Brian Upward 2005 Prix Aurora Award Winner for fan achievement- other (yup I am a sci-fan and a tech enthusiast).
My love of cooking started many years ago when I was a child growing up in a land far far away (ok it was Cormack, Newfoundland). I remember helping my Grandmother baking bread, and I wanting to help her all the time. Hmmm plus there was a time in which I decided I could make a cake and ended up baking a spoon in it (but that’s another story).
Once I moved to Toronto I met up with Helenka (we adopted each other as brother and sister) and our culinary adventure began…
First it was selecting something out of the “President’s Choice Insiders Report” that is very popular here, but when there was nothing of interest for us to prepare we decided “hey we know how to cook so lets do it ourselves!”… and so it began an 18 plus year experience in creating something special for each other.
I stopped filming friends food fun back in 2012/13 as Helenka moved father away, however the archive still exists, and we of course kept in touch and saw each other often just not through video.
Alas then my bestest friend of some 30 years passed away in 2021 so now I navigate through life looking for culinary inspiration alone, cherishing the wonderful past and the good times to follow.
I have a deep obsession er passion for afternoon teas, Helenka and I went to many and I had her and many of my friends over for my version.
I make my own vanilla extract, butter, love baking at Christmas time for friends and family you may see some of that here.
I truly hope that you enjoy our/now my trip down the food lane (memories and all), and create something special along the way!
Cheers!
B =:)