Brock Is Back

I’ve recently returned to the south island and I’m really misty-eyed to be home, perched as I am on top of the Malahat overseeing my domain. I’ve allied with the incredible people at the Moon Water Lodge and the Malahat Chalet and we have big plans. Really I’m hoping to reconnect with all the folks I’ve missed so drop me a line or even come in for our Saturday through Monday Valentines gourmet four course menu-guaranteed not to disappoint A freshly rekindled interest in music has me bringing out my semi-retired clarinet, guitar and anything percussive, and a dear friend gave me a fiddle for Christmas—not ready to go public on that one yet. My son Eiji is doing very well in Japan and plays the cello

although Covid has kept us apart for a couple of years. Apparently I am also now a bird watcher. Most of the hummingbirds made it through the cold snap but I’ve been unable to entice the flickers to come by, I may need to make some suet. Amongst the eagles, ravens and other fowl there is the occasional Brock is Back hawk, perhaps stalking the birds I’ve been feeding, but hey, everyone needs to eat. I tried my usual mushroom patches in the fall but it was a terrible year--the mycelium got very dry this summer in the heat and there was not much fruit to speak of, enough for dinner though. I had wanted to post a recipe but that will have to wait until the next issue. Stay tuned for a winemakers paired dinner series February through April, they should be amazing. It’s so good to be back. Chef Brock Windsor Malahat Chalet 265 Trans-Canada Hwy, top of the Malahat (778) 432-4606 moonwaterlodge.com