Kingston, I am bursting with excitement to tell you that we are currently in the middle of a Thai food renaissance in our very own (small, Ontario) city. I feel fairly confident that I know good Thai food when I taste it. My parents birthed me in Thailand, but also made sure I was very…
Reflections on my 44th year
One of the gifts I often bestow on the eve of my birthday, are some reflections that I’ve gleaned from the previous year, and wisdom I can share as I grow into an elder. Boy howdy-I have a heaping basket of wisdom to share from this past year. The good-my fashion sense has continued to…
A love letter to teachers at back to school
Alternately a dis track if you are were my grade 9 Math or French teacher. Welcome to the first year in 13 that I won’t be getting a kid ready for back to public school. While in years past, it has tended to be a hectic time in our house(people still love to get married…
A (surprisingly long) note about getting back to our job and grieving a child
Here’s a long form answer to all the questions we field via email and in person. I’ve been getting a lot of feedback that folks like reading what I have to say online- neat! I’ll try to keep it up, it’s a solid outlet for bearing the unbearable. I’m always surprised by how many people…
Catering Collections
If you’re here looking for a fine dining or catered event, we’ve collected some of our favourite and best recipes to take the decision making out of this process. We delight in showing your our best, and can happily modify to suit your preferences/needs/budget.
Wedding Catering with Knifey Spooney
We finally did it, and am so excited to share it with you! Follow this link to find answers to our frequently asked questions about having us cater your wedding or event, and browse our full menu. I’ll be adding more details in the coming days, but here it is bbs! Reach out for pricing…
Corporate Catering Options
After years of working with Queens unofficially, we’re now in the acQuire system and can play with the big kids. So I present to you: Our Official Corporate Catering Menu, made with love for all you folks that want to make big environmental impacts by eating plant based on an institutional level. We are thrilled…
Let’s get baked!
Hey there party people ! I’m sure it comes as no surprise to anyone who’s ever tried to call me that I hate talking on the phone. Perhaps it’s that my ADHD makes it so that I say stuff I regret, and there’s no take back-sies. Maybe it’s that thanks to texting, I’ve lost the…
Sustainable Micro Wedding: YGK Edition 2020
As the pandemic drags on, would be wedded couples have gone back to the drawing board, and then gone back to the drawing board again on how to plan their big day. There are many reasons why folks might not wish to wait any longer to tie the knot, so we’ve put together some of…
Memorial Center Farmer’s Market. A little slice of heaven-even in winter
You know how on movies when someone is in pain or needs to activate pixie dust, they tell them to “think of your happy place”? For me, it’s a sunny Sunday morning at the Memorial Center Farmer’s Market, mid summer. There’s always music going, *everyone* is in a happy and relaxed mood, there are dogs…
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