At Home with Kim Vallee

ENTERTAINING, PARTY ideas | June 1, 2008

Hip Beach Theme for a Wedding Anniversary Party

We owe a lot to our parents. After all they gave us an environment to flourish and expand our horizon. The customs want that you throw a big party at the 25th and the 50th anniversary. Kids should be the ones that organize it. The problem is that kids are still in school for the 25th, [...]

GIFT IDEAS, HOUSEWARMING gifts | February 22, 2008

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Vintage Housewarming Party inspired by Room Eleven’s latest CD

Anything can be a source of inspiration for a party. This morning, it was inspired by the cover of the upcoming album of the Dutch jazz band Room Eleven. I got that scoop while reading Sia Grafica blog. The album cover became the inspiration for a housewarming party. But I could have [...]

OFF topics | February 9, 2008

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An outsider at Video Games Live

Yesterday, my husband brought me to a sold-out concert. It was a classical orchestra playing scores from video games. Hosted by Tommy Tallarico with Jack Wall as the conductor, Video Games Lives is a multimedia concert. We looked at excerpts of the game while the music was playing. What surprised me the most what that the [...]

DINING, EATING out, TRAVEL | February 5, 2008

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Upstairs on the Square with La Tartine Gourmande

I am sure several of you are a fan of Beatrice Peltre, the extraordinary food stylist behind the popular La Tartine Gourmande. Many of you will envy me since I got the chance to eat brunch with Bea while I was in Boston. She chose Upstairs on the Square, an exciting restaurant in Cambridge. The type [...]

COOKBOOKS, DINING | June 29, 2007

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Kim gives two thumbs up to David Rocco’s Dolce Vitae Music CD

I received the Deluxe CD that I won on FoodTV.ca blog. Wow! I like the CD a lot. December 2nd, 2008 Update: Now that his cookbook is available, go for the standard CD. Fans of the TV series will be pleased. The vibes of David Rocco’s Dolce Vitae are all there. The style of music is [...]

ENTERTAINING, EVERYDAY entertaining | May 27, 2007

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David Rocco’s Dolce Vitae soundtrack hits the stores June 12th, 2007

Fans of this cute Canadian-Italian male will be pleased to learn that a David Rocco’s Dolce Vitae CD will be available in stores across Canada June 12th, 2007. If you get the deluxe CD, you get is over 50 pages of photos from the TV series, 17 track hits and selected featured recipes. The [...]