What is the purpose of food? The obvious answer is that it keeps us alive; but it does so much more than that!  It brings us together. It gives us a reason to gather. Indeed, good food is always better with good company!

Such was the case, recently, when we had the pleasure of hosting one of Canada's pre-eminent food bloggers and the brains behind simplybeautifuleating.com. We had such a great time, and we never would have met had it not been for a mutual passion for food. 

Click here to read all about the evening, and see some beautiful photos taken during our dinner together.  If you read right to the end, you'll even be rewarded with a bonus prize: our veal/chicken parmigiana recipe!