Blackfriars Bistro & Catering

08/21/2026

08/04/2026

Date has changed to October 22nd.

08/04/2026

https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/paulsplace/events/pauls-place-farmtotable-harvest-dinner/

07/29/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nrciixUNsk

The Luminary of the Year Award recognizes an extraordinary individu...

07/16/2026

Guess what arrived in the mail today? Thank you Peter Fragiskatos

05/24/2026

https://bryanparkerlaveryvery.substack.com/p/remembering-slow-food-founder-carlo
For many months, my Substack sat dormant, less a failure of imagination than a collective refusal of the work to be rushed. Some of these essays have been years in the making, undergoing the quiet, iterative evolutions that occur when a piece is left to breathe. Recently, however, a shift occurred. As I closed a significant chapter, that hiatus has dissolved into a sudden, intense period of output. Though I have been fairly prolific these last months, this is not a sudden burst of novelty; it is a creative harvest, the distillation of long-gestating drafts into their final forms. It is also an expansion. Alongside these essays, I am currently at work on a culinary memoir and a collection of short stories. There is a particular, sharp clarity that accompanies an ending, and this current chapter feels like a homecoming, a moment where patient preparation finally aligns with a renewed sense of purpose. Thank you for reading Heart of an Artichoke, and for your continued support. If this piece resonated with you, please consider leaving a comment and clicking the heart; both are deeply appreciated.

Bryan Parker Lavery

05/22/2026

https://bryanparkerlaveryvery.substack.com/p/the-market-crucible-cultivating-gastronomy

Invitation to the Table: Shaping Our Collective