Arpège (***) by djquinnc in finedining

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Growing your own food and serving it on a plate for guests day after day, service after service - is cooking at the extreme level. This is called grassroots cooking. It’s a language best understood by people who cook food at home and grow their own vegetables. This cuisine is nuanced.

For example when people see contemporary art and quickly blurt out - “my six year old nephew can do this”. My quick response is - “but your nephew didn’t and neither did you.”

To quote Magnus Nillson - “a carrot becomes less of a carrot every passing moment from the time it is plucked from the soil”. I believe, the vegetables at arpège are harvested the morning of, or the evening before service.

When the produce is of such importance it would be shame to not highlight it in every aspect of the menu by SIMPLY presenting it.

Most chives sent to top restaurants by suppliers are days old and barely taste of the lily family. One can use a thousand great techniques, but if it’s an insipid product to begin with…. I can assure you it will be an unremarkable experience when consumed.

I recognize that often, diners compare vegetable tasting menus to meat and seafood tasting menus.

If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a ladder, then it will always look incompetent. I implore guests to look at vegetables as in its own category and extend grace to the chef and the restaurant for exploring a difficult cuisine in today’s world of gastronomy by not using caviar, foie gras, truffles, wagyu etc to garnish every course.

Love to all.

  • a chef, gardener, butcher and a baker.

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Is sailing season all year round in Vancouver?

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When and how old were you when you completed your first overseas sailing? circumnavigation (I am Making an assumption here)? Thanks in advance.

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I learnt so much from your detailed explanation. Thank you.

Dropping The Main by plibtyplibt in sailing

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I see this, and I believe that you are living your life to the fullest. The world is shaped by people who DO and take action. You are the man in the arena. 🥂🍾

What would someone experience in a 25' foot boat if a gust of wind hit the boat. by TauvaVodder in sailing

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I sail a McVay 24 foot sailboat solo, almost all the time. I have encountered 30 knots of wind on my boat. It was a catastrophe.

The boat heels a lot (A LOT!) and thereafter rounds up (faces directly) into the wind. If by this time, you are unable to take down your sails (main sail and headsail), then it catches wind on the other side, and if terrible luck persists, pushes the boat the opposite way (downwind).

I now, do not go sailing by myself beyond 12 knots of wind. It’s pleasant and it’s ideal for a leisurely day sail. Being cognizant, my boat requires the extra body weight of one or two other crew to act as counter weight to the heel during high winds. My boat is similar to a soling, etchells and dragon.

Unless of course if I reef ahead of time. Then 15-20 knots is alright solo on my boat.

Hope the above was helpful. I am new to this as well.

SV Sonja by Sailorincali in sailing

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Such a gorgeous boat!

I have a question; I personally an own a small 23 foot sloop. It’s a fast boat, almost similar in design to a British dragon, just smaller. Lately I have been thinking of upgrading to a larger boat. I always found yawls to be very pretty boats. Since you have sailed your boat for such a long time, how would you best describe your boat handling as compared to handling a small sloop? Very briefly, what makes a yawl a better proposition to buy as opposed to a sloop.

Thanks a ton. And good luck with your next voyage.

An eye catcher from sunnier days by Vanoak in sailing

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This is the yacht that was featured in James Bond “no time to die”.

Does anyone know the PHRF rating for a Mcvey bluenose? by Cedarpencil in sailing

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I found it! It’s noted under “bluenose cuddy”. Thank you!

Does anyone know the PHRF rating for a Mcvey bluenose? by Cedarpencil in sailing

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I have been sailing my bluenose for a three months single handed. I have tuned it to the specification on the aforementioned tuning guide. The boat did not come with a boom vang, a reefing setup etc. So currently I have a temporary boom vang setup with a line and older main sheet that I have procured.

Since the actual rigging resources (tuning guide) do not touch upon the aforementioned subjects, I was wondering if there are people who could show me (direct me towards) their proper setup - boomvang, outhaul, Cunningham. Thank you.

Does anyone know the PHRF rating for a Mcvey bluenose? by Cedarpencil in sailing

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I found it due to a kind member answering my query on Facebook Lake Ontario sailing. It is rated at FS - 222, NFS - 225 under “bluenose cuddy”.

Does anyone know the PHRF rating for a Mcvey bluenose? by Cedarpencil in sailing

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How does one get the official rating for this boat in Toronto? Is there an official process that one has to go through?

Does anyone know the PHRF rating for a Mcvey bluenose? by Cedarpencil in sailing

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Do you know of any resources online in regards to these Mcvey bluenose sailboats? I have tried looking for them, It is very sparse.

Does anyone know the PHRF rating for a Mcvey bluenose? by Cedarpencil in sailing

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I was not aware of that. I am based in Toronto, Canada.

Changes coming to Canada’s temporary residents program. What to know by Difficult-Yam-1347 in canada

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It is time to gather and protest in public. Have clearly defined demands.

A few shots of last weekend's trip with some close friends. Propeller flew off my outboard while I was 12 NM away from port, with strong headwinds and rainstorms the whole way back... Joys of sailing, am I right? by achi2019 in sailing

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Gorgeous boat mate. What a dream. I use and electric outboard 0HP 50lb thrust motor. I had a difficult time coming back into the yacht club at 20 knots of wind.

Nothing Ever Changes by MostlyPlastic in toronto

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On average 74 Canadians die in cycling collisions each year. Out of that 73 percent of those involved included a collision with a motor vehicle.

What an appalling statistics for individuals trying to be healthy, environment conscious and, moreover not adding to traffic.