Jean Pare at 83

Cookbook author Jean Pare admits that retirement hasn’t been easy.

“At first it was hard to let go,” she tells Daily Split host Brian Lovig in an interview airing this
week on the Vision television network. At 83-years-old and after 30 years and more than 30
million books sold, the prolific author retired in February of this year from the publishing
empire she founded in 1981: Company’s Coming.

In an interview that mixes a bit of business with the personal story of the author, Mrs. Pare
talks about how she got into the cookbook business “sort of by accident” when she took on
her first catering gig for more than 1,000 people in her then hometown of Vermillion, Alberta.
That led to more catering which eventually led to the decision to publish her first book, 150
Delicious Squares, in 1981.

That single book on a single subject was the beginning of a Canadian publishing success
story that grew to include more than 200 titles, and has earned Mrs. Pare countless awards
including the Queen Elizabeth Golden Jubilee Medal, the Pinnacle Award, Remarkable
Woman Award, the Order of Canada, and, as Mr. Lovig points out in the interview, the “Great
Mother Award” -- and he should know.

But hers is much more than a business success story, and this is more than a typical
interview, as Mother and son share memories about the author’s journey from small town
homemaker who overcame substantial obstacles to become a beloved author and the face
behind the name that lives in so many kitchens across Canada.

Catch the full interview on Sunday October 23. Daily Split airs Sunday evenings on the
Vision Television Network at 8 p.m. West coast, 9 p.m. Alberta, 11 p.m. Eastern, Midnight
Atlantic.

Daily Split TV is a 30 minute talk show/social commentary hosted by the charismatic Lovig,
who can currently be seen on the website www.dailysplit.com where he entertains a
dedicated political and business oriented following with his very opinionated commentary on
current events and the world of business. Daily Split TV seemed a natural progression from
the website.