About Les Artistes de la Table
Les Artistes de la Table is a cooking school located in the Historic Old Port of Quebec City. Les Artistes de la Table offers "on demand"custom cooking classes to the public at large.
Les Artistes de la Table first opened for business during December 2003 in a beautiful Neo-Classical building which originally was built for the Quebec City Head Office of the Molson Bank in 1850. After the Molson Bank closed for business in 1923, and the building was used for many years by the Canadian Postal Service. More recently it was occupied by art galleries. Click for more.
In addition to a passion for food, owners Donald and Louise are avid travellers and collectors. During a trip to South Africa they were introduced to the designs of Carrol Boyes, and saw in these designs a style, elegance and sense of fun that spoke to them. They carry a select line of Caroll Boyes artwork. All pieces are hand selected by the owners, and all pieces are guaranteed to bring a smile to you and your guests.About Carrol Boyes
After eleven years of teaching, South African native Carrol Boyes decided to pursue her childhood dream of being an artist. Equipped with an Honours degree in Sculpture, she thought long and hard about how to make her pure art accessible to everybody. And so in 1989 the first spoon, with its trademark figure handle designed in pewter, was created.
From humble beginnings with a few helpers in Carrol’s home in a seaside suburb on Cape Town’s Atlantic coast, the growing company soon required more and more space. Today, between the manufacturing facility in the tropical Limpopo province of South Africa and the administration and distribution departments in Cape Town, the staff is over 400, mostly women, but spanning all the multi cultural groups of her country.
Carrol has become a South African icon, earning a 2006 national award for the Top Woman Owned Company of the Year.
About the products
The Carrol Boyes Collection comprise a dynamic range of 2000 exclusive life-style products-unusual cutlery, flatware, tableware, a large selection of gift items, homeware and furniture. All are made in metal, in combination with wood and leather. Each timeless piece is individually handcrafted and therefore unique and charming.
Carrol’s first choice was lead free pewter, which consists of 95% tin and 5% antimony and copper. The malleability and patina of pewter made it an excellent choice for her unique and aesthetically pleasing sculptures designed for every day use in the home.
When she added the striking larger items to the range she needed a lighter, yet extremely durable metal. Aluminium still reflects the distinctive style of the collection and proved to be a beautiful alternative to pewter.
Low maintenance stainless steel, 18 parts chrome and 10 parts nickel was the next natural choice of metals for the range. The highly polished finish and innate strength of this metal means that our intricate items are dishwasher safe and stain and rust proof.