Putting Thing Up; Fall Preserves, Pickles & Relishes and More.
Pickling is the process of preserving or extending the shelf life of food by either anaerobicfermentation in brine or immersion in...
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Brent MacGillivray
- 5 days ago
- 3 min
Hemp, The Miracle Plant
hemp, (Cannabis sativa), also called industrial hemp, plant of the family Cannabaceaecultivated for its bast fibre or its edible seeds....
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Brent MacGillivray
- 7 days ago
- 2 min
Customer Service has Ceased to Exist.
There are a number of reasons why customer service may feel worse, like a shortage in workers in some industries, the proliferation of...
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Brent MacGillivray
- Sep 15
- 3 min
Talking to yourself Bud?
Socially inept people don’t know how to comfortably socialise, engage in conversation, and calmly interact with others. They often...
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Brent MacGillivray
- Sep 13
- 2 min
Don't cry for me Argentina
Argentine cuisine is described as a blending of cultures, from the Indigenous peoples of Argentina who focused on ingredients such as...
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Brent MacGillivray
- Sep 11
- 2 min
How to Recruit & Retain Employees
Your employees are your organization’s most valuable assets. They bring the knowledge, experience, and commitment to their roles that...
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Brent MacGillivray
- Sep 8
- 2 min
Food Photography, the other Porn
Cooking food and presenting it beautifully is an act of servitude. It is a way of expressing affection through a gift [...] That we...
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Brent MacGillivray
- Sep 6
- 3 min
Harvest Moon
The Harvest Moon is the full moon that happens closest to the autumnal equinox, or the official start of fall. For several nights in a...
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Brent MacGillivray
- Sep 4
- 3 min
Is a Culinary Education Necessary?
Everyone knows culinary schools are expensive — especially top private ones like Culinary Institute of America or Johnson & Wales. An...
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Brent MacGillivray
- Sep 1
- 3 min
Why your Restaurant is Empty
One of the great things about the restaurant industry is its low entry barrier. Practically anyone with enough money and the right...
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Brent MacGillivray
- Aug 30
- 2 min
Culinary Software Solutions
Software of any kind is simply a tool to help us simplify mundane tasks. Chef's deal with many clerical tasks on a daily basis, such as...
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Brent MacGillivray
- Aug 28
- 3 min
Micro Weddings
I was chatting with my friend Rick recently from Grape Country Tours about this new catch phrase "Micro Weddings". What exactly is it,...
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Brent MacGillivray
- Aug 25
- 5 min
Rice is Nice
The most popular food in the world, according to research, is rice. It is a staple diet for a sizable segment of the world’s population,...
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Brent MacGillivray
- Aug 23
- 2 min
Getting Started in Restaurant Consulting
It's an interesting time to be involved in this type of work, to say the least. Just out of the Pandemic, restaurants continue to suffer...
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Brent MacGillivray
- Aug 21
- 3 min
Corn on the Cob
Maize (/meɪz/ MAYZ; Zea mays subsp. mays, from Spanish: maíz after Taino: mahis), also known as corn in North American- and Australian-...
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Brent MacGillivray
- Aug 18
- 3 min
Feed your Body, Feed your Mind
“Healthy eating is a way of life, so it’s important to establish routines that are simple, realistically, and ultimately livable.” –...
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Brent MacGillivray
- Aug 16
- 3 min
Best Knife Sharpening Practices
One of the first things I teach new apprentice's is how to sharpen a knife. I use only three things, a whetstone, water and a steel, and...
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Brent MacGillivray
- Aug 14
- 2 min
Veganism, What's it all About?
As of recently, we here at Dinner Thyme Private Chefs have we have seen an increase in the requests for special diets, vegan, vegetarian...
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Brent MacGillivray
- Aug 11
- 2 min
Kitchen Party
Canada’s East Coast is just as well known for its laid-back lifestyle as it is for its seafood. The east coast kitchen party, a casual...
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Brent MacGillivray
- Aug 7
- 4 min
Newfoundland Roundup, Fun Tings to do, and Sea.
Pardon the puns...lol. So as an homage to Newfoundland, I thought I would wrap up with a pictorial collage, a little touristy stuff and...
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