Gloria Taylor documentary for Fifth Estate.
For the past couple of months I’ve been working for the CBC’s Fifth Estate documentary strand, shooting a 1-hr. doc on Gloria Taylor and her struggle to die with dignity. Gloria has been an inspiring person to work with and her struggle is one that is important for all Canadians to stand up and notice. The program, expected to air in the first weeks of February (I’ll keep you posted on the actual date of airing) has been an emotional one to shoot. Watching Gloria struggle to do some of the daily things we take for granted e.g. pick up a pill, get into a car, or open a letter...
Read MoreGold Medal Plates.
What started about seven months ago, around the long harvest table at RauDZ© Regional Table, leading up to a hyper-competitive weekend in a darkened ballroom at the Westin Bayshore in Vancouver, had its denouement this past weekend. There were 11 competitors who stood up in front of 600 people at this year’s Gold Medal Plates competition. In all, 8 chefs stood off to the side, with slight grins on their faces and watched as three of their peers were called to the podium to receive honors at this culinary event. Prestigious, yes, that’s the word many use to describe Gold Medal Plates...
Read MoreA sad day for Indy.
I was in Race Control, with the officials who officiate the race at the Indy Championships in Las Vegas yesterday when Dan Wheldon got into a horrific crash that led to his death. The race had just gone through the 10th lap and they were working the 11th when the multi-vehicle crash occurred. Several drivers were taken to the hospital. Being in the room, was a privilege granted seldom and the mood turned sombre (as to be expected) when the announcement was made that they had lost one of their family. It was extremely distressing to see the impact it had on everyone in the room. Dan was...
Read MoreLas Vegas bound!
We’ll be heading down to Las Vegas mid-October for the Indy race. It’s the Championships and David will be working as a Director for the behind-the-scenes series, “Nerve Center”, which is broadcast on Discovery Channel Canada. NERVE CENTER is a documentary series that takes viewers behind the closed doors of places usually reserved only for insiders. Every episode is filled with stats, stakes and stories of how complex mechanisms work, as seen through the experiences of the front line workers. They take us inside the hidden places that keep these super systems...
Read MoreConjoined Twins On Anderson Cooper’s New Show
The Hogan twins were on Anderson Cooper’s new daytime program recently. The family flew down to New York in early September to take part in the videotaping of Cooper’s foray into daytime television, taking up Oprah’s previous time slot. Watching the show I was amazed to see Brendan wearing a tie first off … I’ve never seen he, or Felicia, looking so dressed up (and they looked good). The twins were their “normal engaging personalities” and captivated the audience. For clips from Anderson’s show featuring the Hogans go here: Hogan Twins on...
Read MoreRauDZ Regional Table
We work with a lot of wonderful people, with two of our favourite being Audrey Surrao and Rod Butters, owners of RauDZ Regional Table. If you’re ever in the Kelowna area, their restaurant is one of the “must stop” places in the city. Chef Butters is one of Canada’s best chefs – he’s an artist in his own right. This Fall, he will be competing in Vancouver in the Gold Medal Plates. He’ll be one of 10 Top Chefs to compete in this runner up competition for the Canadian Culinary Championship. Rod continues to be very active in the Okanagan Chefs...
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Spatula Media + Communications is a boutique marketing and communications company based in the beautiful Okanagan Valley of British Columbia. We primarily focus on the food and wine industry sharing our expertise with chefs, winemakers, farmers and artisans.