by Jo Dickins
Norman John Hardie throws a good party, especially if it’s at his Prince Edward County winery. That’s why Arlene Stein and the Terroir Symposium Committee (on which both Jamie Drummond and I serve) chose it for this year’s ‘rural retreat’. The Terroir rural retreat brings the chefs, journalists and other delegates from Monday’s conference out to the countryside to unwind, cook (if they like), maybe drink a little wine or beer and (we hope) enjoy themselves. Jo Dickins was on hand that Tuesday at Norm’s, and I’ve selected a few of her shots to make a record of it and share with GFR readers some of the Prince Edward County conviviality that happened on our first warm spring day in April. I apologize to her and you for the captions, which I wrote. – Malcolm Jolley
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- The Chefs set-up and start cooking
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- Arlene Stein, Ivy Knight and Rebecc LeHeup get into the Terroir spirit.
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- Delicious ingredients in the cellar, fresh from the farm at Vicki’s Veggies
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- Connie deSouza and Jon Jackson work it for the camera.
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- Jeremy Charles, Scott Vivian and a rambling sheep farmer enjoy the libations.
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- Norm Hardie spreads some joy.
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- Magnus Nilsson discusses the difference between Swedish and Canadian sitting logs with Kate Krader, Michelle Rabin and Rene Suen.
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- Chef wrangler Miriam Strieman pushes bovine beverages.
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- Man of action Kobe Desmarault artfully dodges Alessandro Porcelli.
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- Pickerel and ramps, eh.
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- Magnus Nilsson and Per Anders convive.
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- Jeremy Charles has crabs. (It’s the season.)
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- The advantage of cooking at a winery is the abundance of chefly refreshment.
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- Chefs Padraic Og Gallagher and JP MacMahon contemplate the solmenity of the occasion.
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- Norm Hardie and Joe Warwick discuss terroir with a small t.
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- Jonathan Gushue and Trine Hanneman.
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- Professor Hardie conducts a quick Geology 101.
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- Trevor Gulliver thanks Norm and Arlene (but singles out the sheep farmer for further questioning).
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- As they were, then (less a photographer or two).
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- Matty Matheson accepts advice from Rae Bernamoff on the location of his next tattoo.
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- Rose Greene and Kobe Desmarault check out the suds from Barley Days.
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- Ted Corrado, Rossy Earle and Joshna Maharaj make sure everything is tasty.
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- Alessandro Procelli talks dirt with farmers Gillian Flies and Brent Preston.
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- Ted Corrado tries to reverse engineer Connie deSouza’s linguica.
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- Arlene Stein and Vicki Emlaw convive.
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- Trine Hanneman.
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- Speaks for itself, really.
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- A stray trapper from the PEC swamps is welcomed into party.
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- Paul Rogalski and Padraic Og Gallagher plan to catch a really big cat.
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- Oh dear.
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- One last look.
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Jo Dickins is a Toronto photographer who covers the local food moment community for Good Food Revolution. She also has a day job working with Jamie Kennedy and with whom she is working on a book project and other exciting culinary ventures. Photo: John Gundy.
