11 Quotes by Mark Brand

Critique, feedback, reaction to one's work or the way they have presented it, regardless of intention, is a gift.

I love sushi. A well made roll with just enough vinegar tang has always been a lifesaving post-bourbon remedy for me.

I can't sing the praises of the crock pot enough.

Everything I do in business - and in the kitchen, period, I believe - goes from 1940 to 1978. It's the right way. It's the old way.

Time has ruined a lot of the way we eat and we approach food.

Canadians will usually give charity to those in need overseas but will ignore the people in their own backyards. It's infuriating.

Criticism is an interesting beast. For some of us, it can be received, regardless of tone, and used to learn more about ourselves and work. For most, it can shut us down, belittling the opposing side's opinion, testing their 'experience' in our field of choice, and ultimately leading to a harder stance, often misplaced.

Synthesis is like telling somebody how you really feel after carrying it around for months: the weight that pours like sand off your shoulders with getting clarity.

Vancouver houses one of North America's largest open air drug markets and has a dense and heartbreaking problem with homelessness and mental illness. Those are the neighbourhoods I live and work in.