Delphine Fortin has one of those Instagram pages that instantly hooks you. A passionate self-taught cook and baker, Fortin has opened her now successful food blog, titled Del’s Cooking Twist, back in 2013 with the intention to share her favorite recipes inspired from her life abroad.
Describing herself as a happy French woman, Fortin has spent over 10 years abroad between Stockholm, Chicago, and now Vancouver (where she is currently based); and admits her cosmopolitan background has naturally impacted her cooking. You can expect to find fusion food, a mix of this and that on her blog.
A flexitarian as well as an advocate for a healthy balanced lifestyle, Fortin’s blog focuses mainly on healthy recipes, mostly plant-based, sometimes vegan, gluten-free, or the occasional lactose-free.
“I am a true food lover at heart,” she admitted in an interview with Fashion Stories. “So far as I can remember I have always liked baking, and already when I was a child I used to bake simple recipes when I had friends over.” According to Fortin, food has always been a big part of her life.
“Experimenting in the kitchen is my favorite activity. Later on, life gave me the opportunity to cook for my family during an entire summer and I had lot of fun, using a great cookbook from which I learned the basics of French cooking. My curiosity in cooking and baking is endless, and so is my creativity!”
These days, her passion has fully blossomed into a full-time job, with professional projects including video tutorials, freelance food writing, and baking workshop events, among others.
“In a long term perspective, I hope I can afford living only off of my blog activities,” she relayed. “I am truly passionate about this and my creativity has no limits when it comes to food projects. I can work hours and hours for days, and still dream about new projects at night. My mind is all about that!”
Follow her recipes here, and show her some love on Instagram (you won’t regret it!).
