against the backdrop of the migrants. This terrifying tale is based on Second World War. In the early days of the actual transcripts. The Devil You Know war, James Hunter is captured and interned by Elisabeth de Mariaffi in a German POW camp where he distracts The Mountain Story In Toronto in 1993, a rookie reporter, Elvie, himself by studying a nest of redstarts. Back by Lori Lansens is assigned to cover the Paul Bernardo case. in England, his wife Rose and his sister Enid, From Lori Lansens, the best- selling author In doing so, Elvie relives the murder of her each experiencing loss and absence, forge a of Rush Home Road and The Girls, comes a childhood friend and confronts her own fears Great Reads surprising friendship. With her distinctive new novel. On his 18th birthday, Wolf Truly as she comes face to face with a stalker at lyrical prose, Helen Humphreys explores the rides the cable car high into the mountains her kitchen window. This debut novel is a by Anne Preston photograph by Norman Markland grief of war, the nature of love and resilience where he plans to take his life. Things do tense psychological thriller that examines the and the powerful connection and import of not go as planned and Wolf finds himselflandscape of fear that is a constant element in the natural world. stranded in the wilderness with strangers— the lives of women. three women who change the course of his The Jaguar’s Children life. It is a wonderful story of survival and of These books and more can be purchased by John Vaillant the choices we make in our lives. at Books & Company at 289 Main Street, John Vaillant, acclaimed non-fiction writer Picton, ON, on-line at www.pictonbookstore. of The Golden Spruce and The Tiger, has If I Fall, If I Die com or at any independent bookstore. returned with a thriller entitled The Jaguar’s by Michael Christie Children, a devastating portrait of the current Michael Christie’s much-anticipated first plight of many Mexicans who are attempting novel is set in Thunder Bay where Will, pring turns our thoughts to to enter the United States illegally. Hector the adolescent protagonist, lives with his Gwarmer weather, being out and his friend Cesar are fleeing Oaxaca andagoraphobic mother. He has never been of doors, gardening and, being transported to the border in a metal outside the front door. Then Will steps out into of course, the new CanLit releases. Here is a preview of some of the novels we at SBooks & Company are looking forward to this spring. Please mark April 15 to 18 on your calendars for the annual Prince Edward County Authors Festival, an annual showcase for new and emerging Canadian writers. For more information visit www. pecauthorfest.com. The Night Stages by Jane Urquhart The Night Stages tells the story of Tamara, a woman who lived in a remote area of County Kerry in Ireland during the 1940s and 1950s. After a decade- long relationship with her lover Niall, Tamara is leaving to return to New York. Her plane is grounded due to fog in Gander, Newfoundland. As she waits for the fog to lift, Tamara begins to gaze at the mural in the airport. The depictions in the mural trigger reflections on the circumstances of her life, both with her family and with Naill. Jane Urquhart, one of Canada’s most celebrated authors, has written a beautifully mournful tale of memory, of home and of separation and reunion.

Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 47 Music and Art Unite Cobourg with the World

by Orbi Montblanc Photography by Katriona Dean

hat happens if but now Cobourg is enjoying international commissioning local artist and poet Katriona you place a hand- attention due to a painted piano and a chance Dean to paint pianos, and direct the project, painted piano on encounter with an old man who had lost his which began with a piano called Owl. a public street? memory. The old man is Michael McNamara, The summer of 2014 saw pianos hitting Chances are the piano is Foxgang Amadeus, and its creator the streets of Cobourg with a vengeance, and someone might is Katriona Dean. Foxy Amadeus occupied a prominent corner playW it, but chances are you would not expect Late in 2012, Ken Prue and Kate Gordon of Victoria Park. An old man dismounted his to instigate a worldwide phenomena. Call tinkled the ivories on a piano stationed bicycle and began to play. Next day he played it the law of unintended consequences, call at the Bell Lightbox. Returning home, and sang. Crowds began to appear and the it the ripple effect, call it what you will, they shared their account of this Toronto performances became a daily healing ritual. initiative with Lara Scott of Cobourg’s tourist office. Lara was taken with the idea, and developed it into the Cobourg Music Experience,

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48 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 49 A video posted on YouTube quickly achieved of his 60th birthday. The Ellen Degeneres dedicated to the most creative of artworks almost two million views. Another four Show called as did other U.S. talk shows, has placed Owl and Foxy Amadeus as the videos added another million views. Graham resulting in Katriona accompanying Michael best street pianos on the planet—quite the Bee of Cobourg News reported on the story to Montreal to audition for America’s Got accolade. TêTe à TêTe aT The TeTT and it was picked up by Peterborough and Talent. Following which, film and television Now Michael is recovering his health and Toronto media, who sent television crews to celebrity Ashton Kuchtner shared Michael’s memory and has been given a piano by a local by Orbi Montblanc Photograph Courtesy Kingston Arts Council investigate. tale with his 18 million Facebook followers, benefactor. An appearance on local radio followed, observing, “they should just leave musical An idea, a painted piano, an old man and the which led to a benefit performance, which ledinstruments lying around so people can get vagueries chance have connected Cobourg to istorically, there has to a show at Port Hope’s Capitol Theatre, and together and jam on ‘em.” more than 20 million people. Let’s see what been a long association another at The Loft, Cobourg, in celebration Bored Panda, an on-line magazine this summer brings. between the arts and alcohol. Some artists have been renowned for their alcohol consumption.H Wine bottles and wine glasses have graced many a still life. And there are many, many paintings celebrating life in bars and restaurants, with Manet’s, The Bar at the Folie Bergere being, perhaps, one of the most famous. Incidentally, the distinctive red triangle captured on the bottle of Bass No.1 formed the world’s first trademarked product. Located at 370 King West in Kingston, the newly opened and refurbished Tett Centre, continues the association of artists and alcohol, repurposing a divine lakeside setting that was formerly occupied by Morton’s Brewery and Distillery complex. The vision of John K. Tett, once Kingston’s director of recreation, the Tett Centre now houses eight different arts organizations: Kingston Arts Council Kingston Handloom Weavers and Spinners Kingston Lapidary Club just convenience, it also affords tremendous Brown and John Mirski await your enquiries Kingston Potter’s Guild opportunities for cross fertilization, which at www.tettcentre.org. Kingston School of Dance will ensure and enhance artistic life in Theatre Kingston Kingston for years to come. Joe’s MILL, a musical instrument lending Additionally, there are eight creativity library. spaces, a rehearsal hall, exhibition space and Modern Fuel, Artist Run Centre. the Malting Tower, which is fully equipped Bringing all these diverse organizations to accommodate 120 people for parties, together under one roof offers more than weddings or corporate events. Shannon

50 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 51 Adultery, blackmail, murder, a figure Finley at the piano. Order tickets on-line HST + ticket service fee. Call 613-969-0099 lurking in the rain-all these elements of at www.westben.ca, toll-free at 1-877-883- or visit www.theempiretheatre.com Marsh’s fiction become part of his life as 5777. the mystery’s twists and turns carry us to June 6 - 14 its surprising conclusion. Tickets $20 plus April 11 The Westben Arts Festival Theatre in Calendar of Events handling fee. Call the box office at 613-530- The Empire Theatre in Belleville presents Campbellford presents A Fiddler on the 2050 or visit kingstongrand.ca Chantal Kreviazuk, an evening with one Roof! Book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Boch, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, based on com, call Books & Co in Picton at 613-476- June 13 of Canada`s and North America’s beloved May 24 stories by Sholem Aleichem. June 6, 7, 13, PRINCE 3037, or find the Festival on Facebook. This year’s Prince Edward County Garden singer/songwriters. Performance begins at 8 The Kingston Chamber Ensemble is happy 14 at 2 pm, and June 12 at 7 pm featuring the Show is happening in and around the Crystal pm. Introspective and passionate, as both an EDWARD to announce its third season of chamber Westben Festival Chorus & Friends. Tickets April 25 Palace in Picton from 10 am to 4 pm. artist and a humanitarian, Chantal is known music concerts at Kingston’s extraordinary for her emotionally charged performances. $39/$37 (taxes included). Order on-line at Rednersville Active Arts Studio presents Several dozen vendors of garden-related COUNTY Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts. Many of her songs have gone on to be www.westben.ca, toll-free at 1-877-883- Kith and Kin, the Coulson Women’s gadgets, goodies, furnishings and art, a The May 24 program features Dvorak’s classics. Tickets $49.50 + HST + ticket 5777 or in person at the box office, 36 Front Institute, a multi-media presentation by lavish silver service Victorian tea, unusual February 21 - April 20 much loved Quintet Op. 81 for piano and service fee. Call 613-969-0099 or visit www. Street South in Campbellford. Please note Anne Walker. Begins at 2:30 pm. Details plants for sale, a judged flower show and a Visit Oeno Gallery for their exhibition titled strings and the lovely, but seldom performed, theempiretheatre.com that the Westben Barn Theatre is located at at www.activeartsstudio.com or visit www. raffle with great prizes. Admission $2. Free Colour Break. In their first exhibition of Piano Quintet Op. 100 by the Dutch 6698 County Road 30 North, Campbellford. on-site parking. Visit http://pechorticultural. 2015, Oeno Gallery is pleased to present the annewalker.ca. composer Julius Rontgen. The ensemble org/the-county-garden-show. April 16 evocative paintings of Paul Fournier. Now will also play a fun arrangement of Astor The Westben Arts Festival Theatre in in his 70s, Fournier is a master of colour and April 25 - May 25 Piazolla’s Libertango. The Bader Centre Campbellford presents the movie The NORTHUMBER- abstraction. The six works in this exhibition Oeno Gallery presents GlyphGraph: new June 14 is located at 390 King Street West and the King and I at the Aron Theatre, hosted by are recent examples of a signature style works by Alice Teichert. A multi-disciplinary Rednersville Active Arts Studio presents LAND performance will take place at 2:30 pm in Teresa Castonguay. Performance begins cultivated over 50 years. This colourful artist, Teichert is known for bold colours The Red Dirt Skinners , all the way from the intimate setting of the Hitchcock Space at 7 pm. Redicent musical theatre expert group exhibition also features new works and layered transparencies interspersed with the UK. They are a multi-award-winning April 10 - 25 that offers excellent acoustics and a beautiful Teresa Castonguay introduces the 1956 by Burton Kramer, Susan G. Scott, James script-like line drawings. Teichert studied blues/roots/country act. For details visit view of Lake Ontario. Adult tickets $30. The Northumberland Players present Rabbit film adaptation of one of hte Broadway Durant, Christopher Langstroth, Wesley music, philosophy, visual poetry, visual arts www.activeartsstudio.com or www. Hole at the Firehall Theatre in Cobourg. Visit www.kingstonchamberensemble.com musicals featured on this summer’s Kings Rasko, Jay Hodgins, and Alice Vander and printmaking in Belgium and France. reddirtskinners.com. This Pulitzer Prize-winning play tells the on Broadway. Directed by Walter Lang, Vennen. Oeno Gallery is located at 2274 Opening reception April 25 from 4 - 7 pm. story of Becca and Howie, a couple trying June 28 Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I Artist talk on April 26 from 4 - 5 pm. Oeno to recover from a family tragedy. For tickets County Road #1, Bloomfield. Phone 613- The Kingston Chamber Ensemble is happy stars Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr. Order 393-2216. Gallery is located at 2274 County Road #1, KINGSTON ($20), call 905-372-2210. Visit www. to announce its third season of chamber tickets on-line at www.westben.ca, toll-free Bloomfield. Phone 613-393-2216. northumberlandplayers.ca for more details. music concerts at Kingston’s extraordinary at 1-877-883-5777. March 28 and 29 April 11 Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing May 29 The Grand Theatre in Kingston presents A Top 100 Ontario Festival. Celebrate the Arts. The June 28 program features two April 22 April 25 maple syrup harvest in Prince Edward Rednersville Active Arts Studio presents the National Chinese Acrobats. With more The Rotary Club of Port Hope presents timeless classics: Mozart’s Piano Quartet in The Empire Theatre in Belleville presents County with 10 sugar bushes featuring Calum Graham and Maneli Jamal on Tour , than 20 Chinese performers, the National Memories of the Rat Pack: A Live Tribute E Flat Major and the mighty Brahm’s Piano Gerry Dee Live! Gerry Dee is the star and maple syrup demonstrations, pancakes, two of Canada’s best finger-style guitarists. Chinese Acrobats captivate and mystify at the Cameco Capitol Arts Centre, 20 Quartet No. 2 in A Major. The Bader Centre creator of CBC’s hit sitcom Mr. D and author lumberjack shows & petting zoos. Bring the Performance begins at 8 pm. For details with their highly entertaining and brilliant Queen Street at 8:00 pm. This tribute is a is located at 390 King Street West and the of Teaching: It’s Harder Than It Looks. He kids to see kid’s CBC stars Judy & David visit www.activeartsstudio.com or www. combination of acrobatics, dance and martial celebration of the lives and music of the performance will take place at 2:30 pm in is a former Canadian Comedy Award winner live at the Regent Theatre in Picton or take calumgraham.com or www.manelijamal.com arts. Founded in 1959 in the province of three most famous members of The Rat the intimate setting of the Hitchcock Space for Best Comic in Canada and was on NBC’s a ride on the interactive ice slide at The Hunan, the troupe has produced a large Pack: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and that offers excellent acoustics and a beautiful Last Comic Standing. Catch Gerry Dee Ice Zone at the Crystal Palace. Browse the number of nationally and internationally Sammy Davis Jr. Tickets $40 (all fees May 29 - June 21 view of Lake Ontario. Adult ticketss $30. Live where he will touch upon marriage, Maple Artisan’s Market and sample maple- recognized and award-winning programs. included). Call 905-885-1071 or visit www. Oeno Gallery presents Abstractions: a Visit www.kingstonchamberensemble.com fatherhood and his years as a teacher. Tickets inspired food pairings at local wineries. They have toured 60 times in more than 40 capitoltheatre.com John Fox exhibition. Fox was influenced $59 (includes HST). Call 613-969-0099 or Make it a weekend and take in some live countries, and performed a number of sold- by Goodridge Roberts while attending the visit www.theempiretheatre.com music or theatre and indulge in gourmet Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, School of out performances. This performance begins QUINTE & May 7 maple-themed menus at local restaurants. Art and Design (1946-49). He taught at the at 7:30 pm. Tickets: $35/$40/$45 + HST and May 7 Cameco Capitol Arts Centre at 20 Queen Visit www.mapleinthecounty.ca Saidye Bronfman Centre and Concordia handling fee. Call the box office at 613-530- HASTINGS Street, Port Hope, presents Steve Patterson: The Empire Theatre in Belleville presents University, and spent time in Venice from 2050 or visit kingstongrand.ca I Laugh Therefore I Think. A current, John McDermott: Traditionally Yours at 7:30 the mid-70s until his death. Using texture April 2 sometimes irreverent, original 90-minute April 15-18 p.m. John McDermott is an international Enjoy an exhilarating celebration of overlays and colour, his large canvases April 23 - May 9 The Westben Arts Festival Theatre in one-man show. Performance begins at 7:30 recording star and household name. In writers, readers and the written word at the are quietly contemplative and elegant, The Domino Theatre (52 Church Street, Campbellford presents Tale of Two Redheads pm, tickets $45 (all fees included). Call 905- concert, he continues to enchant audiences Prince Edward County Authors Festival, yet painterly. Opening reception May in the Harold Harvey Centre) in Kingston with Debra Richardson-Edge and Kim 885-1071 or visit www.capitoltheatre.com. with his beautiful voice and sensitive 30 from 4 - 7 pm. Guest speaker Sandra presents Silver Dagger, a thriller by David MacNeil at 7 pm at the Clock Tower Cultural with author readings of fiction, nonfiction renditions. This tour features songs from and poetry, panel discussions, writing Paikowsky on May 31 from 3 - 4 pm. Oeno French. Soon after his third novel is Centre. Two of Westben’s favourite sopranos his latest release, Traditionally Yours, as workshops, the 6th annual County Reads and Gallery is located at 2274 County Road #1, published, mystery writer Steve Marsh’s team up for a classy but casual, cabaret-style well as a variety of favourites from his vast more. For details, check www.pecauthorfest. Bloomfield. Phone 613-393-2216. wife receives a series of phone calls and evening of song and sipping, with Brian letters that threaten to destroy their marriage. recording catalogue. Tickets $47.50 incl.

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54 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 Grapevine Magazine | Spring 2015 55 The Last Bite by Deborah Melman-Clement

any of More recently, though, us first the buns can be traced to encounter England, where they were the hot originally baked in tribute to cross bun the Saxon goddess Eostre, when who later would give her we’reM learning to play the piano, name to Easter. The cross and we get to know it better in the on these buns was a Celtic springtime, as Easter approaches. symbol for the melding of The raisin-filled, cross-adorned heaven and earth. sweet treat is especially popular The first Catholic to around Shrove Tuesday, when bake one was a monk who devout Catholics eat them—perhaps lived in St. Alban’s Abbey to cleanse their palates after all those in the south of England, pancakes—to mark the onset of who started a tradition of Lent. And they continue eating them etching crosses into buns until Good Friday. and handing them out to Maybe it’s because they’re the poor, reportedly mixing associated with a religious holiday, leftover communion wafer or maybe it’s because they’ve been flour into the dough. around for so long that their real Upon learning of the history has faded from the collective stealth wafer dough, the consciousness, but some well- Protestants banned the buns entrenched myths have sprung up when they came into power, around this springtime confection. driving them underground One legend has it that if you hang where they stayed for just one of the buns from your kitchen over a century, until the first rafters on Good Friday morning, Queen Elizabeth allowed it will retain its freshness for a them to see the light of full year and take on miraculous day... sort of. Her Royal medicinal properties. Another Highness decreed that hot posits that a hot cross bun hung cross buns could legally be from the kitchen ceiling will ward sold in England, but only on off fires and ensure that all breads Good Friday and Christmas prepared in that kitchen are baked to Day. And while it remained perfection. Still another myth says Image by IStock illegal to sell them during that the buns offer protection against the remaining 363 days, shipwrecks if you bring one along suitably noteworthy, their real history is far people took to baking them on a sea voyage. moreso. Some reports have it that hot cross in their homes, knowing that they would be A kinder—and perhaps more plausible— buns date back as far as Ancient Greece. arrested if they were caught. superstition has it that if you share a hot cross And, though that may be all but impossible Eventually British law enforcers must bun with a friend and recite a rhyme about to prove, archaeologists have uncovered have found better uses for their time, and the friendship and sharing, your relationship is evidence of breads with crosses on them amid benign buns became what they are today, a guaranteed to survive the year. the volcanic rubble at Italian sites dating back beloved Easter confection and the subject of While the myths and superstitions are to the first century A.D. an annoying tune played by novice pianists.

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