ABOUT Dominique

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Born and raised in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, I graduated in Arts and Interior Design. I owned and operated my boutique of antiques and interior design services for over a decade.  Setting up the window shops was my introduction to evoking moods and stories.  

Then an opportunity to move to Japan arose. I got my start in food photography at that time when I created and developed recipe booklets for my own program of International cooking classes for adults.  

Then the 3 most intense years of my life started when I accepted the mission to reopen a French restaurant that had been abandoned by the previous tenants. Starting from scratch, I had to conceive the entire design of the restaurant, hire, train, create monthly menus & photos, advertisement, help with food preparation and so on. It must have been a success because we had daily line ups at the door!  

After 6 years in Japan, it was time to leave and we settled near Niagara Falls, Ontario as our new home.  With Japanese as a new language skill, I was able to quickly find work in the travel trade industry – winery, restaurants, hotels - which allowed me to return to Asia many times as well as other parts of the world. For me, traveling is another opportunity to come across new dishes that I can replicate at home. I also love gardening, watching movies with my hubby and 3 cats and spending time with friends and family.